I have been shooting and building AR15's for going on 15 years and have shot most ammo from many makers and barrels from 55gr to 77gr from 1x12 to 1x7, moly and chrome lined (except Hi end Hi $ Lilja,Lothar etc.) I have not had any issues stated here or anywhere else with this ammo, except some guns short stroke 55gr if a strong recoil spring is used, no such issue with 62gr, and I agree its dirty but no dirtier than anything else. My current barrel is a "USED Colt 1x7" (paid $75) I reheadspaced and redrilled the gas port on. I stuck an "old" 3x9 bushnell scope on it I bought for 15$ to test it before selling it. It zeored in 8 shots at 100 yds and I shoot golf balls and shotgun shells... havn't taken it off 3x. My brothers "iron sight A2" I built puts 'em in 1.25" at 100yd with a Bushy 1x9 and he hit a prairie dog at 240 paces W/Irons using Slvr Br 62gr SP. Bottom Line "High Dollar" don't make you shoot straighter!

My brother and I each bought 500 rounds and hit the range. No problems at all. Both of us were relieved that our AR's worked since it was our 1st build for both of us. Not a miss-fire for either of us.

I ordered 400 rounds last week. My sweety and I went to the range today. How could you not? It was 62 degrees here in Wisconsin on March 14!!! Well anyways, I shot 140 rounds of this stuff through my M&P and never had a missfire or a jam. The other half was shooting some Winchester stuff through her Bushmaster she picked up somewhere. But I had read some reviews that stated the Bushy's didn't like the Bear. Well it worked fine for the first ten rounds. Then it jammed! She had already shot a 100 rounds of that Winchester ammo. So I thought maybe these reviews were right. But then we went home and cleaned our guns. Hers was a filthy pig from that Win. ammo. Mine was dirty but no where close to as dirty as hers. I was truely surprised! So here I am writing this review just after putting a order in for 1000 more rounds. I recomend that you don't buy it so there is some left when I get some more coin. I will be buying until it is gone.

I have been firing brown bear for 2 years now , and I have bought more 400 rounds of brown bear for my Colt AR-15 5.56 Nato, I clean my gun everytime after a day at the firing range, this morning, shot 7 rounds, the gun jammed... every shot after that, jammed the gun, i even switch 6 different magazines to see if it was my mags, but still the gun jammed, might be faulty casting, but for a semi-auto ar-15, i was the only guy shooting an AR-15 like a bolt action rifle...thus a bad day at the firing range...

good ammo functioned perfect in my galil. accurate enough have no issues, especially for the price.

This stuff is a good deal for the price! My mini 14 ate this stuff all day with no misfires even ripping 30 rnd mags as fast as you can pull the trigger. This stuff will penetrate 1/4-3/8 in steel plates due to the fact the bullets are also solid steel with a thin copper plating (I pulled a bullet and ground it down) I worry about wearing the lead/bore though the steel must be softer than barrel steel. It is dirty (clean your gun!) and not match ammo but shoots M.O.M (minute of man) and that's all I need it to do. Get it while you still can

We broke in 2 Mini-14's with over 400 rounds, no issues, very good ammo for the price.

I'm buying this ammo due to my buddy having some and it was great. When he told me about the price I ordered immidiately.

Purchased 400 rounds because I was weary of the price. Fired 250 through my AR today with no misfires or jams. Shooting 3in groups at a hundred yards with open sights! Writing this reveiw because I got On line to order a 1000 more. As far as the dirty remarks my rifle was dirtier after firing 60 rounds of federal than 250 of these. You better buy some before I buy them all :-)

My Olympic Ar-15 chewed up every round of this Brown Bear I put in it. No misfires or Failure to fires. Ordering 500 more rounds now.

Keep it coming i'll keep shooting 500 rounds and 1 dud.

This Ammo is worth the money! If you read that this Ammo is bad they are full of crap!! If you dont believe me buy a 20 round box and see, cheap!! Good Ammo no problems.

