6mm-223

[IceAxe]

I went to the range today and tried to do a ladder test at the 300 with some Hornady 100g BTSP and some Varget. the sweet spot was 24 - 24.5 grains with the vertical group close to 1/2 inch (avg Vel 2499). All in all the entire group with the 100 grain bullets was better at 300 than I was getting 87 grain bullets at 100.

For whatever reason that barrel doesn't like the 87 - 90 grain bullets. I am glad I tried the 100's, I had about given up on anything heavier than the 75's.

[buckshotbarlow]

good bits, i'm gonna hit the dog field tomorrow and see how mine does. Wish me luck. I have a feeling, 300yds is gonna be a bitch on those vc!

[buckshotbarlow]

6mm-223 is frig'n the pill of death on varmint cong. My uncle only let me shoot one since he's poisoning them. Just vaporized it at 50yds.

[xring]

6mm-223 is frig'n the pill of death on varmint cong. My uncle only let me shoot one since he's poisoning them. Just vaporized it at 50yds.

Why is a poison death for the pdogs preferable to red cloud?

[eneranch]

My uncle only let me shoot one since he's poisoning them...

WTF??? Why only shoot one ?

[buckshotbarlow]

WTF??? Why only shoot one ?

i couldn't make it out there this summer so he paid a guy to poison them. Gonna try and get some Yotes with it here in a month...

[IceAxe]

why wait a month

[eneranch]

Heading East this morning, gonna try calling some Yotes on Walk-In land. If that doesn't work, I'll be looking for Pheasant.

[buckshotbarlow]

took mine out to the range again with some 8208 that i picked up. 75gr vmax, behind a max charge of 27gr yielded .75" groups. Needless to say, i've found my load. I need to get my chrono out to see what these are cooking at, but the IMR sure beat down tac and varget...

[eneranch]

Made it to the range yesterday also; shooting steel at 600 yds with the 6x45 58gr Z-max over 25.3g AA2015 @ 3016fps

Also took along the 223 shooting 69gr SMK over 26g of Varget @ 3113fps ; this load really makes the steel "ring"