PMC X-Tac 5.56x45mm NATO 62gr LAP (M855) Green Tip Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LAP
PMC X-Tac 5.56x45mm NATO 62gr LAP (M855) Green Tip Ammo Ballistics
Brass Case • LAP
Solved from this product's advertised 2920 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 +1.2" at 106 yards, crosses back down at 174 yards, and is -10.0" at 300 and -27.0" 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 | 2,920 | 1,174 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.4" | -1.52 | -0.44 | 2,842 | 1,112 | 0.1 |
| 50 | +0.4" | +0.80 | +0.23 | 2,766 | 1,053 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +1.0" | +1.22 | +0.36 | 2,691 | 997 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +1.2" | +1.14 | +0.33 | 2,617 | 943 | 1.1 |
| 125 | +1.1" | +0.86 | +0.25 | 2,545 | 892 | 1.7 |
| 150 | +0.7" | +0.45 | +0.13 | 2,473 | 842 | 2.4 |
| 175 | -0.1" | -0.03 | -0.01 | 2,403 | 795 | 3.3 |
| 200 | -1.2" | -0.58 | -0.17 | 2,334 | 750 | 4.3 |
| 225 | -2.8" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 2,266 | 707 | 5.6 |
| 250 | -4.7" | -1.80 | -0.52 | 2,199 | 666 | 7.0 |
| 275 | -7.1" | -2.48 | -0.72 | 2,133 | 627 | 8.5 |
| 300 | -10.0" | -3.19 | -0.93 | 2,068 | 589 | 10.3 |
| 325 | -13.4" | -3.94 | -1.15 | 2,005 | 553 | 12.3 |
| 350 | -17.4" | -4.74 | -1.38 | 1,942 | 520 | 14.4 |
| 375 | -21.9" | -5.57 | -1.62 | 1,881 | 487 | 16.8 |
| 400 | -27.0" | -6.45 | -1.88 | 1,821 | 457 | 19.4 |
| 425 | -32.8" | -7.37 | -2.14 | 1,763 | 428 | 22.3 |
| 450 | -39.3" | -8.34 | -2.43 | 1,706 | 401 | 25.4 |
| 475 | -46.5" | -9.35 | -2.72 | 1,650 | 375 | 28.7 |
| 500 | -54.6" | -10.42 | -3.03 | 1,596 | 351 | 32.3 |
62gr G1 .304 at 2,920 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 90 yards, crosses back down at 129 yards, and is -12.6" at 300 and -30.4" 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 | 2,920 | 1,174 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.6" | -2.33 | -0.68 | 2,842 | 1,112 | 0.1 |
| 50 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,766 | 1,053 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.3" | +0.41 | +0.12 | 2,691 | 997 | 0.6 |
| 100 | +0.4" | +0.34 | +0.10 | 2,617 | 943 | 1.1 |
| 125 | +0.1" | +0.05 | +0.01 | 2,545 | 892 | 1.7 |
| 150 | -0.6" | -0.36 | -0.10 | 2,473 | 842 | 2.4 |
| 175 | -1.5" | -0.84 | -0.24 | 2,403 | 795 | 3.3 |
| 200 | -2.9" | -1.38 | -0.40 | 2,334 | 750 | 4.3 |
| 225 | -4.7" | -1.97 | -0.57 | 2,266 | 707 | 5.6 |
| 250 | -6.8" | -2.61 | -0.76 | 2,199 | 666 | 7.0 |
| 275 | -9.5" | -3.28 | -0.96 | 2,133 | 627 | 8.5 |
| 300 | -12.6" | -4.00 | -1.16 | 2,068 | 589 | 10.3 |
| 325 | -16.2" | -4.75 | -1.38 | 2,005 | 553 | 12.3 |
| 350 | -20.3" | -5.55 | -1.61 | 1,942 | 520 | 14.4 |
| 375 | -25.1" | -6.38 | -1.86 | 1,881 | 487 | 16.8 |
| 400 | -30.4" | -7.26 | -2.11 | 1,821 | 457 | 19.4 |
| 425 | -36.4" | -8.18 | -2.38 | 1,763 | 428 | 22.3 |
| 450 | -43.1" | -9.14 | -2.66 | 1,706 | 401 | 25.4 |
