federal gold medal match .223 (or other heavy .223 match ammo?)

[freedompro]

Anyone no of where i can get my hands on a few boxes of:
federal gold medal match .223

Or any other premium, heavy match grade ammunition of the .223 that will still fit in the mag of an AR 15?

Any other recommendations?

Thanks in advance
K

 

[Highwind]

I have a similar question related to 223 ammo. are any of the gun shops stocking any heavy varmint loads.

 

[AlexF]

For Federal 223 Rem 69gr Gold Match, try CRAFM (www.crafm.com)
For Hornady ammo try SAIL (www.sail.ca) or ARC-INTER (www.arcinter.com)

• Federal 223 Rem 69gr HPBT has been the gold standard for 223 Rem match ammo for 1-7" and 1-9" twist.
• Hornady 75gr Match ammo is great in at least 1-8" twist.
• The most accurate ammo that I've shot from 1-9" barrel semi is Hornady 60gr TAP-FDP.

For varmint you could use Hornady 55 V-MAX (there used to be a 75gr A-Max match load which was great for long range varminting but it does not exist anymore).

Alex

 

[freedompro]

Thanks for the info Alex,

I am running a custom built 20" full bull barrel with a 1 in 7 twist. The 69 grain work great but really wan tho try something heavier - 75, 77, 80+ to see how well they stabilize. Going from 55 gr to 69 gr made a huge difference in my groupings.

Thanks

 

[Fassteel]

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P&D in Edmonton usually has a good selection of the factory 223, might be federal or the higher end Hornady. FS