.223 Remington commercial ammo.
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charlie b
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I just tried some! I just wanted to see how well I was doing with reloads and how good the mfg stuff is.
Keep in mind I have a long throat (0.230") barrel for shooting 90gn stuff. The photo is the result. 100yd. Top group is the Berger ammo, ten rounds. the top and lower left are the first two rounds out of a cold barrel. The other two groups are 90VLD bullets, only 5 rounds each. Middle group is a lower vel load that I used as a comparison to some previous data. The bottom load was a higher vel load that had proved ok before. Still not fully tuned, but closer.
Needless to say, I was quite impressed, especially since the jump on that factory load has to be over 0.100", maybe 0.150". FWIW, the factory load is better than most of the 88ELD loads I've tried with this barrel.
FYI, the box of cartridges cost me just over $40 for 20 rounds.
Keep in mind I have a long throat (0.230") barrel for shooting 90gn stuff. The photo is the result. 100yd. Top group is the Berger ammo, ten rounds. the top and lower left are the first two rounds out of a cold barrel. The other two groups are 90VLD bullets, only 5 rounds each. Middle group is a lower vel load that I used as a comparison to some previous data. The bottom load was a higher vel load that had proved ok before. Still not fully tuned, but closer.
Needless to say, I was quite impressed, especially since the jump on that factory load has to be over 0.100", maybe 0.150". FWIW, the factory load is better than most of the 88ELD loads I've tried with this barrel.
FYI, the box of cartridges cost me just over $40 for 20 rounds.
Theres an episode of Ultimate Reloader where he duplicates that Berger OTM load. Might be able to get it done for less than $2 per shot.
urbanrifleman
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Honestly, I shot smaller than that with Frontier 75 ammo in my 223 ISSF.
Post in thread '223 ISSF Project' https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/223-issf-project.4149604/post-39239372
And that was with my wife's rifle. Not mine. Hers has a hunting scope.
Post in thread '223 ISSF Project' https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/223-issf-project.4149604/post-39239372
And that was with my wife's rifle. Not mine. Hers has a hunting scope.
urbanrifleman
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169 Freebore is not real close. My opinion is that 75 HORNADY HP shoots the same no matter the throat. And that's a great bullet. And Frontier is made by Lake City.
Not to mention it's $15 a 20.
The 75gr BTHP (of which there appears to be two versions, the T2 usually found with cannelure and loaded in the Frontier and the sleeker non cannelured T1) both shoot great in my issf chamber no matter the COAL. Great bullets and an even better chamber, really brings the .223 into a whole other league.
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I’d love to try some Bergers through my .223s…but I’m not interested in having to take out a second mortgage in order to buy a case.
urbanrifleman
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Preach!!
I've got 5 bucks says that cheap Frontier will hang with that fancy Berger ammo. Just a guess. Maybe not. But...
Of course, no YouTube influencer is going to get paid to test it.
Well, then I’ll sell you some 223 ammo that shoots as good as you want. $10/round, sold only in 5 case lots, very exclusive, and I’ll throw in a free rifle. You are responsible for the scope.
I’ll print whatta hobby on the boxes?
Yeah, me too. Oh, it wouldn’t break me financially to buy a case in reality. With my luck, however, they would prove to be so superior that I’d get hooked on them. Now, THAT might prove to put my financial well being in jeopardy!
Big_Daddy
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I was asked if I still had this picture from a few years ago.
This target (shot before I bought my ShotMarker) was shot at 200 yards, 15 rounds with an UrbanRifleman 169 ISSF barrel.
This ammo has been very accurate for me when I am too lazy to hand load.
Quarter for reference and no it is not hiding any holes....
This target (shot before I bought my ShotMarker) was shot at 200 yards, 15 rounds with an UrbanRifleman 169 ISSF barrel.
This ammo has been very accurate for me when I am too lazy to hand load.
Quarter for reference and no it is not hiding any holes....
urbanrifleman
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I was asked if I still had this picture from a few years ago.
This target (shot before I bought my ShotMarker) was shot at 200 yards, 15 rounds with an UrbanRifleman 169 ISSF barrel.
This ammo has been very accurate for me when I am too lazy to hand load.
Quarter for reference and no it is not hiding any holes....
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What???? 75 cents each!!
https://www.brownells.com/ammunitio..._content=price-drop-customer-m1&sku=105002800
Fair price from a known source.
Fair price from a known source.
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