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Has any one out there done any hunting with a 223 shooting VLD bullets. I am hoping to use it on wild goats that we have a lot of over here. Somewhere in the 40-50lb region. They are quite thin skinned animals. What would be the max range you would expect to take these animals? (We can shoot at...

What is the most common barrel lenght that the bolt action guys are using over there? I want to get the most velocity possible out of the 223 case without ruining the cases too quickly. Do you guys reccomend throating it really long, to maximise case capacity? I have heard that It doesnt really...

Hi, I am currently thinking of building a .223 with a fast twist barrel for shooting up to 80gn bullets. Can anyone give me any info that would be helpful. Cheers.