Thread: Omark improvements

I would have thought 223 would be similar ? similar case size vs bore size,like the same powders.
Is there just not the good bc bullets available or it cant push them fast enough?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I would have thought 223 would be similar ? similar case size vs bore size,like the same powders.
Is there just not the good bc bullets available or it cant push them fast enough?

From our comparisons with electronic target data (velocities at target) a 308 is 100-200 fps faster at the target than our 223 at all distances (if I recall correctly). But the data is only valid for comparisons on the same target on the same day.

I - now - think our 223 with our maximum safe load will still be supersonic at 1000 yards.

While we haven't shot in windy Trentham conditions we have shot at very, very windy Ashburton conditions (even the experienced shooters agreed the windiest in a long time) but not at 1000 yards. My son was competitive even in the strongest wind.
We'll just have to wait to see what happens at the nationals.