{"id":15447,"date":"2019-01-16T05:16:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T05:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=15447"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T15:35:00","slug":"eight-great-general-purpose-ar15-loads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/eight-great-general-purpose-ar15-loads\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Great General Purpose AR15 Loads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Without question the AR15 &#8211; in one chambering or another &#8211; has become America&#8217;s general purpose rifle. Because of this there are a lot fo specialized loads for AR15 compatible cartridges, but what about that one load that can do it all &#8211; a general purpose load. *Acutally, there are ten loads, for eight different AR15 cartridges &#8211; but who&#8217;s counting?<\/p>\n<p>To read the full article click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/articles\/2018\/12\/8\/top-ar-15-chamberings-8-great-do-it-all-loads\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15449\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15449\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GP-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C799\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GP-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GP-2.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GP-2.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Specifically designed for tactical applications, this bonded load from Nosler will effectively handle any task the 223 Remington is suitable for. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/articles\/2018\/12\/8\/top-ar-15-chamberings-8-great-do-it-all-loads\/\">Read to article<\/a> to discover general purpose loads for other AR15 compatible cartridges.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without question the AR15 &#8211; in one chambering or another &#8211; has become America&#8217;s general purpose rifle. Because of this there are a lot fo specialized loads for AR15 compatible cartridges, but what about that one load that can do it all &#8211; a general purpose load.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2522,2820,2816,3024,2500],"tags":[2852,2851,62,2853],"class_list":["post-15447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defense","category-hunt","category-latest","category-nras-shooting-illustrated","category-scout-rifles","category-shooting","tag-ar15","tag-general-purpose-ammo","tag-jeff-cooper","tag-multi-purpose-ammo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GP-11.jpg?fit=1000%2C518&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-419","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15354,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/general-purpose-loads-for-the-ar15\/","url_meta":{"origin":15447,"position":0},"title":"General Purpose Loads for the AR15","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeff Cooper wrote a lot about the general purpose application of the rifle. In fact, that's what he founded his Scout Rifle concept around. Well, here's a look at general purpose loads for eight cartridges available in the AR 15. To read the full article click HERE \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/purpose15.jpg?fit=848%2C477&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/purpose15.jpg?fit=848%2C477&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/purpose15.jpg?fit=848%2C477&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/purpose15.jpg?fit=848%2C477&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16495,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/my-general-purpose-rifle\/","url_meta":{"origin":15447,"position":1},"title":"Thoughts on the General Purpose Rifle","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 29, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In the 1980s, Jeff Cooper, a former Marine and founder of what is now known as Gunsite Academy, conceived the Scout Rifle concept. 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Check out the new 300 HAM'R from Wilson Combat.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DEFENSE&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DEFENSE","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/defense\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wc-300hamr_inset2.jpg?fit=745%2C420&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wc-300hamr_inset2.jpg?fit=745%2C420&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wc-300hamr_inset2.jpg?fit=745%2C420&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wc-300hamr_inset2.jpg?fit=745%2C420&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16676,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/analysis-of-the-scout-rifle-part-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":15447,"position":3},"title":"Analysis of the Scout Rifle: Part 3","author":"gunwriter","date":"February 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the third in a series of articles concerning the Scout Rifle. It could be considered an addendum to my book,\u00a0The Scout Rifle Study. The Problem with the Scout Rifle The primary problem with the Scout Rifle is that today it is used by a generation of folks who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Latest&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Latest","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/category\/latest\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0493.jpg?fit=1000%2C417&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0493.jpg?fit=1000%2C417&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0493.jpg?fit=1000%2C417&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0493.jpg?fit=1000%2C417&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15523,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/pistol-caliber-carbine-triggers\/","url_meta":{"origin":15447,"position":4},"title":"Pistol Caliber Carbine Triggers","author":"gunwriter","date":"April 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The smart engineers at Timney Triggers have solved this with two new PCC triggers - they now offer a single and two-stage PCC trigger. 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