I've said it before and i'll say it again: This ammo is just amazing for its price. I just went through another 500 rnds and only had 1 missfire.

I have shot 500 rounds through my 580 mini 14. no problems. a little more dirty put clean your gun and you will be fine. not the best groups but not the main reason for getting the ammo

Hats off to the Russians & CTD for a quality ammo at a decent price. O.K. group at 100 yards with Colt 1/9 and Mini-14. Functions well in both rifles, great for training junior shooters or coyotes. When ordering also get extra solvent and patches. This ammo leaves alot of residue in the bore.

This is great ammo. It is dirty and has a funky smell but so what. For this price what do you expect? I spent about 200 rounds last weekend and had not a single FTF or FTE and it was very accurate. The red dye on the primer it is a little hard to clean off but a good brush and some elbow grease will get you there.

I shoot 500 or so rounds a day through various guns I have just because I don’t have anything better to do. I’ve bought so much of this ammo not even funny. For ammo just to shoot at junk it’s perfect. I have had not one jam after 2500 rounds or so. I have had around 10 duds, but that’s not a big deal. If you want a lot of ammo, cheap, you can’t beat this Brown bear. I shoot this ammo in a Bushmaster XM 15.

i shoot this through my mini 14. not hugely accurate, but that's not really what i am looking for. no jams at all. good for plinking.

Good ammo at a great price! No problems at all. Some say its dirty, but I disagree. Its no worse than USGI I have shot. Cheap enough to shoot all day. I will buy more!

Good ammo for the money. Dirty but I clean my gun always anyway. Maybe not so good if you do not have a piston system (most ARs) due to residue. Don't expect great groups but also not so bad neither. I fired over 1000 rounds of these w/o one single problem. In same league as Wolf but I like this better due to the extra grain and soft point. I think it makes it just a bit more accurate. Cheaper than Dirt, way to go!!! I give it 5 bullets because it does the job well in its category. Do not try to compare this with Sierra rounds. Look at the price! Support our troops and a well organized militia. That's the best home land security right there.

I bought nine boxes to shoot through my new Bushmaster. They fed great with no jams, and the price can’t be beat. I only gave 4 bullets because it is a little dirty and you really need to give the gun a good cleaning after shooting (which I do anyways). I'm going to stockpile at this price!

So I decided to take a chance on this brown bear. I read all the reviews and thought what the heck. I have a SCAR and it ate this stuff up like candy. If all you have in mind is some serious plinking, you can't go wrong with this stuff, especially for the price. Why pay twice that or more? My buddy's and I blew through around 600-700 rounds of this and Silver Bear. That was shot through a Steyr Aug and a Bushy M-4. The Bushy had two FTE and all the rest were a cake walk. Anyway, hope that helps any of you out there with a few diff weapons and performance. I will be buying several cases of this stuff, highly recommended. Be sure to clean your Guns, it's a bit dirty, not terrible though.

I tried this ammo alongside PMCs and Winchester, I can’t tell the difference. I had neither a single FTE nor FTF either on my Saiga .223, S&W M&P and Colt HBAR. This is a super product, try it, it is absolutely recommended. I was extra amazed when it was cleaning time for my barrels. I never expected it would be as clean as using more expensive ammos. I definitely will buy again! Another satisfied Brown Bear customer:)

So I bought around 300 of these rounds and another 300 of the .223 FMJs a while ago for my Ruger Mini 14. I've blown through about a good 400 rounds and I've had absolutely 0 problems with the ammo. A little dirty, but nothing a quick cleaning after the range can't fix. Even when I didn't clean my rifle after using these bullets, I had no problems the next time I shot it. Overall great ammo, especially for the price. I'll definitely buy these again, considering how much ammo is going up these days.

This ammo is great for ferral hog hunting in Texas. One shot one hog. The aprox 300 lb hog dropped like a rock. Shot was about 125 yds with a Ruger Mini 14. I am going to purchase many more rounds of this outstanding ammo.

