Armscor 5.56x45mm 62gr M855 FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Armscor 5.56x45mm 62gr M855 FMJ Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • FMJ
Solved from this product's advertised 3020 fps, 62gr bullet and G1 BC 0.304, with the sight 1.5" over the bore at standard conditions. Compare every zero for 5.56x45mm NATO, or read Maximum Point Blank Range for 5.56 on an AR-15.
How to read it: filled circles are the near and far zero, where the bullet's path crosses the line of sight;the triangle is the peak (max ordinate). The shaded band is the 8" vital zone, ±4" either side of the line of sight. The dashed line marks the edge of the hold-dead-on window. The chart is zoomed to where the zero matters; the tables below run to 500 yards.
5.56x45mm NATO 62gr with a 36-yard zero
Zeroed at 36 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 36 yards, peaks +1.3" at 112 yards, crosses back down at 185 yards, and is -8.6" at 300 and -24.1" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,020 | 1,256 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.54 | -0.45 | 2,940 | 1,190 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.82 | +0.24 | 2,862 | 1,128 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +1.0" | +1.27 | +0.37 | 2,786 | 1,068 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +1.3" | +1.23 | +0.36 | 2,710 | 1,011 | 1.0 |
| 125 | +1.3" | +0.98 | +0.29 | 2,636 | 957 | 1.6 |
| 150 | +1.0" | +0.62 | +0.18 | 2,563 | 905 | 2.3 |
| 175 | +0.3" | +0.17 | +0.05 | 2,492 | 855 | 3.1 |
| 200 | -0.7" | -0.32 | -0.09 | 2,421 | 807 | 4.1 |
| 225 | -2.1" | -0.87 | -0.25 | 2,352 | 762 | 5.3 |
| 250 | -3.8" | -1.45 | -0.42 | 2,284 | 718 | 6.6 |
| 275 | -6.0" | -2.08 | -0.60 | 2,216 | 676 | 8.1 |
| 300 | -8.6" | -2.74 | -0.80 | 2,150 | 637 | 9.8 |
| 325 | -11.7" | -3.44 | -1.00 | 2,085 | 599 | 11.7 |
| 350 | -15.3" | -4.17 | -1.21 | 2,021 | 563 | 13.7 |
| 375 | -19.4" | -4.94 | -1.44 | 1,959 | 528 | 16.0 |
| 400 | -24.1" | -5.75 | -1.67 | 1,897 | 496 | 18.5 |
| 425 | -29.4" | -6.60 | -1.92 | 1,837 | 465 | 21.2 |
| 450 | -35.3" | -7.49 | -2.18 | 1,778 | 435 | 24.1 |
| 475 | -42.0" | -8.43 | -2.45 | 1,721 | 408 | 27.3 |
| 500 | -49.3" | -9.41 | -2.74 | 1,665 | 382 | 30.7 |
62gr G1 .304 at 3,020 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
5.56x45mm NATO 62gr with a 50-yard zero
Zeroed at 50 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load crosses the line of sight on the way up at 50 yards, peaks +0.4" at 94 yards, crosses back down at 137 yards, and is -11.2" at 300 and -27.5" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,020 | 1,256 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.36 | -0.69 | 2,940 | 1,190 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,862 | 1,128 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.4" | +0.45 | +0.13 | 2,786 | 1,068 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +0.4" | +0.41 | +0.12 | 2,710 | 1,011 | 1.0 |
| 125 | +0.2" | +0.16 | +0.05 | 2,636 | 957 | 1.6 |
| 150 | -0.3" | -0.20 | -0.06 | 2,563 | 905 | 2.3 |
| 175 | -1.2" | -0.65 | -0.19 | 2,492 | 855 | 3.1 |
| 200 | -2.4" | -1.14 | -0.33 | 2,421 | 807 | 4.1 |
| 225 | -4.0" | -1.69 | -0.49 | 2,352 | 762 | 5.3 |
| 250 | -6.0" | -2.27 | -0.66 | 2,284 | 718 | 6.6 |
| 275 | -8.4" | -2.90 | -0.84 | 2,216 | 676 | 8.1 |
| 300 | -11.2" | -3.56 | -1.04 | 2,150 | 637 | 9.8 |
| 325 | -14.5" | -4.26 | -1.24 | 2,085 | 599 | 11.7 |
| 350 | -18.3" | -4.99 | -1.45 | 2,021 | 563 | 13.7 |
| 375 | -22.6" | -5.76 | -1.68 | 1,959 | 528 | 16.0 |
| 400 | -27.5" | -6.57 | -1.91 | 1,897 | 496 | 18.5 |
| 425 | -33.0" | -7.42 | -2.16 | 1,837 | 465 | 21.2 |
| 450 | -39.2" | -8.31 | -2.42 | 1,778 | 435 | 24.1 |
| 475 | -46.0" | -9.25 | -2.69 | 1,721 | 408 | 27.3 |
| 500 | -53.6" | -10.23 | -2.98 | 1,665 | 382 | 30.7 |
62gr G1 .304 at 3,020 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
5.56x45mm NATO 62gr with a 100-yard zero
Zeroed at 100 yards with a 1.5" sight height, this load touches the line of sight at 100 yards and never rises more than 0.1" above it (effectively a tangent zero), and is -12.5" at 300 and -29.3" at 400 yards.
