IMI 62 Grain vs IMI 77 Grain 5.56 Ammo
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Paul tests the difference between IMI 62 grain and 77 grain 556 ammo.
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I’m pretty sure that the “viewers” sending Paul ammunition to review are actually the fruit and meat retailers in his area.
😂
Lol
BUSTED the Retailer's
Not sure if that's a good business practice with the price of ammo these days lol.
It's time to acknowledge that "big fruit" has become a huge menace to our economy.... They're in cahoots with "big chocolate bunny", and "big colorful fleece blanket". I'm really starting to want to find a range in my area that approves of the use of vegetables as targets. Even if it has to be organic.
Paul's Jacket:
+3000 ammo capacity
+1000 carry weight
+100 luck with the ladies
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Negative stat: unexpected caveats.
Legendary item
Debating about making a paul harrell companion mod on FNV.
+100 camo, when worn with hat.
@@toby2581 perfect speech build companion
I like Paul. He reminds me of an irritated grandfather that knows what he is doing implicitly and is bothered by idiots all the time.
Haha just like my stepdad. Asked him for a rachet set once got under car and the damn thing was broke. Told him and he said I know!!! Lol. The fuck man!!?
@@TheDkb427 Sounds like you have a good Stepdad; you know you can't wait to pull the trick on someone else.
😂😂😂 yes but , he seems to have a lot more patience than my PAPA. LOL. Lord I do miss him. I was barefoot in chicken poop rocking a piece by age 8. They would lock him up for that now. 🥰. I was born half blind in one eye and was the best shot of 11 kids and grandkids.
I like him too. He reminds me of my father's best friend, similar dry humor.
I wonder if it has to do with the military background. My father's friend was a Korean era gunny, my father was a ww2 petty officer on a troop carrier. The had a dry ,yet cutting way, of getting their point across.
The local deer: Hey look fellas, Paul is making his weekly delivery of pork flavored orange mush for us
Lol
If deer ate citrus we'd have a lot more of them in FL
@freelationship I don't know about Livestream but I would watch a video on the Paul Harrell process on fielding dressing a deer.
@@fngmike they will eat oranges, just not the skin that's why there's not a problem with deer in the orange groves.
@@masonjohns208 If they're that picky they're going to have to peel them on their own, lol.
Hey Paul, I recently picked up a Jacket just like the classic one you always wear, I can say that both my accuracy and luck with the ladies has improved dramatically. Thank you for another great video
My testicles got bigger by at least 35% also when I did
+10 guns +2 charisma
It improved my mag loading abilities by 10, not loading them into guns but loading ammo into them. Thanks Paul
I got mine from my grandfather and it has duck tape all over it.
How do you measure accuracy with ladies?
REVENUE IDEA - One thing you can do for revenue is sell your old shot targets, signed, dated, perhaps with a note as to the firearm & ammunition. To you they might just be trash to throw into the recycling. For a viewer they are an original part of the history of a favoured channel and would make a great novelty picture or poster, if not for the main living room then certainly for the office, shed, garage, mancave, etc., and postage & packing for a roll of paper is not time-consuming or challenging.
This is a good idea
Life is good . . .
I like it. I've still got my paper target I shot in Prague with an AK47, although I do live in England so it's a lot more of a novelty for me than most Americans (yes, I am jealous).
Product Placement,Shasta Soda Jugs!
I second this!
I was wondering where Paul got the ammo from then remembered he probably just pulled it from his pocket
Paul and his cousin Chuck Norris seem to carry all brands of ammo in their coat pockets…hmmm🤔
He probably bought out the “Remington Green and White Box” warehouse when Remington went bankrupt.
He got deep pockets 😆
Reminds me of the old "ugly green wallet that lets you get what you need" moral story.
Kind of like Felix and his magic bag.
I like the chronographing. I'm a physics guy, I appreciate the measurements.
"Are you in the physics club?"
Burner.
Are you a physics guy or merely a wave function masquerading as something determined?
Paul at 100 yards offhand is better than most people at 20 yards with a stand!! Nice work, sir! 🤩🔥
He was shooting prone, not offhand. But still.