This is great stuff. It goes bang every time the trigger is pulled in my Oly Arms AR. It's cheap, it works, and it groups just fine. For cheap trigger time this is the way to go.

Why would you pay over $4.50 a box for target ammo when you can buy this great ammo?? I got 1,000 rounds shot about 400 with no miss fire so far. Will buy over and over.

Bought some of this for my SIG 556 carbine for general range practice. The SIG eats the stuff w/ no issues. Slightly less accurate than actual the more expensive mil spec 5.56mm NATO, but still great for large volume shooting sessions that don't break one's wallet. These 62 grain HP, can certainly to do double duty as decent self-defense ~ high velocity + hollow points = nasty results inside the typical bad guy home / property invader. However, if you're preparing for Orwell's "1984", and you're running a NATO mil spec semi-auto, pay the extra ducats for the real M855 5.56 NATO 62 grain stuff. Stock up on both if you can - always good to have back ups.

Just got 10 boxes to shoot out of my Bushmaster AR-15. Better than Remington, no jams no, misfires. For the price just get this ammo.

Just finished a day of shooting, the ammo rocks. Shot at 3/8 in plate steel, pierced right through, and almost pierce 1/2 steel. WOW no jams fed great throught my Double Star M4

Received my shipment in 3 days and went straight to test. Emptied two clips quick and no ftl"s or ftf"s. Also purchased the cheap (in price) mags, they were flawless. Load up guys and gals, these are two great bargains. For the record I shoot a Bushmaster A4.

For the price this is the best ammo around. It's a little dirty and that's the only reason I didn't give it the extra bullet, but that doesn't make it worse in any way. I ordered 8 boxes to try it out and I shot 60 rounds so far. All cycle perfectly through my M&P AR with no defects. This is accurate from a decent distance. For the price this is the best ammo on the market in my opinion.

I shoot this out of my Bushmaster M4 and it don't miss a beat. In the years past, I would only buy the WWB of .223/5.56 at $5 per 20 rounds. I can't find them now for less than $10, so this is all that I shoot. American ammo is the cleanest, most accurate and best ammunition on the market, bar none; however, for the price, you can't beat Brown Bear. Yes, it's a little dirty and not the most accurate, but it does the job and does it well. For those of you who are looking to build up your supply of .223, don't hesitate to stockpile Brown Bear while you still can.

By far this is THE BEST DEAL out there.The cheapest ammo that comes close to this is about $3 dollars more per box of 20 by same manufacturer sold by other outfits.Not only is it a great deal but I've shot this ammo before and it is accurate and very dependable,don't let the cheap price fool you.

Look, guys, you can be cute and buy the other brand name big boy brass from the other company's, or you can keep your mags loaded, your weapons 100 percent operational, and peace of mind every time you pull that trigger your rifle is going to do what its made for, the same way every time and you can buy this stuff. I can think of alot of ways that God wants to take this marine off his planet, but i know one way he doesn't want me to go, and that is shot dead because that crappy brass stovepipes every other mag. Wish they issued this in the Corps, would love to use this in country,. These rounds, both the FMJ's and the HP's group identical if not better than most of any issue or commercial ammo i can find. Buying American is not going to save you in a gunfight when your clearing a jam. Russians actually didnt screw up this time. Buy this you wont be let down. Oohrah.

Great ammo for the price, I also bought the inexpensive ar-15 clips both worth every penny of what i payed only complaint was the 3-5 days delivery was actually 8 day

Shot this ammo for first time this week. I could not believe the dependability and quality of the preformance I received for the price.Will buy more for furture use.Thanks Cheaper Than Dirt for your great service.Was at my door in 3 THREE Days.

For going out and wasting a crap ton of ammo, you can’t get any better than this. I’m all for buying American but have yet to find any American made ammo at this kind of a steal.

I have shot thousands of rounds of this ammo without a single failure. It holds a tighter grouping than other ammo I have shot. And at this price, who gives a &*(# about the fact that its non-reload. Dont buy this ammo. I want it all for myself.

