Thread: .223: The Ins & Outs of it

Originally Posted by dannyb

I was using a 223 on goats out to 300 yards last week with standard fiocchi 55gn soft points, it was certainly effective and much cheaper to feed than a 243 or 6mm cm
My 2 cents

Bruce uses gucci barnes and noslers. they're up there in price. back when powder was well priced then using a pretty standard projectile a 243 wouldn't be too bad to reload for.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Bruce uses gucci barnes and noslers. they're up there in price. back when powder was well priced then using a pretty standard projectile a 243 wouldn't be too bad to reload for.

On deer, yes to the 64 grain Nosler solid base bonded - I have 150 and then they are finished. They went out of production last year.

55 Barnes were good but haven't used them for a couple of years.

One of my .223's is sighted in for the 69grain Targex and thats a good duel load for wallaby and deer.

Mainly use the 77 grain Sierra Tipped on deer now. They are wonderful.

On wallaby Im using what I can get: 69grn Targex (but they are nearly all gone and Targex cant make any more for quite a while because he doesn't have jackets) and 55 grain Sierra GK mainly. Quite a few 52 grain Targex (they are still available).

I have a few hundred 52 ELDM loaded but not used yet, and 300 55 grn Hornady to load.

Great versatile caliber and heaps of fun.

Originally Posted by Tahr

On deer, yes to the 64 grain Nosler solid base bonded - I have 150 and then they are finished. They went out of production last year.

55 Barnes were good but haven't used them for a couple of years.

One of my .223's is sighted in for the 69grain Targex and thats a good duel load for wallaby and deer.

Mainly use the 77 grain Sierra Tipped on deer now. They are wonderful.

On wallaby Im using what I can get: 69grn Targex (but they are nearly all gone and Targex cant make any more for quite a while because he doesn't have jackets) and 55 grain Sierra GK mainly. Quite a few 52 grain Targex (they are still available).

I have a few hundred 52 ELDM loaded but not used yet, and 300 55 grn Hornady to load.

Great versatile caliber and heaps of fun.

The 77 because of the BC? My mate swears by the 55gr Barnes and mates in Auckland scream do not adjust the telly... 60gr Hornady in the Vixen. Last outing with my Barnes mate we got 3 with the 65gr Sierra. You look in the reloading cabinet and there is a whole load of different pills to use and you wonder if it will ever happen.