Thread: .223 for the Roar

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

I would have thought that 2206H would be the ticket for heavies in the .223, but I wouldn’t go against @Flyblown on this one.

2206H worked well with the 70 grain Speer but didn’t give me quite as good accuracy as the 2208. But there wasn’t really much in it. I think as usual that’s probably down to the individual rifle than a generalisation. The velocity was pretty much the same as well. At the end of the day I had a 4kg bottle of 2208 ready to go. If I had to load up the next batch with 2206H it wouldn’t be a problem.

@JohnDuxbury how did you get on???? surely you got out and shot SOMETHING.....

Originally Posted by JohnDuxbury

I sort of want to use the 70 speers...

Use 'em, they will kill anything you can kill with the others. Sounds like you've got respectable speed, you know they shoot, and you know enough about the required shot placement. And its probably more comforting knowing you're throwing 70gns at a close in stag thats all rutted up, then a teeny weeny 45gn, to maybe a 55. They would never shoot ok in my rifle, thats why I went back to the 60's.