I have shot nearly 4,000 rounds of these out of my AR-15 and I cannot complain. I was just looking for some inexpensive ammo to shoot around with and have fun. I never thought this stuff would actually be this accurate. If you aren't sure, just buy a box or two. You will immediately buy more. It is a great product and I am definitely a returning customer.

I purchased 200 rounds of this ammo then i got another 1000 well over the last week we went thru it all and got another 1000. Not one problem over 2200 rounds. So im ordering another 1000 today !!! I was told horror stories about steel cased ammo and my AR15 and was leary but I took the plunge anyhow and now I'm glad. I shoot A LOT and paying 45 cents a shot is just not feasible so now I have this route. I will say I clean my gun thoroughly after every shooting. ENJOY!!!!

For the price this is great ammo. Shot 250 rds. between a Bushmaster AR and a Mini-14, no jams or misfeeds, fairly tight grouping...A little dirty compaired to the more expensive name brand ammo, but nothing to complain about.....Recommended!

I've had good luck with all "Bear" ammos. Fired off probably over 1000 rds between my hubby and I through a Mini 14 and an M4 without a misfire or a jam of any kind. The HPBT 62gr types blast the back out of plywood target backings like dynomite! Not overly dirty in the barrel either.

I just put 200 rounds trough my Bushmaster AR-15 and had no problem at all the grouping was all with in a inch and a half with iron sights at 200. No duds, no jamming. For the price, they cant be beat, will def buy more.

Every Box that I've ordered works perfectly. Not a single misfire, no jams, or any other negatives. In fact, this ammo seems cleaner then the American Eagle 5.56 or the Federal .223 ammo that I usually shoot. I will defiantly purchase again in the future.

Bought 500 rounds and put 150 through my never fired Sig P-556. Ran perfectly, even a 30 round magazine emptied in just a few seconds. Great ammo for the price! After an intensive search of the internetm, I could not find a better value!!

Bought 1,000 rounds and shot all them in tactical training last weekend using three different AR-15. Had three jams with standard mags but when I switched to Magpul mags they worked fine.(More the mag than the ammo) It's dirty ammo like Wolf but very easy to clean AR-15 afterwards. Perfect ammo if you do not reload or just shooting targets.

I've shot 100's of rounds of Brown Bear, Wolf, Remington, you name it, and never had one misfeed. But then again that's the way AR's are made to function. Flawlessly! I've heard people say they get Russian ammo stuck in the barrel from being metal, but that's from what Justice said. Respect your weapon and keep it clean!

I just bought on box of twenty to see how it shot. I emptied all twenty as quick as i could looking for FTF, FTE, misfires...nothing. Worked fine although the flash is very weird... But i will be buying a few hundred next time. great product for the price.

Deadeye is Dead Wrong. If you fail to maintain your weapon, even a $50/box match ammo will not function in your weapon properly. Take care of your equipment so it can and will take care of you and yours. God Bless The United States of America.

I bought 400 rds, shot em up, 1 missfire. I bought another 400rds, no missfires. This stuff rocks for todays prices!! I'm in for another 1000rds. Dont expect to impress any AR15 gurus but it is a ton of fun to have twice as much ammo as anyone else at the range.

This ammo is great for the price I shoot it all the time through my Saiga. I had one dud out of 1000 or so rounds. I call those pretty good odds.

Great ammo for the price. No complaints here.

I bought five-hundred rounds of this ammunition two weeks ago and have shot one-hundred of them so far. I had never ran this brand of ammo through my AR-15 before and kind of went out on a limb buying such a large quantity without trying it first. But I have not been disappointed with this ammunition so far. Every round I have fired has fed, fired, extracted, ejected, and hit the target relative to my aim. I did have to adjust my front post up an inch to compensate from where I had it sighted in for 55 grain. My opinion on this ammo is if it will function in your rifle, buy it because there is no better price for any .223 ammo. And CheaperThanDirt.com has the cheapest price out of any place that sells this.