I couldnt tell what pisition he shot from. Did he say?
Prone - unsupported…. Iron sights….
Some outrageous marksmanship for sure! 😯🙂
@@gravitypronepart2201 Yes
I didn't even bother correcting "stand", but I'm sure he meant either "rest" or "bipod".
Fly: “I feel like flirting with disaster.”
Paul: “I’ll let ya go. This time.”
Perfect. XD
So I wasn't the only one waiting for it!
Shake hands with Danger training video song was playing in my head there lol.
He just didn't feel like eating roast bug that day.
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We're on Paul Harrel's range today, so please bear with any exceptional marksmanship you see in the foreground.
(In the treeline; deer with spotter scope) "Hit...Hit....Hit.....Hit....Hit..."
Learning so much from uncle Paul and I'm all the way down in South Africa... Love from Africa uncle Paul ♥
Is that a Paul Krueger reference or just a term of endearment? We don't get a lot of South or Southern African history in US schools.
Is jy 'n Afrikkaner?
@@sanguinemoon9201 I'm so happy you interested so I'm going to try my best to explain... Firstly no it's not a reference to Paul Krueger... Secondly yes to an extent it is a term of endearment... Here in South Africa we use the term uncle or aunt/aunty to refer to anybody older than us regardless of relation as a term of respect as well as endearment. I hope I was able to clarify that up for you 🙏 #Respect
@@ronschramm9163 lol no however I am able to speak and understand the language 🙏 #Respect
@@garethoreilly6948 I spent time near the Paarl Valley and Bloemfontein a long time ago.
The take away from this was Paul demonstrated a how to marinate pork in citrus
a nice citrus marinate with a dash of lead and jacket fragments
Bring out the grill.
Mojo sauce
Paul: what we are concerned about is the size of the group.
Mother nature: let me whip the wind in there and bounce your target around to make it a little tougher for ya.
Every Paul Harrell video ever.
He is just demonstrating “real world” accuracy. Of course it accuracy in his hands. My shooting has no resemblance.
Go read a gun mag, they’ll tell you how many thousandths difference between rounds.
@@finngamesknudson1457 that's why I watch Paul's videos, real world shooting. The WIND seems to dislike me too.
@@davidmilisock5200 - Did you watch his “shooting the knife” video? He is a shooting god. I for one could easily have empties a full size standard magazine with zero hits 🥴
@@finngamesknudson1457 Paul's a very good shot. Unfortunately the 223/5.56 NATO is not very good in the wind. I've gone to lighter projectiles but at a highly increased velocity to make the cartridge a bit better in the wind, but not in my AR15 A2. The 68 grain Hornady match is as good as it gets in that rifle.
With the target stand being able to move by the wind it gives you some idea of just how good those groups are with iron sights , wow. Who else wanted that bug to stay still a little longer , hehe. Good shootin' Paul , as usual.
I thought it was a moving group for a secind there. A flyer! Lol!
RIP Paul, you are missed by everyone, God needed a firearms instructor, he chose Paul Harrell, if he's good enough to teach the Lord, he's good enough to teach us. RIP Paul Harrell
pauls content is consistently good.... i look at this channel as a going to class thing, firearms theory with professor Harrell
Class in session
We love ya Paul. Praying for you
Paul, just in case you read this. I came to view these videos for information. Upon viewing the second video, I subscribed. I look forward to the next video and at times I revisit the old ones. That said, thank you sincerely. Hugs and best wishes from Yuba City south of you a days drive.
@timmybmn …and the second time, and the third time.
The sound of those shots echoing off in the distance is a thing of beauty.
[applause]
[music]
Reach in the pockets of my Paul Harrell jacket and find lint, guess mines broken
Could be worse, you could find a Taurus Judge.
I find lots of ammo in mine. It just never happens to be for the gun I am carrying at the moment.
I don't know how you do it Paul, but you continue to make even the most mundane and bland things enjoyable. On no other channel would i sit through a 20 min video comparing ammos for a gun i don't own.
