I am planning to get a head start on my barrel change for the MR223.
Since original HK barrels are under a very heavy rock, I will buy a match barrel for it locally.
Probably a Lothar with 16" barrel, 1/7".
While I like to shoot for precision aside regular shooting, it comes after reliability. There are some very sandy places here too.
I read about Wylde and it seems to have same maximum brass dimensions, just tighter throat.
Fancy picture:
My train of thought is this:
My present rifle is in 556 chamber and shoots plenty fine.
But I cannot know how the next barrel shoots and apparently wylde gives inherently more precision.. And it never hurts to have more of it.
I read that Wylde will give higher pressure and it seems obvious (less space for powder to burn in). Someone on another thread said it could be problematic with 556 ammo. I guess it requires few variables to match (hot weather, a little bit tighter chamber from new tooling, a hotter batch of ammo with few tenths too much variance in powder)
Living in Europe, we do not even have any 556 available for reasonable cost, I rather buy Geco or other bulk. While having somewhat high velocity, it is not at 556 levels as far as I know.
I take it that Wylde is quite good chambering, compromising little if any for the gains it provides?
Since original HK barrels are under a very heavy rock, I will buy a match barrel for it locally.
Probably a Lothar with 16" barrel, 1/7".
While I like to shoot for precision aside regular shooting, it comes after reliability. There are some very sandy places here too.
I read about Wylde and it seems to have same maximum brass dimensions, just tighter throat.
Fancy picture:
My train of thought is this:
My present rifle is in 556 chamber and shoots plenty fine.
But I cannot know how the next barrel shoots and apparently wylde gives inherently more precision.. And it never hurts to have more of it.
I read that Wylde will give higher pressure and it seems obvious (less space for powder to burn in). Someone on another thread said it could be problematic with 556 ammo. I guess it requires few variables to match (hot weather, a little bit tighter chamber from new tooling, a hotter batch of ammo with few tenths too much variance in powder)
Living in Europe, we do not even have any 556 available for reasonable cost, I rather buy Geco or other bulk. While having somewhat high velocity, it is not at 556 levels as far as I know.
I take it that Wylde is quite good chambering, compromising little if any for the gains it provides?