| Range (yd) | Drop (in) | Drop (MOA) | Drop (MIL) | Velocity (fps) | Energy (ft-lb) | Wind drift, 10 mph (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | -1.5" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3,020 | 1,256 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.77 | -0.81 | 2,940 | 1,190 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.2" | -0.41 | -0.12 | 2,862 | 1,128 | 0.3 |
| 75 | 0.0" | +0.04 | +0.01 | 2,786 | 1,068 | 0.6 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,710 | 1,011 | 1.0 |
| 125 | -0.3" | -0.25 | -0.07 | 2,636 | 957 | 1.6 |
| 150 | -1.0" | -0.62 | -0.18 | 2,563 | 905 | 2.3 |
| 175 | -1.9" | -1.06 | -0.31 | 2,492 | 855 | 3.1 |
| 200 | -3.3" | -1.55 | -0.45 | 2,421 | 807 | 4.1 |
| 225 | -5.0" | -2.10 | -0.61 | 2,352 | 762 | 5.3 |
| 250 | -7.0" | -2.68 | -0.78 | 2,284 | 718 | 6.6 |
| 275 | -9.5" | -3.31 | -0.96 | 2,216 | 676 | 8.1 |
| 300 | -12.5" | -3.97 | -1.15 | 2,150 | 637 | 9.8 |
| 325 | -15.9" | -4.67 | -1.36 | 2,085 | 599 | 11.7 |
| 350 | -19.8" | -5.40 | -1.57 | 2,021 | 563 | 13.7 |
| 375 | -24.2" | -6.17 | -1.80 | 1,959 | 528 | 16.0 |
| 400 | -29.3" | -6.98 | -2.03 | 1,897 | 496 | 18.5 |
| 425 | -34.9" | -7.83 | -2.28 | 1,837 | 465 | 21.2 |
| 450 | -41.1" | -8.72 | -2.54 | 1,778 | 435 | 24.1 |
| 475 | -48.1" | -9.66 | -2.81 | 1,721 | 408 | 27.3 |
| 500 | -55.8" | -10.64 | -3.10 | 1,665 | 382 | 30.7 |
62gr G1 .304 at 3,020 fps, 1.5" sight height over bore, standard conditions (59°F, sea level), 10 mph full-value crosswind. Positive drop is above the line of sight. Source: Manufacturer's advertised velocity and BC.
Product Overview
Armscor's 62-grain M855 is a full metal jacket 5.56 NATO range load. It uses a full metal jacket built to the military M855 pattern, at the heavier NATO bullet weight. It leaves the muzzle at 3,020 fps with 1,255 ft-lbs.
At 62 grains it kicks harder than any 55-grain 5.56 load. A closed jacket makes this a practice and plinking load, and at the muzzle it sits 310 fps behind the fastest load in the caliber.
If you're cross-shopping, Hornady's BLACK 62-grain FMJ starts 40 fps faster at 3,060 fps with 34 more ft-lbs at the muzzle. GGG's 55-grain M193 is the light, fast option at 3,330 fps, and it kicks about 12 percent less in the same rifle.
- The gentlest recoil of the 62-grain 5.56 ball loads, about 2 percent under Winchester's 62-grain M855 FMJLC in the same rifle
- Despite the M855 name the bullet is a plain lead-core full metal jacket, not the green tip that some indoor ranges and steel-target bays refuse
- Carries 62 grains of bullet, 7 more than the caliber's M193 loads
- Loaded to 5.56 NATO pressure, so it is not for a rifle chambered only for .223 Remington
- The slowest at the muzzle of the loads it sits against
- A closed jacket, with nothing in it made to open up on game
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| PRODUCT | WEIGHT | TYPE | VELOCITY | ENERGY | BC | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 gr | FMJ | 3020 fps | 1255 ft-lbs | 0.304 | N/A | |
| 62 gr | FMJ | 3060 fps | 1289 ft-lbs | 0.274 |
$0.89
200 Rounds
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| 62 gr | FMJ | 3060 fps | 1289 ft-lbs | 0.35 |
$0.52
1000 Rounds
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| 55 gr | FMJ | 3240 fps | 1282 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A | |
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3330 fps | 1354 ft-lbs | 0.243 | N/A | |
| 55 gr | FMJ | 3180 fps | 1235 ft-lbs | 0.246 |
$0.54
1000 Rounds
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