.22 ARC
- Thread starter wboggs
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Life is too short to shoot competition with a suspect barrel. My 223 service rifle barrels get pulled between 3-3500 rounds or the first sign of getting loose at 600 yards. Barrels are cheap compared to the expense of a 4 day match 1000 miles away. My pull offs are only half done and will still shoot fine at 1-200 yards for practice or pd hunting.
You are right....and waiting 12 months for a barrel , makes it shorter! And that's for a blank! Luckily, I have an awesome Smith that will chamber, etc in 2 weeks to a month. The new normal is having to constantly search for componets, grit your teeth, close your eyes and hit " buy now"....different times. rsbhunter
Another way to look at it: 223 24 grains of powder, 22 ARC 32 grains, 22-250 40 grains. Barrel life is pretty linear to powder burned in the same size bore.
True, if 223 would consistently take the steel plates off the stands at 500 meters, I would be using it exclusively! The extra bullet weight and velocity I can get from the 22 arc ( in ar15) , gives me a small edge of power over the 223. I have seen the 223 turn targets and not take them off. But your advice is point on! rsbhunter
hoz53
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thats a good idea.
Works like a charm. I have shot steel for a very long time, Its the simplest least cost effective way to do it. 4 pack of radios on Amazon are very cheap. The Magneto Speed Flashing lights work pretty good also but are rather expensive but they do work. For matches I would think it to be irresponsible for the match director to not have some sort of indicator on the targets that are beyond 800 yards to not have them now days.
I apologize to the O P for the thread drift. This thread is NOT about shooting steel. It's about the 22 ARC.
hoz53
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sounds good - i wont try it with my yeasu radios but sounds like a good use for the baeofangs. Thanks
Always nice to pick up some new info to make shooting easier!!
Surprise, surprise!
I'm thinking of a 22 ARC for a bolt gun, but I'm holding off for now to see how much support it gets regarding components. I already have a 6.5 Grendel that I load for, otherwise I'd probably lean more towards a 22BR. If someone like Peterson doesn't come out with brass for it, I'll have to decide if I want to form it from new 6.5 brass, switch to something more expensive (22 BR), or give up some velocity and go with something that's cheaper to feed (223AI). I'm not in a hurry now so I'm waiting to see what happens with it over the next 6 to 12 months.
One thing that I did think was odd about Hdys load data is that for 75gr loads, they were using (~2gr) more powder in the bolt guns but getting the same MV where as all the other bullet weights were able to be pushed nearly 200 fps faster in a bolt gun. That seems off to me.
One thing that I did think was odd about Hdys load data is that for 75gr loads, they were using (~2gr) more powder in the bolt guns but getting the same MV where as all the other bullet weights were able to be pushed nearly 200 fps faster in a bolt gun. That seems off to me.
Making 22 ARC is pretty straight forward. I used the method described in this You Tube Video. I made it from Starline Brass. After forming I annealed the brass, ran it through the sizing die again and loaded it.
26.5 grains of Benchmark, 60 grain Vmax, 2.20 OAL, Fed 205 Primer.
26.5 grains of Benchmark, 60 grain Vmax, 2.20 OAL, Fed 205 Primer.
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It's from a bolt gun. Here's the details on the barrel. I also have two AR barrels coming in 22 ARC. Hopefully they'll shoot as good...
Rem/Ages Remington 700 Prefit Barrel Barrel Steel: 416R Stainless Steel Contoured Barrel Length: 26 (No 1/2"x28 Threads) Caliber & Twist Rate: .219/.224 1:7 Twist 5R Groove Bolt Action Contour: 20 - Rem Sendero 1.062 3, .940 2.5 .830 Rifle Chambers: 22 ARC |
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