After the hostbot kicked out my last reveiw lets just say I am not going to buy this brand any more. My life could depend on it. Remember we are at war people. The enemy is subjective. I want my bullet to do what it is told. Even if I do not.

I've bought 50 boxes of this Brown Bear ammo for my Bushmaster AR and took it out this weekend. Fired 150 rounds without a single issue...great plinking ammo for the price...will buy more.

I was pleasantly surprised with this ammo. I functioned flawlessly through my AR and wasn't quite as dirty as I expected. You can't beat it for the price. I'll be buying more.

This ammo is great!!!!! very well made. Feeds very good as well. I have found nothing wrong with this ammo. Yes it is made in russia but still very good targert ammo. STOCK UP ON THIS AMMO!!!! The price is the best I have found anywhere!

Brown Bear is excellent plinking ammunition. The bimetallic jacket means it isn't very effective in tissue, so don't plan on using this for defense, but for shooting at paper, cans, etc. it is very effective. It is loaded a bit hotter than Wolf, in my experience. I've had a single DUD out of thousands of rounds. That's actually a pretty low failure rate, since I've had American made factory ammo with primers backwards. One DUD, with as much as I've shot, is nothing. Don't let the lacquer scare you. The lacquer is much better at preventing rust than the polymer Wolf is using now. I prefer lacquer. Great practice ammo. I try to get this if it is available.

In my gun this 62 grain ammunition produced better shot groups then .223 Remington UMC, FMJ, 55 grain. The groups were consistent at 50 yards with 1.50 vs 1.75 with the UMC. The data was almost identical thru both AR 1-9 twist and Saiga. I honestly did not expect much from this ammo but was pleasantly surprised by the performance of the HP when fired into modeling clay. The rounds expanded after 2” and created a cavity 4” wide nearly 6” long. Good ammo, I already ordered more.

Shot 750 rounds of this through a Colt 6920. No problems and great grouping. Ammo snobs will tell you this ammo sucks, they're wrong! Don't get me wrong, brass is good stuff, but the cost of this justifies the steal casings.

No complaints! Shot over 250 rounds and they are just as accurate as any other. No jams through my RRA AR-15. Shoots true. Nice grouping.

Great ammo for the price paid. 200 rounds through my Rock Island Ar-15 with no FTLs or FTFs. Accurate to. GREAT stuff!!!!!

I bought this ammo based on all the positive reviews even though several friends cautioned me against running this "junk" thru my new stag model 1. 200 rounds went thru like butter and 50 yard 5 shot groups of 2.5 inches with iron sights. FYI the remington ammo shoots 2 inches lower and milspec ball shoots 1 inch higher at least thru my 16" barrel. All in all great for the price.

I've shot over 1,000 rounds of Brown Bear through a DPMS AR-15. Not one problem. Break in a new gun with 400 rounds of brass cased ammo and then try this stuff.

Ive been reading reviews for this ammo for months, and have been skepitcal to say the least. I finally bought a couple boxes to try, and Im glad I did. YES, its dirty... If you dont clean your rifle after every outing, you WILL experience FTC, etc. But great practice ammo for a great price. Thanks CTD.

This ammo is dirty and unreliable. It's just not worth the price. Spend a little more for much better ammo.

I've shot about 400 rnds of this ammo in my S&W and Bushmaster AR's using several differnt brands of mags. It's very reliable ammo and accurate enough for plinking. It's priced right and I'll be buying a lot more.

This ammo is by far some of the most accurate ammo I have ever shot with my AR15. I shot 2 different staples off my target page from 25 meters with 4 shots! The only reason I gave it 4 bullets instead of 5 is because it is so dirty. Also some of the cases had red dye on them which makes me wonder about some of the quality checks at the plant. I guess who cares though if it goes bang and hits where you aim it. Not to mention this is probably some of the cheapest .223 on the net right now.

great ammo ran 1500 rds. no jams ,failure to feed or miss fires real good ammo for the price next order already in the works.thanks ctd

Just ran a couple hundred rounds through my AR using Magpul and GI magazines with no problems at all. Only problem is digging up more money to buy more of them!!!

