Thread: Is the .223 the most versatile cartridge?

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

It'll be interesting to see what the "new normal" of semi auto rifles becomes.

As mentioned in the 357 / 44 Mag thread, I've used one of these, and watched it in action on game. I was impressed. In the right hands, it delivers more than adequate killing power for head shooting goats and fallow. It wasn't used for chest shots by the young lady shooter, not her style.

Magnum Research .22 WMR 9-shot semi-auto



https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/fi...lded-rifle.asp

There were several different ammo choices, I do remember it shot 30gr V-Max well but you're not supposed to use 30gr I see on the website, didn't know that at the time. Why is that, by the way? Anyone know?

This is what we went hunting with though, Armscor US 40gr HP:



The ammo is expensive enough to make you think twice about plinking, but once I got the hang of the weight (very light) and the trigger (crisp but quite heavy) and the scope (red dot), I was drilling coke cans at 75m pop pop pop no problem.

I suspect it would drop goats with forward shoulder shots no problem.