Why .223

.223 is a win because yer #### won't fall off!

I just built another .223 using a pulled off SPS TAC barrel found on the EE forum. At first test fire, my standard load of 25.0 gr WC735 (cheapo Higginson Powder) with a Hornady 50 gr Vmax will print under a nickel. Good enough for the groundhogs I shoot at. It's housed an LTR HS precision stock.

Now I gotta play with the bottom metal, maybe M700 DM factory magazines or maybe AICS with some bottom metal from CDI sold by juanvaldez here on CGNutz? Who knows? All good project fun!

Cheers and best of luck pursuing the .223 LR project. :wave:

Barney
 
I chose the 223 for a few reasons. The first is availability of premium ammo. This is not so much of a concern to someone who reloads, but if you don't it is nice to have some options to shoot at longer range. For example, the Hornady 75 grain BTHP ammo has proven accurate out to 500 yards in my bone stock Savage VLP. Secondly, it has next to no recoil, great for shooting all day. Also makes it easier to see near hits at longer ranges, to help make corrections from splash. Another is barrel life, the 223 has a much greater barrel life than both the 22-250 and the 243. A lot of people may never shoot out a barrel, but it is something to consider. The cheap ammo wasn't really a big part of the decision, but decent accuracy can be had from standard 55 grain FMJ ammo, which is fine for plinking. My rifle will still hold MOA most times with it.

1ShotKing
 
ya those are all valid reasons.sure. 22-250 and .243 flatter? sure. but out to what range? Take a look at what brian litz outines as "danger space." Basically this is the RATE at which the bullet drops rather than how MUCH the bullet drops. The 22-250 may be flatter and dropping slower at first, but out after say 500 yards for example, the heavier .223 bullets will sail past the 22-250 long after the 22-250 is in the dirt. Look at the point on a trajectory table at which the 22-250 bullet starts dropping FASTER than .223, rather than looking at the total drop. This is a much more accurate look at trajectories. Simply looking at trajectory crossover points between two calibers is a very inaccurate way to evaluate a trajectory which can easily be skewed by a manufacturer to make one trajectory look better than the other simply by " zeroing" the rifle at different ranges and adjusting the sight height value. You could make the 303 look better than the 30-378 at a certain range if you want by adjusting the sight height and zero range variables in a ballistics program. Bottom line, BC is king. Period.
 
.223 Rem is Amazing. My AR-15A3 & Rem 700 SPS Tactical .223 get a lot of use at the 200yard range. I'm dying to go further....like 500-700 yards. AR is outta the question due to Restricted...but my Rem 700 Tac .223 is perfect. Some Federal Match 69/77 gr. BTHP would be ideal.

.223 Rem & .308 Win will Always be most popular, and I've always owned both.

For it's size... .223 Rem is Very effective and capable little round. ....especially a full auto M4 with 100-round Beta-C drum mag lol ;)
 
"...use a ballistic calculator..." Don't get wrapped up in technology. Get out there and shoot 'em.
"...Some classes of competition only..." That and the cost and availability of ammo is the primary reason. There's a certain amount of the .223 isn't as loud as a .243 or .22-250 too.
 
no such thing as flat trajectory, every bullet drops so you have to make calculations anyhow. Its all just a little math, and its no simpler to do the math on a .223 than it is on a 22-250 and its no more difficult.


go with 223 as you will have a lot more access to good information than you will with a 22-250. less noise, less recoil, longer shooting days, less money = a lot more value and fun for the money.
 
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