I bout 1200 rounds of this ammo for my AR-15. I was scepticle with the price being as low as it is but I was absolutely thrilled with the ammo. I shot over 400 rounds yesterday without one single dud or jam. I am going to order another 1000 rounds!

Good ammo for cheap, never had a mis-fire or jam with it... STOCK UP NOW!! Bullets are going to be the "new" dollar when stuff REALLY gets bad! "A rich man invests in Gold, a wise man invests in Lead"

I purchased 20 boxes of this to break in some new ARs. I couldn’t freaking believe the reliability of this CHEAP ammo. I had no failures even with some crappy mags I was running it with. Accuracy was on par with standard rounds. You’re going to need to clean your rifle a bit, but these are DI guns, you should clean them regardless of ammo. The only down side is these aren’t reloadable, but for this price who cares. I will be ordering more. I used a Smith and Wesson M&P15 16".

I took my Stevens Model 200 to the range yesterday and tried a variety of ammo; Federal FMJ 55 gr, Winchester Ballistic Silvertip 55 gr, Wolf FMJ 62 gr, and this ammo. At 100 meters I achieved the smallest group with this ammo and the worst was with the Winchester Ballistic Silvertip. $5 a box compared to $30 an add to that the better accuracy I had, its a no brainer.

Shot just over 300 rounds of this ammo so far in my Colt 6920. Zero misfeeds or misfires to date. It's a little inconsistent at 300-yards, but at this price I'll shoot it all day long.

For the price this is great stuff... shooting dpms ar15... and not one jam or missfire and not as dirty as wolf.

good ammo fired 300 rds at the range with no jams

Bought 300 rounds for a new Colt AR-15 LE6940. Shot 100-200 rounds of another brand at indoor range the day before - not 1 misfire. Put 60 rounds of this thru today - 1 misfire. Next 40 rounds was close to 50% misfires... Ran about 10 rounds of someone elses other brand thru - no problems... I hope it was just a bad batch, but I won't buy again.

fired a few hundred rounds of this and the silver bear through my Robarms XCR. no problems and the hollow pionts are devestating on possums:)

I have fired over 2,000 rounds of this ammo. At first I was a little hesitant about Russian ammo, but after the first three mags. I was hooked. Over 2,000 rounds and not one miss fire. The only thing to keep in mind is that it is lacquer coded. So clean your weapon well and enjoy.

I bought this for my Rock River Arms CAR4 Elite just for target practice, I put 60 rounds through it today with this ammunition without a single jam. Pretty reliable so far. Will be ordering more. I don't like buying from Russia, but hey, times are tough right?

ok my scope is sighted in for the standard m855 ammo i usually buy from ctd, but even at only 50 to 100 yrds there is a difference in accuracy threw my bushmaster m4a3. but the price is worth me re adjusting the sight haha, would give it 5 but deff not home defense but not jams of any sort ither which is a plus, but not sure about being good for your gun, i sware i hear some sort of vague sound when shooting this. prob the casing though.

Fantastic ammo!!!!!! My wife bought me 500 rounds for me as a gift; I went to the range VARY ACCURATE NOT ONE JAM. The price is great too! The only thing to keep in mind is that is LACQUERED ammo. Be sure to clean your weapon

Great for plinking, not as dirty as wolf, fairly accurate up to 200yds for me. Just be ready to clean.

I am very impressed with this ammo I have shot several hundred rounds through my RRA AR-15 and it shot accurately even through rapid fire and no jams. Great ammo

With the current going price for ammo these days, this is price is hard to beat. I shot 200+ rounds of this through a Mini-14 without a single jam or missfire. Also, it wasn't as dirty as I was expecting.

I usually don't like to buy Russian products, but this ammo works great, and it is very inexpensive. I will buy more.

I COULDNT BELIEVE THE ACCURACY AND NO MISFIRES FROM AMMO THIS CHEAP