Re: Favorite cartridge for competition?
Specs on your rifle?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JPipes</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I built a straight 223, and it sends pointed bergers at 2900. I have to say, inside of 800, it matches my 260....outside of 800 it gets a bit more squirrely in the wind....but still better than my 308 with 155's. If more matches would allow a .223 minimum, I do believe I'd run it exclusively.
The upside is that I am dealing with virtually no recoil, reloading costs are minimal, have a long barrel life, and it stacks bullets really well. The downside is that impacts are tough to spot at long distance....but not anymore difficult than a 6mm, and if you are cutting paper (dot drills, paper kyl)it's nicer to have a big .30 cal hole vs .22 cal.
To say that I have been impressed with my fast twist 223 would be an understatement. </div></div>
Specs on your rifle?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JPipes</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I built a straight 223, and it sends pointed bergers at 2900. I have to say, inside of 800, it matches my 260....outside of 800 it gets a bit more squirrely in the wind....but still better than my 308 with 155's. If more matches would allow a .223 minimum, I do believe I'd run it exclusively.
The upside is that I am dealing with virtually no recoil, reloading costs are minimal, have a long barrel life, and it stacks bullets really well. The downside is that impacts are tough to spot at long distance....but not anymore difficult than a 6mm, and if you are cutting paper (dot drills, paper kyl)it's nicer to have a big .30 cal hole vs .22 cal.
To say that I have been impressed with my fast twist 223 would be an understatement. </div></div>
