This is the article that launched me down the Blue Dot path in the summer of 99. I already had the powder for my heavy 12ga loads so i had nothing to lose. Hard to believe 25 years has slipped by.Blue Dot in the .223 Remington could be just the ticket for you. See the attached article.
I used SR4759 and it shot well. I believe the load was 13.8grs, but will have to check on that. Velocity should be around 2500fps, and a 50gr TnT went through a 4x4 at l00 yds. Using a bulky fast powder like 4759 or XMR5744 can work well.I wonder if you could take a 223 and fill the case with a slow powder.
with a q tip sized ball of dacron, 13 grains of 4227 and a 40 grain bullet in a swift is about the same, JD.In 222, we used to use a 12 grain load of IMR 4227 for a less destructive fur load for calling coyotes. That happens to be about the load for that powder in a Hornet or Bee. It was very accurate with the 45 gr. bullets we were using, both jacketed and cast. Would probably be the same in 223. jd
Would you concider one of the powerful accurate air rifles?I want the blast to be minimal and comparable to not much more than that of a 22 mag or 5mm rimfire I've owned. I want the rifle to be a bolt action repeater. It cannot be a single shot which to me would be a deal breaker. I already have a 221 Fireball and 22 Hornet and know that compared to a 22mag, they both have substantially more blast and are not as pleasant out in the field. The only cartridge that comes to mind is a 5.7x28 case. While I may be able to handload the powder capacity down some, I've not even seen this case offered in any kind of a bolt action rifle. I realize wanting this mystery cartridge in a repeater too, (instead of a single shot) will make this even more difficult if not impossible to accomplish.
Any ideas?
I never used dacron on the 222. But in the Swift it helped a lot.I never did use any filler, but the 222 case is smaller than the swift. Did it make a difference for ya do you think? -- accuracy, ignition, pressure??
I got that load as I recall, from a magazine article about coyote calling. Seems like they called it the Buhrnam Brothers Special or some such. jd
Reviewing the post, I read elsewhere here that Savage has a 5.7x28 bolt action now. Other online spots have compared this and the 22 mag as neck 'n neck too.I want the blast to be minimal and comparable to not much more than that of a 22 mag or 5mm rimfire I've owned. I want the rifle to be a bolt action repeater. It cannot be a single shot which to me would be a deal breaker. I already have a 221 Fireball and 22 Hornet and know that compared to a 22mag, they both have substantially more blast and are not as pleasant out in the field. The only cartridge that comes to mind is a 5.7x28 case. While I may be able to handload the powder capacity down some, I've not even seen this case offered in any kind of a bolt action rifle. I realize wanting this mystery cartridge in a repeater too, (instead of a single shot) will make this even more difficult if not impossible to accomplish.
Any ideas?