Thread: Who still makes 0.223" diameter projectiles?

Originally Posted by Crusty

conclusion?

I think the Sierra #1385 40gr hp is the go. I think it will be worth trying without resizing down to .221"

If I can get a .24" group @25m to translate through to 1" at 100m, I'd be happy.

The soft point 45gr hornet #1210 was very good, but might be better with a lighter load as Hornets ain't really going 3400 fps! probably 100fps slower!

the hottest hornet load data I could see for 40gr was 2800fps so we're a fair bit ahead of that,
When you say .221" Sierra 40gr, did you size these down? if you did how did that go, if the .223" do shoot better it would probably be better to resize the .224 projectiles seeing as .223 seem to be harder to find.

I've got to clean and deprime all my brass today so will load up some more to test once they're all dry,
I'll test my loads at 25m to get a closer comparison to your numbers, also easier to see with the 4x scope
I'm going to retest the scope theory before I go and drop a bunch of money to buy a new one, so more results should coming soon.