| 475 | -50.6" | -10.16 | -2.96 | 1,650 | 375 | 28.7 |
| 500 | -58.8" | -11.22 | -3.27 | 1,596 | 351 | 32.3 |
62gr G1 .304 at 2,920 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 -13.6" at 300 and -31.8" 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 | 2,920 | 1,174 | 0.0 |
| 25 | -0.7" | -2.66 | -0.77 | 2,842 | 1,112 | 0.1 |
| 50 | -0.2" | -0.34 | -0.10 | 2,766 | 1,053 | 0.3 |
| 75 | +0.1" | +0.08 | +0.02 | 2,691 | 997 | 0.6 |
| 100 | 0.0" | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,617 | 943 | 1.1 |
| 125 | -0.4" | -0.29 | -0.08 | 2,545 | 892 | 1.7 |
| 150 | -1.1" | -0.69 | -0.20 | 2,473 | 842 | 2.4 |
| 175 | -2.2" | -1.17 | -0.34 | 2,403 | 795 | 3.3 |
| 200 | -3.6" | -1.72 | -0.50 | 2,334 | 750 | 4.3 |
| 225 | -5.4" | -2.31 | -0.67 | 2,266 | 707 | 5.6 |
| 250 | -7.7" | -2.94 | -0.86 | 2,199 | 666 | 7.0 |
| 275 | -10.4" | -3.62 | -1.05 | 2,133 | 627 | 8.5 |
| 300 | -13.6" | -4.33 | -1.26 | 2,068 | 589 | 10.3 |
| 325 | -17.3" | -5.09 | -1.48 | 2,005 | 553 | 12.3 |
| 350 | -21.6" | -5.88 | -1.71 | 1,942 | 520 | 14.4 |
| 375 | -26.4" | -6.71 | -1.95 | 1,881 | 487 | 16.8 |
| 400 | -31.8" | -7.59 | -2.21 | 1,822 | 457 | 19.4 |
| 425 | -37.9" | -8.51 | -2.48 | 1,763 | 428 | 22.3 |
| 450 | -44.7" | -9.48 | -2.76 | 1,706 | 401 | 25.4 |
| 475 | -52.2" | -10.49 | -3.05 | 1,650 | 375 | 28.7 |
| 500 | -60.5" | -11.56 | -3.36 | 1,596 | 351 | 32.3 |
62gr G1 .304 at 2,920 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
PMC X-Tac 62-grain green tip is a 5.56 NATO load for range and training use. It follows the military M855 pattern, with a hardened steel insert in the nose of the bullet ahead of a lead core, inside a copper jacket. It leaves the muzzle at 2,920 fps with a G1 BC of .304.
Zeroed at 50 yards, it drops 12.6 inches at 300 and 30.4 inches at 400. With a 36-yard zero it drops 10.0 inches at 300.
If you're cross-shopping, Winchester's M855 is built to the same pattern and loaded 140 fps faster, at 3,060 fps. From a 50-yard zero it drops 24.7 inches at 400.
- Built to the same pattern as Winchester's M855
- Still moving at 1,822 fps at 400 yards
- A brass case, which can be reloaded
- Some indoor ranges and steel-target bays do not allow green-tip ammunition
- Loaded to 5.56 NATO pressure, so it is not for a rifle chambered only for .223 Remington
- 5.7 inches more drop at 400 yards than Winchester's M855 from a 50-yard zero
All PMC X-Tac 5.56x45mm NATO 62gr LAP (M855) Green Tip Ammo Prices
| DEALER | QTY | PRICE | SHIPPING | TOTAL | PRICE/RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Gunner | 1000 | $460.00 | $23.26 | $483.26 | $0.48 |
| Sentry Ammo | 1000 | $597.51 | $30.29 | $627.80 | $0.63 |
| Black Basin Outdoors | 1000 | $642.51 | $0.00 | $642.51 | $0.64 |
| Fast Ammo | 1000 | $592.51 | $56.29 | $648.80 | $0.65 |
| Sentry Ammo | 500 | $322.53 | $18.29 | $340.82 | $0.68 |
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