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I'm looking into getting an AR-15, this would be my first firearm. I'm wondering if I should be worrying about what brand of ammo I choose to purchase, will it affect how quickly the barrel becomes dirty etc?

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[–] Semester3383@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Not significantly, as long as you aren't buying ammo that's remanufactured, or is some Russian brand (Wolf, Silver Bear, etc.)/Turkish, etc. A bigger issue is going to be the twist rate of your barrel and the weight of the bullet, but even that's not going to be a big issue unless you're trying to get your rifle down to 1 MOA accuracy.