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22-250 for heavier bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="milanuk" data-source="post: 35684" data-attributes="member: 376"><p><BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR> </p><p>Don't let the stories of the short neck scare you. If you use bushing neck dies to control your bullet grip it is NOT a problem! I repeat. Not a problem.</p><p><HR></BLOCKQUOTE></p><p></p><p>Good to hear!</p><p></p><p> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR> </p><p>I read an article several years ago that I think was written by M.L. Mcpherson in which he noted that hot loads with these bullets in AR-15's sometimes blew up because of the chrome-plated bores often found in those guns. </p><p><HR></BLOCKQUOTE></p><p></p><p>If that's what you read, then he needs to stick w/ what he knows, which doesn't sound like it's HP. Bushmaster might still use chrome-lined barrels in their DCM/CMP uppers, but I'd say they are about the only one, and you don't see very many of those guns on the line in their stock form for very long. Even so, if a chrome-lined barrel can spin a 50gr TNT pushed as fast as I can get to go doesn't come apart in an Bushmaster barrel... I'd lean towards it being something btwn the more fouling accumulated due to the longer strings btwn cleaning, and some bad batches of bullets (people that moly coat their own bullets mentioned that they used to see the tips literally fall out during tumbling. Not good for downrange stability).</p><p></p><p>In any event, like I said, some people have seen them go, some haven't. I kind of suspect there was a problem but Hornady got on top of it.</p><p></p><p></p><p> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR> </p><p>This bullet has wonderful bc but if you can't get it moving fast enough, it almost isn't worth it. </p><p><HR></BLOCKQUOTE></p><p></p><p>Seems plenty worth it to people shooting a .223 Rem, not sure why it wouldn't be for a .22-250.</p><p></p><p>Something else... any noticeable difference in barrel life w/ the heavy bullets btwn the .22-250 and the AI version?</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>Monte</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milanuk, post: 35684, member: 376"] <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR> Don't let the stories of the short neck scare you. If you use bushing neck dies to control your bullet grip it is NOT a problem! I repeat. Not a problem. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Good to hear! <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR> I read an article several years ago that I think was written by M.L. Mcpherson in which he noted that hot loads with these bullets in AR-15's sometimes blew up because of the chrome-plated bores often found in those guns. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If that's what you read, then he needs to stick w/ what he knows, which doesn't sound like it's HP. Bushmaster might still use chrome-lined barrels in their DCM/CMP uppers, but I'd say they are about the only one, and you don't see very many of those guns on the line in their stock form for very long. Even so, if a chrome-lined barrel can spin a 50gr TNT pushed as fast as I can get to go doesn't come apart in an Bushmaster barrel... I'd lean towards it being something btwn the more fouling accumulated due to the longer strings btwn cleaning, and some bad batches of bullets (people that moly coat their own bullets mentioned that they used to see the tips literally fall out during tumbling. Not good for downrange stability). In any event, like I said, some people have seen them go, some haven't. I kind of suspect there was a problem but Hornady got on top of it. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR> This bullet has wonderful bc but if you can't get it moving fast enough, it almost isn't worth it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Seems plenty worth it to people shooting a .223 Rem, not sure why it wouldn't be for a .22-250. Something else... any noticeable difference in barrel life w/ the heavy bullets btwn the .22-250 and the AI version? Thanks, Monte [/QUOTE]
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