14 June 01

>From a close friend who is an instructor and range officer with a large department:

"I just finished a rifle class with nineteen of our officers. We had a mixture of rifles and ammunition. Here is what I found:

> One Daewoo, fired thirty rounds normally; would not extract afterwards.

> One Eagle Arms AR-15 clone, fired 150 rounds normally; Would not extract afterward.

>Surplus M-16s (Colt) ran well.

>Bushmasters ran well.

>Colt 9MM subguns ran well and produced shot three-inch groups at 100M. Accuracy surprised us all!

>Wolf 223 ammunition produced extreme velocity spreads, in excess of 350f/s. The stuff is cheap, but erratic and not recommended for any serious application.

>Federal Premium, Hornady, and Black Hills 223 consistently shot the best groups. Winchester was fair by comparison. Remington was poor by comparison."

/John