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Bullet and powder advice for 1:8 .223 for target/coyote shooting

Sorry in advance for asking something so basic but it would save me a lot of scouring the internet.

I am planning on purchasing a T3X Lite in .223 with a 22" 1:8 barrel for coyote hunting and target shooting. I have seen people get great accuracy out of T3X Lite contour barrels with a slow cadence of fire. Max mag length will be 2.44".

I am looking for a bullet and powder combination that is easy to load for (I don't want to chase the lands), is economical, and has decent terminal effects for predator control. I had initially planned to use 69gr SMKs but I am not seeing a lot of love for them online.

Bullets available to me in bulk in my price range include:

Sierre 69gr SMK
Sierra 77gr SMK
Sierra 77gr TMK
Hornady 75gr ELD-M
Hornady 73gr ELD-M

There are also lots of lighter bullets but I wasn't sure they would work as well in wind, in a 1:8, or in wind although I am far from an expert (obviously.) They include 52gr ELD-M, 55gr SMK, and 60gr TMK among others.

Powder available here is a bit limited with CFE 223 and Varget being what I think would work best. I plan to use Remington 7 1/2 primers.
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SOLD Zero Comp 840 with MPCT2 Reticle with Accessories

Zero Compromise 8-40 with MPCT2 Reticle in great shape. Comes with ZCO rings, ZCO flip covers, and the box.

Price: $4,000 TYD

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I’m gonna be rich, Rich RICH!

Just this morning alone I received notices that I am due a $3590.76 refund for an overpayment on auto insurance, a$3198.19 for an overpayment from health insurance and a 3618.43 for an overpayment by Visa. That’s over 10K today. If these refunds keep coming in, I’m gonna have the home of my dreams and all the trimmings.

First time virgin brass prep

Ok first round of prepping virgin brass. This may be over kill for AR loads but its practice for new project soon.
Starline 223 rem.
1. Annealed brass(diy annealer along with templac 750 degree F
2. Ran through just the expander ball on forster die lubed inside of neck
3. Debur flash hole
4. Ran .22 cal bronze in drill press to clean necks
5. Chamfer and debur
6. Dry tumble to clean lube and debris off

Ok so my one question is virgin brass and new 20" WOA barrel. Do i carry on with load development while fire forming at the same time or load the brass on the low side then resize for the load development. Just curious on how my work turned out and will listen to any advice.

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Which Suppressor for an HK P30L pistol with German Threaded 13.5x1 LH barrel?

I have an HK P30L 9mm Pistol with the German made Threaded 13.5x1 LH barrel that I am looking to get a Suppressor for. Now I am not too familiar with Pistol Suppressors with the Piston systems to make them function correctly. Which Suppressor would work Best for this application including the proper Piston system for the Threaded 13.5x1 LH barrel?


Any help in this matter would be Greatly Appreciated.

Thanks

Help picking the best factory ammo

I haven't made the jump to hand loads yet - and I'm still to new to the game to understand what b makes a particular round better for a particular barrel / setup.

I still get all my ammo from target sports USA. Ive been keeping track of what ammo seems to get me the best accuracy - but I was hoping for some quick suggestions.

1) 20" SS factory LMT 308 / 762 barrel - what factory ammo have people found works best? 1:11.5 twist I think.

2) 16 Larue stealth barrel 223 wylde- I've found that 223 Remington with a 62 ish weight seems to work better than 55 - but what would the experts suggest? 1/8th twist

As always - thank you!

SAUM help choosing.

I posted this on another forum but didn't get many replies. I've always wanted a SAUM. The purpose would be for a lite weight hunting rig for whitetail, and perhaps a black bear if one presented itself in my area. Also, the occasional bench session with no rapid firing. Max shots would be around 5-600 yards.
I realize there are a truckload of cartridges that can accomplish this that are more efficient, but like I said I always wanted a SAUM, and I have a new short action kelbly that I was going to use with UM bottom metal and XL mags.

i'm up in the air between a 25, 6.5 or 7 SAUM . I don't really want to go super heavy in a 7 Saum with the 180. I was thinking more like 140-168 with a 7, but that go me thinking that a 140gr in a 6.5 would be better due to the higher BC. Also, shooting a 25 with the 130 class bergers would be the flattest shooting from just punching in numbers.

