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    Ideal .223 Bolt Action Plinker (?)

    This post inspired me to bring out my RAR in 223. I bought it used after shooting one a friend had and for $400 it was hard to pass up. I'm surprised at the decent accuracy for having a plastic stock, just a 4x scope, and 55gr FMJBT reloads. It is a little clunky feeding from the AR mag. I...
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    Subsonic .223 loads

    I've played with pistol powders in 223. It's some interesting stuff. The 55gr Clays load that Hodgdon published stabilized in longer barrels but tumbled in my 14" Contender (1:12 twist). I haven't played with heavy bullets but found this when researching it. Ammo: Custom Reloads of Dallas with...
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    5.56 AR Only Loads

    Where/How did you source the Shell Shock NAS3 cases to load? Those seem really interesting. I'm getting similar velocity, but from a stout load of Varget in a 24" barrel. These do show some pressure signs with ejector smears and flattened edge of primers. I haven't loaded them in those cases...
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    5.56 AR Only Loads

    ^Double cannelure? I've never seen that before. How odd
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    Small varmint kills (the bastards!)

    They're not all that big, but yeah they burrow some extensive holes. Yup, CA near Paso Robles.
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    Walnut media size

    I've been using walnut sand blasting media from Harbor Freight. The medium 12 grit seems to get stuck in the flash holes like you said, so much that I run a universal decapper in station 1 of a Dillon 650 when I reload 223. I've since switched to their 24 grit fine media and it doesn't stick in...
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    Small varmint kills (the bastards!)

    It's not the camera angle, they're huge when they fully mature. These mommas and some of the large males are has big as my boot! Body 12" long and 4+" across. Then on the other end, some of the babies are barely an inch wide. I started shooting squirrels here when I was a kid. Dad brought out...
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    Small varmint kills (the bastards!)

    Got out to my cousin's ranch this weekend to clobber some ground squirrels. 57 Friday including two doubles and 44 today. High grass and lots of tiny young ones made for some challenging shooting.
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    What's the Go-To 223 Brass Now?

    Is it any different from other Federal 223 brass? I've read lots of reports that Federal brass is soft. Haven't loaded enough of it myself to tell a difference. To answer the OP - I've always had good luck with LC brass.
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    5.56 AR Only Loads

    Interesting. TLDR: Case volume matters a lot at the upper end of pressure. I found it interesting you're not getting any pressure signs with that load. I've been loading some 77gr SMK 2nds @2.255" and 25.0gr of TAC for spinner targets in 3gun. I got some ejector smears on the brass and can tell...
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    Powder IN-STOCK thread

    That's good to hear. I was hesitant to buy some but gave in and ordered the last 5 boxes. They should be on the way to me soon. Hopefully it won't get caught in an order snafu like you had.
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    Powder IN-STOCK thread

    Based on the AR title "Match Varmint" I thought they were the Mead 85gr, but they list their OAL as 1.129, so I guess it's not them. https://meadammo.com/product/22-caliber-224-dia-85gr-bthp-varmint-match-100-per-box/ DANG IT, missed the H4895 at AR. That would have been nice.
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    Ballistic advantage Hanson Barrels

    I ran a 16" BA Hansen midlength 0.625" gas journal barrel in my 3gun rifle for years and it served me very well. I do remember one year at Surefire World Multigun Championship, there was a stage with a ton of rifle paper hozer and then steel targets out to ~450 up a ravine. I hammered those...
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    New 77g 224 bullet

    Anyone else have any more experience with these? Do they load ok at AR mag length? Is their stated BC accurate? Was that from an AR Or bolt gun? American Reloading has Blems that may be these bullets. Only thing I'm going off of at the moment is the name in the description. No other...
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    223 rem bullet choice 1-300

    For 3gun and gas gun matches my go to is the 69gr SMK with a stout load of H4895. I've also used Tac, friends of mine swear by Varget and N140. To answer the OP: I used to use the 53gr V-max for 3gun with good results. Most of our "long range" targets were 2-400 yards. I could get enough...
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