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battalion13 · 04-16-2008, 02:36 AM

The thing some people don't know is that if you go 5.56 you can also shoot .223. But you can't shoot 5.56 with a .223 chamber.

I usually look at Ammunition to Go and buyammo.com. You may want to look/buy Shotgun News, they have advertisement for a ammo company called Gulf Coast Ammo. Their website doesn't have information, but you can call them and they'll give you the price and total with shipping.

**magnumize** · 04-16-2008, 04:54 AM

I was lucky enough to buy some WWB 223's from a friend a couple years ago.500 rounds for about $50 NEW IN BOX heheheeee

ForTehNguyen · 04-16-2008, 07:12 AM

privi partizan is back to $320 down from $335. Charge 17 shipping on this case, but since they are in texas they are adding $23 sales tax for me

Ammunition To Go : 1000rds - 5.56 Prvi Partizan 55gr. M-193 FMJ Ammo - $319.95

Id love to shoot for steel cased wolf prices but I dunno about using that ammo, could be a problem

**Liquid Rhino** · 04-16-2008, 07:43 AM

I'd just stay .223 - For most range plinking or varm. hunting, you'd never tell the difference other than an almost unnoticable increase in recoil for the NATO cal. Plus, it's way more accessible and often times cheaper than 5.56.

If you really want 5.56, you can find it at many places online including ammoman, ammunitiontogo & others...

CharlieHo · 04-16-2008, 08:54 AM

Well, I'd say the biggest reason folks go for the 5.56 over the .223 is price and availiability IN BULK.

True, .223 can be found more readily and cheaper in small lots of 20 to 500 or so... but, when you start getting up around 2-10K per purchase, you're lucky to find .223, let alone afford it

herbman · 04-23-2008, 09:59 PM

I just got my first xd9 and registered here. Thanks for all the helpful info.

I am wondering which replacement parts (springs, etc) I should keep on hand for DIY home repair of the 4" or 3" xd9?

04-16-2008, 04:54 AM	#12
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,565	I was lucky enough to buy some WWB 223's from a friend a couple years ago.500 rounds for about $50 NEW IN BOX heheheeee __________________ XDtalk member# 2344 Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take away everything you have..The course of history shows that as Government grows,liberty decreases...Thomas Jefferson The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

04-16-2008, 07:12 AM	#13
ForTehNguyen XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,145	privi partizan is back to $320 down from $335. Charge 17 shipping on this case, but since they are in texas they are adding $23 sales tax for me Ammunition To Go : 1000rds - 5.56 Prvi Partizan 55gr. M-193 FMJ Ammo - $319.95 Id love to shoot for steel cased wolf prices but I dunno about using that ammo, could be a problem __________________ XD9 Service Black XD9 Subcompact x 2 Kimber Tactical Custom II AR15 16" Midlength AR15 16" Carbine Tacticooled Lancaster AK47 Remington 870 12ga Express Last edited by ForTehNguyen; 04-16-2008 at 07:28 AM.

04-16-2008, 07:43 AM	#14
Liquid Rhino XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: three\|zero\|five Posts: 1,037	I'd just stay .223 - For most range plinking or varm. hunting, you'd never tell the difference other than an almost unnoticable increase in recoil for the NATO cal. Plus, it's way more accessible and often times cheaper than 5.56. If you really want 5.56, you can find it at many places online including ammoman, ammunitiontogo & others... __________________ WARNING! There ain't no more continues, dog... Last edited by Liquid Rhino; 04-16-2008 at 07:46 AM.

04-16-2008, 08:54 AM	#15
CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	Well, I'd say the biggest reason folks go for the 5.56 over the .223 is price and availiability IN BULK. True, .223 can be found more readily and cheaper in small lots of 20 to 500 or so... but, when you start getting up around 2-10K per purchase, you're lucky to find .223, let alone afford it __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

04-23-2008, 09:59 PM	#16
herbman XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	xd9 replacement parts I just got my first xd9 and registered here. Thanks for all the helpful info. I am wondering which replacement parts (springs, etc) I should keep on hand for DIY home repair of the 4" or 3" xd9?

04-16-2008, 02:36 AM	#11
battalion13 XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Corpus Christi,TX Posts: 89	The thing some people don't know is that if you go 5.56 you can also shoot .223. But you can't shoot 5.56 with a .223 chamber. I usually look at Ammunition to Go and buyammo.com. You may want to look/buy Shotgun News, they have advertisement for a ammo company called Gulf Coast Ammo. Their website doesn't have information, but you can call them and they'll give you the price and total with shipping.

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