According to US DoD sources, the Mk 262 round is capable of making kills at 700 meters. Ballistics tests found that the round caused "consistent initial yaw in soft tissue" between 3 and 4 in at ranges from 15 feet to 300 meters. Apparently it is superior to the standard M855 round when fired from an M4 or M16 rifle, increasing accuracy from 3–5 minutes of angle to 2 minute of angle. It possesses superior stopping power, and can allow for engagements to be extended to up to 700 meters when fired from an 18-inch barrel. It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to .223/5.56 mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian-designed 5.56×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round. In one engagement, a two-man special forces team reported 75 kills with 77 rounds. The Mk 262 has a higher ballistic coefficient than the M855 of (G1)0.362 / (G7)0.181, meaning it loses less velocity at long-range.
According to US DoD sources the Mk 262 round is capable of making kills at 700 meters Ballistics tests found that the round caused "consistent initial yaw in soft tissue" between 3 and 4 in at ranges from 15 feet to 300 meters Apparently it is superior to the standard M855 round when fired from an M4 or M16 rifle increasing accuracy from 3–5 minutes of angle to 2 minute of angle It possesses superior stopping power and can allow for engagements to be extended to up to 700 meters when fired from an 18-inch barrel It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to 223/556 mm Superior accuracy wounding capacity stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators and highly desirable as a replacement for the older Belgian-designed 556×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round In one engagement a two-man special forces team reported 75 kills with 77 rounds The Mk 262 has a higher ballistic coefficient than the M855 of (G1)0362 / (G7)0181 meaning it loses less velocity at long-range