What cal. do you think would have the best brass life and barrel life of these. Id like to get over 3,000fps with whatever I choose with a 22-24 inch barrel.

Firearms **Price Dropped** Flint River Precision 6.5x47 Carbon Hunting Rifle

Flint River Precision (Built by Bobby Keigans) 6.5x47 Up for grabs. This rifle would cost you $4500 to have it built today.

The rifle has been shot about 10 times and I will post a group of the first load I tried in it with 130 HVLD’s. Rifle will be a shooter with load development done and shot well under half moa in the one load I tried.

FRP 2 Lug R700 Custom Action
Proof 22” Carbon Sendero 1:8 Twist
Trigger Tech Special
FRP Modern Hunter Carbon Stock
Hawkins Hunter DBM with Mag
FRP Muzzle Brake

Price: $2500

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SOLD Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 - EBR-7C MRAD

Selling a Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 with illuminated EBR-7C MRAD reticle. The scope is in excellent condition with flawless lenses. Comes as shown in factory box with throw lever and sunshade.

Sold

No trades please.

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Firearms Accuracy International AT-LE

Hello everyone,
unfortunately life circumstance is requiring me to sell this rifle. I have an Accuracy International AT-LE, it was purchased from milehighshooting and was on the first shipment of AT-LEs to come to the states when they released. This specific one is serialized with a 2018 AT action. With that said, they never engraved it as an AT-LE, I don't think that came until a little bit later but whatever, it's an AT with an AX folding stock added from the factory. With it I have a Vortex Razor HD AMG 6-24x50 mounted with a spuhr 3602, on top of the AI high pic-rail. The heights were set up that way to throw on a bridge and run a pvs-30. This will not come with the bridge.
Additionally, I will add the Atlas CAL bipod with a RRS arca rail as seen in the pictures. It has the original AI 20" 308 barrel, and a proof research 24" stainless 6mm creedmoor barrel. The 308 barrel has around 600 rounds on it, and the 6 creed barrel has approximately 700 rounds on it. Admittedly I didn't keep the best track of how many rounds are on the barrels so those are just approximations. I had other 6mil and 308 barrels I practiced with which is the reason for the lower round counts on these ones. I'm wanting to sell this as a full package priced at $7000. I'm not in a hurry to sell, and if circumstances change before finding a suitable buyer I'll remove the post and not sell it.

To summarize:
AI AT-LE
-20" AI 308 barrel with TBAC SR Brake
-24" Stainless 6mm Creedmoor Proof Research barrel with TBAC SR Brake
-RRS Arca swiss dovetail mounting plate
-Atlas CAL bipod
-Vortex Razor HD AMG 6-24x50
-Spuhr 3602 30mm 20moa mount
-1 AI AW mag.

I have a couple of pics attached from various outings, I can add other pics later.
If you are interested you can message me on here and we can discuss payment methods. For whatever reason you are local to Eastern Washington (Spokane area) we could do a face to face, otherwise I don't mind shipping it to an FFL. I've only ever lugged this around in soft cases, so I can probably pick up a knockoff pelican Apache brand case from harbor freight to ship it in for an extra cost.

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SOLD Manners EH1

Selling my manners eh1 for a rem 700 sa. It has been fully pillar bedded for a thick recoil lug but any good smith can open it up for any 700 short just about. Contoured for a proof sendero and comes with flush cups, a 419 mini arca, a front pic rail, and a savage threadworks stock pack. Also coming with full hawkins dbm. It is elite tac camo but is spray painted pretty badass if I do say so myself. Nothing some acetone wouldn't fix though. Shoot me a message if you'd like pictures or have questions. Asking 750.

SOLD Manners PRS-TCS Elite Altus Meadowlands Gloss

Manners PRS-TCS Elite Altus Meadowlands Gloss.

Right Hand, Short Action, Manners Mini Chassis

In near perfect shape with Sike's Clutch, rear butt plate weight and spacers, two fore-end rail weights installed, and a Gray Ops CNC Barricade Stop

I'll cover shipping & shipment insurance.

No trades. PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle will be accepted as payment methods. Friends and Family or the buyer must pay all fees for a 'Goods and Services' transaction.

The first "I'll take it" in this thread gets the item stated.

$1402.74

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