Anyone shooting 223 with a short 18 in. barrel? Need load for handy truck and tractor rifle accurate to about 200 yds. Thank in advance weewilly
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Anyone shooting 223 with a short 18 in. barrel? Need load for handy truck and tractor rifle accurate to about 200 yds. Thank in advance weewilly
You can't use the magazie with this load but it shoots .3's for me out of a Stevens 200 barrel chapped to 18".
24.5 grains of Varget, 69 grain SMK, CCI 400's seated to a OAL of 2.43".
I shoot this load 95% of the time.
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If you want to kill larger furry animals, I would suggest a 65gr Sierra Game King. I have killed 14 deer over several seasons w/ a 18" AR 15 SPR. I use AA2520 and get just over 3000fps w/ my load. It really works on Deer. I am planning to go Coyote hunting w/ this load in a 24" ar as well. I have alot of confidence in this bullet from lots of shooting and good clean kills out to 165yds.
I presume you will be using it for varmints / coyotes / pest control. There are many bullets and powders that work well in the .223. Personally I've had good results with 50gr V-Max bullets and H335 (25.5 gr is best in my rifle). H4895 also has worked well for me.