Too soon to discuss ammo and accessory options for MR556?

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I've been wanting a rifle since I first turned 21, 8 years ago. I knew I liked the ergonomics of the ar style rifle but never could come to purchase one, when (imo) there was no ar brand rifle that was as reliable as a glock/hk's are to pistols. I'm not a big custom gun builder/buer and flipper of guns. I believe in having the best (reliable) in terms of home defense and target practice. Didn't really feel like buying a kalishnakov. So I am thrilled and excited at the possibility of the hk mr 556.

I'm a novice with black rifles and will have a lot to learn but I'd like to start gathering ammo in .223? for target practice and a couple of boxes of good reliable .556? for HD.

Can you recommend what to buy and where to buy so I can look out for good deals?

I also only plan on putting an aimpoint h1 on my rifle and maybe a foregrip but not sure.

Don't worry I plan on saving money for adequate training with my rifle. As I have done with a couple of tactical pistol courses. Don't consider myself a weekend warrior just a regular guy that likes gun and has common sense to get trained.

Discuss your option/ammo options and opinions.

[mikecleonard]

For practice ammo - 62 grain or higher Wolf
- Don't worry about this ammo. A lot of people will say that its crap and will be hard on your rifle. I've shot thousands and thousands of rounds of Wolf and never had any problems through a variety of AR15's and AK47's. It's not high quality by any means, but it works and it's cheap.

For home defense ammo - 75 grain Hornady TAP 5.56
- All the Hornady TAP stuff is good, but the actual TAP 5.56 will give you the best velocity/ballistics over the TAP .223 which isn't loaded as hot. Actually finding the TAP 5.56 load will be more difficult though as it's not sold directly to civilians...but you can find it if you look and it IS legal to own and use. It will be brass cased and come in a red box. Just look for TAP 5.56 and not TAP .223...but again, all Hornady's TAP ammo is very good so its always a top choice.

Since the 416/MR556 has a 1/7 twist barrel, I would use 62 grain and higher as the tighter rifling will allow you to stabilize the heavier bullets.

[WARDOG68]

I can't help you on ammo, here in Italy options are severely restricted.

As for accessories, the matter is vastly subjective.

For me the HK stock is the worst I've ever tried, so I switched for a LMT SOPMOD, be aware that the HK buffer tube is "almost commercial" so you have to buy a milspec one (thanks Hk..).

I've found the HK sights not suited to my needs, raising the flipup front sight is a task for the brave if the need arise, trust me.

I bought a TROY sight set.

You will need also a set of trigger springs (I use JP competition, 4lbs) the stock trigger is gritty and horribly heavy.

I've found that the HK grip is by far the worst grip for a rifle I've ever tried, so I bought a MAGPUL miad grip, also bought a magpul trigger guard.

HK rail forend is somewhat ok. Not brilliant, but ok. The MR223 is VERY front heavy so I found that a VFG for me is a necessity. I bought a stubby tangodown grip.

Really, where the MR223 really shines is in the piston sistem (really well done, beautiful finish and fit), in the barrel (minus the horrendous weight..), accuracy,and fit/finish of the upper. Lower has a magwell with tight tolerances, most of my magazines drags like hell and is not PMAG compatible.

All the rest (buffer tube, stock, grip, sights) is in my humble opinion, overpriced junk.

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Sorry if I seem ignorant, bc I am when it comes to rifles. I am of the opinion, of buying quality guns like h&k and glock because their combat arms designed for SHTF situations. I see that stock,buffer tube,sights arent things that directly affect performance of the gun and probably have merit to what your saying, because Youd know more. However I've always have had reservation on changing triggers on a pistol/rifle especially if its from a quality maker like again glock,h&k. Does the trigger change stand 0% chance of causing a malfunction?

Also I agree about the fliup up sights, can't they just be left up at all times? If I'm buying an aimpoint, wouldnt the flip up sights be already beneficial for me?

Thanks,