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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: Brother in-law]
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10/10/17 04:32 AM
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kmon11
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For fur saving friendly 22 Hornet Very light recoil as well
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: Brother in-law]
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10/10/17 12:16 PM
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DStroud
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I considered a 22 Hornet at one time but after having a couple of 17 MachIV’s I decided to try a 221 Fireball and it now has a permanent place in the gun safe. I am always amazed at the performance it gives from such a little case.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: Brother in-law]
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10/10/17 12:34 PM
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kmon11
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True the fireball is a great little round. Same case as the 300 Blackout, well at least extremely close. 300 Whisper is a 221 Fireball necked up to 308 where as a 300 Blackout is off a 223 case cut and necked down, but wait the 221 fireball is a 223 shortened and case necked down. Comes out close enough the dies for one are marked for the other also. Just a way of getting around a proprietary cartridge without paying. For rocking a Coyote or bobcat without external damage mu favorite is still the 17 Remington. Hone that shoots the Remington factory ammo 25gr at 4250fps and worked up reloads to that speed. Every coyote I have shot with it has been a bang flop from 60 yard eyeball shot to 300 yard gut /spine shot.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: Brother in-law]
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10/10/17 01:02 PM
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mikei
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I understand that you are wanting to go with a .223, but if you're not totally committed to that caliber, you may want to consider other options. For instance, if I want to collect fur, I turn to my 20 Tactical. It's a real burner, purees the insides of the varmint, and rarely, if ever exits the carcass. A buddy of mine runs a 20 Practical with the same results on pelt damage. Plus, we get to argue endlessly about which rifle is better! (Neither is better, and we both know it!)
Last edited by mikei; 10/10/17 01:07 PM.
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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: Brother in-law]
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10/10/17 02:33 PM
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603Country
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Just to say it again, try the 40 grain Nosler or V-Max. I was shocked at how hard the Nosler put coyotes down, but stayed in the coyote. All I can figure is that the bullet dumps all its energy in the coyote and not in the tree or dirt on the other side of the coyote.
Just because you have an 8 twist (or a 9, like mine) you don't have to shoot heavy bullets. I get great accuracy with the 40 grainer. I load em up hot, over H335, and get velocities approaching what I get with the 55 grainer in my 220 Swift.
About 30 minutes ago I shot a fat coyote with my 260. Big exit. Real big exit.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: mikei]
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10/10/17 02:39 PM
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J.G.
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I understand that you are wanting to go with a .223, but if you're not totally committed to that caliber He already has the rifle set up.
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Re: 223 bullet selection
[Re: aggiehunter03]
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10/11/17 06:34 AM
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tenyearsgone
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I have experience with a 55 vmax from years back.
Two I have wonders about are
Hornady 73 gr eld
And
The tipped sgk Shot the 77 SGK out of my new 22-250 Tikka 1:8" twist yesterday out to 400 yards. Shot really good. Now just need a live target to test expansion. Not sure they'd load in an ARmag very well though? The 77 tipped SMK will work in an AR great. I get about 2,800 FPS with my most accurate charge of AR-Comp.
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