90gr .223 Cartridge

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So I'm putting together a .223 bolt action rifle. I would like to shoot a variety of bullet weights through it. I've heard of a 90gr .223 bullet but I haven't been able to find out too much about it. I've read on one site that because of the added length of the bullet the chamber had to be a bit longer than the 2.25" COAL of a .223. As a result the rifle could only really shoot 90gr cartridges accurately. Does anyone have any experience with loading the 90gr .223? Any information is greatly appreciated.

 

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Re: 90gr .223 Cartridge

You can throat it for 75's or 80's and just take a slight velocity hit on the 90's until the throat errodes enough to seat the 90's further out.

90gr bullets in a 223 is pretty heavy, that case is really begging for more capacity by the time you get to 75's. Go to an AI version and it will help out a lot.