Only Paul could put 6 shots in a group 3” in diameter with open sights at 100 yards and call it “not bad…”
Love it!
I just built an AR and wouldn't you know it Paul Harrell has done a video on the two ammo choices I'm considering running in it. The man is a legend. RIP
You're teaching people how to evaluate ammo. Nice job! It's rare to find a person that tests things systematically. That's why I keep coming back.
My life is better with Paul Harrell pointing out gun truths. Thank you sir.
Paul, if you're watching us, we still thank you every day that we can revisit your old tests.
The down votes are all people who own a tarus judge
Hey, I own a judge. I didn't downvote.
Hahahahaha!!!!!! I actually laughed out loud reading this comment!
I have a raging judge magnum that belonged to my uncle, the .410 shit is still gimmicky as always but with the .454 casual I can get 1 inch groups at 20 yards (off a rest, I’m no Paul harrel) which is more than enough for most handgun hunting applications, and it’s one of the few 6 shot .454’s on the market.
It’s honestly not a bad gun, quite heavy, but great hog medicine.
Never tried the regular judge, as my colt anaconda in .45 colt with the potential to shoot .44 mag level loads and birdshot loads (seriously, they exist for .38 .44 .45 etc.) can fire everything the regular judge does and much more, except the useless ass .410 buckshot loads.
More accurately, it's Caleb's sock puppet accounts.
@@Ogrematic not everyone is as mature as you.
Anyone else yelling "HIT THE BUG! HIT THE BUG! " one shot would have if it stayed a bit longer😁
yes!
Where? I’m on my phone so screen small.
@@MikhaelAhava 10:07 watch the bullseye
@@nigozeroichi2501 damn you’re right!
Thanks for everything you do paul!!
Always happy when I see new videos posted. I really like your survival ones with cooking demos, and packing emergency supplies.
The only thing more satisfying than watching Paul do his job is knowing that I have quite a lot of the same ammunition I just can’t shoot it as good
Thanks for making the IMI 62 grain vs 77 grain video.
I’ve learned so much from Paul even at my age which is 64 years old. Like they say you’re never too old to learn.
I bought a few rds of IMI 77s when they were less than .50 cents per round - the only reason I opted for it over BH’s MK262. Out of my DD M4V5 rifles, it’s nearly a 1 MOA rd. out to 200yds… as far as my local range allows.
Damn I'd love to find it for that price. I just bought it for about a buck a round
The lesson today Boys and Girls is dont get shot with any one of these because "the difference isnt enough to make a difference, but you be the Judge"
I try to not get shot with anyrhing as a general rule lol
@@kyle18934 indeed a worthy goal
@@williamrauch4464 so far I've been successful. I want to keep this winning streak
I love nerding out with Paul before bed. Great channel, great presentation as always
A couple of years ago I found 62gr bullets were considerably more expensive than 55. For any of my 16" guns the 55's were well more than adequate and much more plentiful. I ultimately built a 20" that I wanted to fill a DMR type role and went through the cycle of weights. I ultimately found 77 gr. bullets to be the most accurate, especially with hand loads. Great video Paul!
thanks Paul for the info. I know this was a lot of work to accomplish the data. I personally have a little of the IMI ammo and Hornady ammo, basically because its easiest to find in stock online and in my local gun shop. So, for me, this was very informative and much appreciated.
as always thank you!! once in my life i would love to shake your hand and to say you thank you while watching you in the eyes. please do never stop to create such contencts!! (i am not a professionist)
This was an awesome review for short range performance. It’s my experience that heavy 69 to 75 grain 5.56 bullets are used for hunting and for long range “targets” in far away places. 100 yds isn’t a long range rather 700 or 800 meters. A lot of this ammunition is very capable at these longer ranges and it would be interesting to see a comparison for what’s available today. Steel penetrators are good at what they do, short rang penetration of barriers. But they have limited use as far as hunting is concerned, especially since better bullets are available.
I don’t even own an AR platform and watched, because - Paul Harrell. 👍
I'm in the UK weeping cuckold tears at all those fine US weapons.
