r/canadaguns • u/No_Fox_6868 • Mar 18 '26

Gun and gear reviews .225/5.56

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Looking at buying some bulk ammo. Is there a brand to stay away from or which is better than the rest? Gonna be used for plinking and shit.

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u/throwaway1010202020 Mar 18 '26

I bought a box of 1000 STV, haven't shot it yet but it's cheaper than PMC so we'll see.

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u/PT6A-27 Mar 18 '26

That STV Scorpio is the cheapest box of .223 at my local range. It works fine for me, haven’t had any issues with it yet whatsoever. 

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u/throwaway1010202020 Mar 18 '26

Yeah I'm sure it will go bang just fine.

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u/_MlCE_ Mar 18 '26

They had issues with their 9mm during the COVID/early Ukraine war years.

But at that pricing, cant really complain.

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u/elo_itr Mar 18 '26

I bought the STV and shoot them out of my MRA Renegade. Sometimes there will be light strikes with LAR-15 mags, but no problem with Cross or MFT mags; could be a mag issue. Also, sometimes the brass is tight and I have to pull the charging handle hard to extract. PMC Bronze, have zero issues and always go bang.