kip270 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Just thought all you guy's who shoot the .223 round http://www.6mmbr.com/223rem.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I don't shoot it yet, but it gives some very good information that you may want to know before buying one. I've been trying to work out twist rates etc for some time, and that covers it very well. Cheers for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Thanks Kip, As a user of bog standard CCI primers I liked this bit: "The .223 Remington uses a Small Rifle primer. In a bolt gun you'll get good results from all the major brands: CCI, Federal, Remington, Winchester. The Rem 7 1/2s work very well with both stick and ball powders. Benchresters have shown a bias towards the Federal 205M (match), but in our informal testing, the CCI BR4s shot just as well as the Federals, while the CCIs delivered lower ES/SD with some powders. In fact, we've found that the "plain Jane" CCI 400s were closely matched with the much more expensive BR4s. Both can deliver good accuracy with low ES and SD. (Currently, at Powder Valley, CCI 400s cost $19.00 per thousand, while CCI BR4s cost $29.50 per thousand.) Some primers do seem to work better with particular powder/bullet combinations, so it's wise to do your own testing, and you may want to test CCI 400s vs. CCI BR4s head to head. You may find that the cheaper CCI 400s work just as well as the pricey BR4s in your gun" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Excellent link Kip. Mods, this one should be a sticky me thinks. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 great site kip, some interesting reading ahead. ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 great site some very useful information there good info on the recommended twist rates for the different weights of bullets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 do any of you Irish lads reload your own ammo. If so how difficult is it to get the equipment and ingredients needed do you save much money on it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I particularly liked the high-speed video of a bullet vapourising a grape... wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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