If you can't afford an AR-style rifle, go out and buy a Ruger Mini-14. Mine runs great.
@@darthkek1953 Come visit!
@@Ogrematic In my experience, a Ruger anything is a good choice! It’s not a matter of cost, an AR just doesn’t fit my uses.
@@charlesdalton985 And I understand. I have a .308, but it's bolt action, I use it for hunting. The Mini is home defense and plinking. I use the .308 for long-range target practice and, hopefully, hunting, if I can find a guide to teach me the fine points. I took the hunting class, got my permit, but I don't want to go out my first time alone. I would like to learn from an experienced tracker. A bolt action is more than accurate enough for me to take a deer at 100 yards. Past that, I would wait for a better shot.
Thanks Paul, as one who owns both of IMI's 62gr & 77gr, you're saving me a bit of money...I thoroughly enjoy your edu.
10:15 Paul was aiming at the fly but decided to spare him by purposely missing.
it kinda fluttered downward. I think Paul was being extra cruel and decided to shoot his wings off instead. lol
"That fly will never have children."
Paul is the Chuck Norris of the firearm world. Who wins a fight between Paul and Chuck? …..
Thanks! looking for this
I gotta say this by far my favorite channel this dude is walking gun encyclopedia an i love how he breaks it all down. We appreciate you very much Paul.
This guy rocks in the gun world like Mick Jagger.
Nah, Jagger was all about the swagger. Paul is more like Charlie Watts, steady, strong, reliable, not at all a strutting peacock.
@@mangledjargon5728 99% of the world don't know who Charlie Watts is!!!! lol
Each new video I find myself in awe at how precise Paul is with firearms. That is a life goal I think I will have for myself, to shoot as consistently as Paul does.
The take away? You don't want to be shot with ANY 5.56 or .223 ammo!
Nobody asks for a dose of Vitamin Pb from a .25 ACP, either.
No one wants to be shot with a pellet rifle as well
I always like some "real world" tough guy doesn't like 380 acp because it's not manly enough. Lots of people can shoot a compact 380 way better than a 9mm especially if it's not the first shot and the ballistic difference is way less important than shot placement.
People should choose the most powerful caliber that they can shoot without practical speed and accuracy sacrifices. .380 acp and .38 special are the calibers that give you the least recoil while being significantly better than their less powerful cousins. I would feel confident in carrying .38
My grandpa got set up by his girlfriend's boyfriend at a traffic stop and they shot him with a .22 in the chest. He didn't kill any of them, but he did put a bunch of holes in the car as they drove away, then another cop stopped them while my grandpa was getting a warrant, they got wise and ditched the car, and that was the end of it.
This is more like IMI versus Remington, PMC, and Hornaday but I'll take it.
Thanks for taking the time to video the results regardless.
This is awesome, since this is the ammo I'm seeing around, a lot of IMI brand 77gr, M193, and M855. I did 2 gel tests with the 77gr loads from my 20" which is my go to rifle, and was impressed. Wish I had a camera, I would have shared that. Thanks for what you do Paul! Also, I found IMI's M193 is more accurate than other M193 loads out of my 20", 1 in 8 twist, HBAR rifle, and with their 77gr loads I actually was holding 1 moa groups! I think your groups may have been smaller if the target wasn't moving and if you had a better type of bullseye target, since when shooting groups the target makes a difference when you have a really good aiming point and sight picture, aim small miss small kind of thing. Also I have a 4x Brownells carry handle scope over my iron sights and that helps when seeing the true accuracy of a load, with iron sights you're naturally going to see a bigger group, and what you see is pretty consistent with when I use my irons. Nice video Paul! We appreciate it
Whenever I'm scrolling and see a Paul thumbnail I click on it (well, thumb it) and I know I'm gonna be enthralled for its entirety. I love how he just BUT WAIT THERES MORE the ammo from his jacket like he's a saleman helping you figure out what grain is best for any given scenario and the pros and cons he's encountered that may or may not be ideal depending on any number of factors with a hand written chart detailing chronograph results sorted by weight and/or velocity. It's such a concentrated amount of data that makes you be the judge when you put it to the test. He makes learning fun.
