Wanting a 223, i sent an order in to Brad @urbanrifleman He called me up and said hey i have a 223 AI on the shelf i will ship this out and refund your shipping cost. I said i didn't really want another caliber to have to mess with forming brass in steps. He explained i could shoot my 223 brass and it would form no problem. Got an email stating it was shipped, this is number four since November of 22 Brad ! Stay tuned as i want to run 55gr and up for a PRS learning rifle. Yall will really like this one. I have xbr 8208, accurate 2520, sw precision with several different bullet weights i will be using.
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Gary in MD
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Sounds interesting, what’s the twist on the barrel?
I just came home from shooting my 223 AI. It is one of the most accurate guns I own. 5 shots in 1/2" @ 110 yds with fire forming loads.
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Gary in MD
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Cool8 twist. And that batch are all shooters.
Hope my 22-250 barrel came out of that batch!
Every barrel i own from you is a shooter !8 twist. And that batch are all shooters.
223AI is a fun caliber.
8208XBR and SW Precision work well behind the 75 ELD for me.
8208XBR and SW Precision work well behind the 75 ELD for me.
I love mine! Great prairie dog caliber.
redrockranger
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Steve Timm from from Varmint Hunter Magazine was a very big promoter of the 223 AI . About the only thing he used for Prairie Dog shooting. Is he still around ??
Gary in MD
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Yea, he liked the 223ai.
I enjoyed reading his stuff back in the day, when he left The Varmint Hunter, that magazine went down hill quick. He was posting on 24 hr for a while but haven’t seen anything from him lately.
If you're talking about the 223 go gauge used for headspacing a 223AI, short answer is no.
With most AI chambers the standard go gauge becomes the no-go for the AI version. If you know how to compensate for the extra length of the gauge while headspacing, then yes you could use it. But it's safer to use the real thing if possible....and relatively cheap too.
With most AI chambers the standard go gauge becomes the no-go for the AI version. If you know how to compensate for the extra length of the gauge while headspacing, then yes you could use it. But it's safer to use the real thing if possible....and relatively cheap too.
Ramblerman
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urbanrifleman
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You can use it to do a nut barrel. I don't think it's necessary to do four thou of crush. You can basically set the chamber to zero headspace on your 223 brass.
urbanrifleman
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25.5 should be the fire-forming node.
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