.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

[The Guide]

Just curious, what bullet weight are you putting in the calculator? Yours is showing way more energy than I’m getting?

That picture is of the 6 ARC with the 108. His energy is close to mine.

Jay

 

[deerbo]

this whole thread is amazing

 

[wind gypsy]

The hells canyon mag in factory pattern bottm metal work very well for loaded longer 300 wsm and 6.5 prc stuff. The hells canyon feed like butter.

I am going to have to pick up some waters mags everyone seems to like them.

Yes, the ones i have work well for my 7 SAUM IF i'm using 175/180 class bullets loaded long. With 145 CEB lazers they dont feed worth a shit.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

For rifle loads H335, varget, imr 4350, h4350 and blc2. Im not opposed to buying a new powder. I've heard tac and xbr but the xbr is impossible to find in my area and when you do it's about $65 a pound.

get some leverevolution. i don't like BLC2 much, and tac pressures up quickly on hot days

 

[Pharmseller]

tac pressures up quickly on hot days

Yes, yes it does.




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[Lawnboi]

Anyone shooting n135 or n140? Seems cheapish.

I got a lot of n140 for a 6br build coming down the pipe. 290 for an 8lber could be good. Supposed to be fairly cool burning powder as well.

 

[Harvey_NW]

Did you literally quote someone on page 1 from 2019 and not read past that?

That's borderline banworthy.. Not even a warning, just gtfoh **

 

[FZMT]

Anyone shooting n135 or n140? Seems cheapish.

I got a lot of n140 for a 6br build coming down the pipe. 290 for an 8lber could be good. Supposed to be fairly cool burning powder as well.

N140 is very accurate, definitely a good powder especially given the Hodgdon/Alliant price increases. I’ve been meaning to see how it meters out of a Dillon powder measure, I haven’t used it as much as I would if it had a better reputation for metering well.

 

[fwafwow]

BattleHawk Armory has the Black Hills 5.56 in 77gr TMK, but it's a bit on the steep side at $1.60 per before taxes and shipping, and they are either down to 7 boxes of 50, or you are limited to buying that many.

 

[jonandy]

That picture is of the 6 ARC with the 108. His energy is close to mine.

Jay

Makes sense!

 

[wyosam]

Since i'm a degenerate & cant leave good enough alone lol. Has anyone tried a 1-7 .223 shooting the 88 ELD's? Thats what i use in my creed, it would be nice to only buy 1 bullet for both rifles. thinking maybe a 223 AI

I’d have to dig through old notes, but in my 26” 223ai, I believe I was around 2800 with the 88.


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[jonandy]

This is Horandy’s listing for the 22 ARC in a bolt gun. Pretty awesome with the 88’s. I recently grabbed a 22ARC in the new Ruger Gen 2. Once I have it put together I’ll update what I get with the 88’s. I’m excited to give it a go. It is definitely set up to shoot the longer bullets. I debated on doing the 223ai it looks sweet as well.

 

[Big_wals]

This is Horandy’s listing for the 22 ARC in a bolt gun. Pretty awesome with the 88’s. I recently grabbed a 22ARC in the new Ruger Gen 2. Once I have it put together I’ll update what I get with the 88’s. I’m excited to give it a go. It is definitely set up to shoot the longer bullets. I debated on doing the 223ai it looks sweet as well.
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What barrel length did you get?

 

[jonandy]

I got the 22”

 

[Big_wals]

I got the 22”

Gotcha . I’ll be interested to see what results you get!

 

[SamsonMan22]

Anyone shooting n135 or n140? Seems cheapish.

I got a lot of n140 for a 6br build coming down the pipe. 290 for an 8lber could be good. Supposed to be fairly cool burning powder as well.

I went through 16lbs of n135 with the Hornady 75bthp. It was a really accurate powder for me but did not like to be stepped on, loaded at 223 pressures it was great but at 5.56 pressures the accuracy fell apart.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

BattleHawk Armory has the Black Hills 5.56 in 77gr TMK, but it's a bit on the steep side at $1.60 per before taxes and shipping, and they are either down to 7 boxes of 50, or you are limited to buying that many.

Saw that and was tempted. Last time I paid $1.36 per bullet all in with shipping. I still have a few thousand lying around for now, I hope it doesn't keep going up.

 

[fwafwow]

Saw that and was tempted. Last time I paid $1.36 per bullet all in with shipping. I still have a few thousand lying around for now, I hope it doesn't keep going up.

I was also tempted, and your post got me to check my last price - $1.45 shipped with taxes. The current price for BattleHawk is (for me) between $1.77 and $1.83 depending on whether I would insure it. I don't have as many as you, so I "need" more. Same with 6.5 - the 147gr eld-m variety is running $1.71 shipped with tax. Decisions, decisions.

 

[Pharmseller]

Weird…

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[FCCDerek]

get some leverevolution. i don't like BLC2 much, and tac pressures up quickly on hot days

Leverrevolution isn't that great as far as temp sensitivity goes either.