You know the ammo shortages are real when Paul runs out. LOL. Love the videos and learning a lot from you Paul. Thanks!
Thank you Paul
My Colt M4 with 16" 1/7twist barrel really likes the IMI 62gr green tips and is very accurate. I believe every rifle has a preference and you have to shoot multiple different rounds to see what your rifle likes.
Thank you Paul, for using your time to make and put these videos online.
He didn't miss the fly folks, that fly is now buzzing in soprano.
I've always liked PMC...reliable, accurate and well loaded
“Paul Harrell”, most versatile English teacher in the world.
Another quality, informative and entertaining video by Paul and the crew. Thank you all very much for the nonsense free presentation.
This information is very useful to me since my neighborhood has a lot of roving gangs of cinder blocks and I wasn't sure that 5.56 would be enough to stop them.
Paul, my best wishes regarding your health matters. I have watched and enjoyed so many of your excellent videos. Thank you.
Came for the chronograph breakdown, stayed for the high tech fleece bullet stop
good realistic observations - thank you Paul
I would conclude that the IMI is not the best choice for a precision target or competition shooter. However, if it has an advantage it might be for defensive use or possibly hunting. More damage is better in both those applications and higher velocity (if the difference is significant to you) means more gas to cycle your weapon in sub-ideal conditions.
Miss you Paul Harrell!
He's not gone, he's here in the video in immortal form.
Paul, you’re at it again with your badass-ery dude. I wish I could just shake your hand.
Another short but informative video. Thanks Paul.
Once the ammo drought is over, I’d love a video comparing common ar15 twist rates. I just want to see how much it would actually affect grouping with various grain weights.
My Wyndam Bushmaster with a 1/9" twist barrel would stabilize 77gr pills, but the groups were larger than my Sig with the 1/7" twist. 75gr seems about the heaviest pill that 1/9" twist likes.
1/8 twist rate is the sweet spot
@J. P. meh, I will stick with 1/7
Thank you for this presentation...nicely done.
Missed that chronograph again, all shots went cleanly through the hoops
For an April Fool's edition, Paul needs to slip in a fake chronograph loaded with Tannerite. Shoot a couple rounds, rattle off some fake numbers, and then kaboom.
He is way better than Average Joe
I feel like my mind is being read with some of these videos. Thanks Paul!
Nice. Looks like the 77 gr is the way to go. The Hornady 75 gr also did well. We can thank Black Hills for developing the MK262 load for the military.
I bought myself the 20inch barreled 1in7 twist colt ar15 a4! Pretty happy with it!
Watching Paul shoot ammo during the ammo shortages is like being hungry and watching someone eat a large Steak Dinner.
Always love to see Paul's ammo comparisons. Thumb up.
I've had great luck with IMI M855 62 grain in my Aero Precision rifle with a 16 inch barrel and 1:7 inch twist. It shoots groups maybe an inch smaller than the Federal M855 at 50 yards.
Thank you so much for testing that second block :)
It costs $400,000 to fire this weapon for 12 seconds
HA!!! Heavy.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
To the point. well spoken. very well executed. 10/10. great video.
Rest in peace Paul Harrell
Thank you so much for making this. As always you are invaluable in the wisdom and knowledge you share.
The fly at 10:09 was very lucky not to have been in that spot at 10:25!
Plot Twist : it was Ant-Man on his mission to recruit Paul into Phase IV of the Avengers.
I’m here for the A1 rifle with A2 handgaurds
I heard them handguards swing both ways?
I'm just here for the AR-15 and Paul :V
To be frank, it's about the only thing the A2 improved.
A2 has better sights and a heavier barrel.
@@DANO-4899 neither of which was an improvement for anything other than the kd range
Awesome! I was worried Mr Harrell was not going to upload as much or anymore since he's being persecuted.
I think Mr Harrell is an American treasure and his kind of skillset should be supported,
Hello Paul. I really enjoy your comparison videos. However, it would be more realistic for the viewers if you had used a AR15 with a 16 inch barrel. I say this because the majority of AR15 shooters typically have 16 inch barrels on the weapon. Just more of a real world comparison IMPO. Thanks and keep'em coming!!!
A few decades ago I had a Mini-14 Ranch that would only shoot good, tight groups with the green tip. Every variety of commercial ammo, every handload I tried, it was consistently mediocre. But for some damn reason that 62gr steel penetrator ammo just worked like a charm. I was so annoyed I sold the rifle.
Another very interesting video from Paul.
The 77 grain IMI is great at distance. I am consistently hitting targets at 700 yards (and sometimes a little more) from my Daniel Defense MK12.
Another good one. Thanks for posting, Paul.
Ladies & Gentlemen: This what a real man looks like, acts like, and talks like. No false tactic- cool bravado. 👍
Agreed !
Yeah, I like "guntube" channels like Paul or Hickok45 that are more practical than the over-the-top tactical LARPers.
@@1977Yakko Paul is a vet, Garand Thumb is Air Force Special Ops(was para rescue initially, but add the tac p i believe) and Paul was air assault...so...
whatever...yet i'll be you were whooping and hollering when those "tacti-cool" guys got Osama...btw Paul is a vet, Garand Thumb is Air Force Special Ops(was para rescue initially, but add the tac p i believe) and Paul was air assault...so...
@@cfj003 I'm aware of the veteren status of these men. I'm just talking about how they present their video content. Paul's vids are more down to earth but useful at the same time. Garandthumb on the other hand has his most recent video on a 40mm grenade pistol. An item the exceedingly vast majority of us will never shoot but the IMI ammo on the other hand is sometimes one of the few manufacturers available at a decent price for those trying to stock up.
You are the best, Paul and crew!
One of these days that fly isn't going to get away and it's gonna be epic,,😁
Look like cutter bees to me. They make their nests in little holes like that in the side of the barn all the time.
@@nobody8717 regardless they seem to always be hanging around and always barely escape. Just think it's funny
22 plinkster has a video dedicated to shooting bees. Lol.
@@Frankie_2s I know and it's awesome 😊
I loved this video. Thank you a lot. Also loved how you shoot your AR-15 A2 - 20 inch barrel rifle.
Very nice grouping and shooting. No one is perfect Paul.
Even though you are a champion shooter, you show that you are also human and this is what I mutually respect about you.
The whole reason that the Military started issuing the 77gr Mrk 262 was the troops from Afghanistan and Iraq complaints about crappy stopping power of the Green Tip load in close quarters action . The origin load was the long range target ammo from BlackHills ammunition company using the Sierra 77 OTM bullet . Feedback was much improved stopping results .
Yeah the military forgot the part where lighter 5.56 sucks in short barrels. Have to compensate with a heavier bullet.
Troops complained about the lack of stopping power from 'Nam through Somalia and beyond.
You're not wrong though.
@@Hercules1-v9m 855 GreenTips were much worse than the original 193 , didn't start yawing soon enough . The faster twist rates didn't do any favors for the 193 load though . They would have been better off with the old 1: 14 " rate with those .
@Jeffrey Carlson Agreed, and that's why I use it. In MY 18" SPR rifle with a match barrel, I get MOA 5 shot groups, and I can take it out to distance.
@Jeffrey Carlson Long range accuracy is a great by-product , but they wouldn't go to all the extra cost for that . If that's the reason , then why didn't DOJ go to it years earlier ? That loading had been on the civilian side for over a decade before it was issued .
Great work! Thank you for taking the time!
I like to call out numbers before Paul does to see if I can guess them correctly.
Thank you Mr. Harrell. This video is particularly interesting to me as I picked the IMI 77gr. JHPBT as my go to ammo for some time now in my 2019 Colt AR-15. After watching your testing video, I'm sticking with it. Much appreciated.
Never a dull day when William Shatner uploads
I'llllllmmm.....Paul Harrell! :)
Great as usual Paul, thanks!
The IMI seemed to have very consistent velocities.