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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
223 or 22-250
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1098748" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>In a .223, a 22" barrel isn't likely to put you at much of a disadvantage, given that the .223 is most commonly chambered in AR's with 20" and shorter barrels. The 8 twist is a nice option that will easily stabilize conventional 70 grain bullets.</p><p> </p><p>Where mag length is concerned, 2.260 is the max length that will feed through an AR magazine. I would expect most other rifles to have a bit more room in the magazine, but I don't know exactly how much. More so than merely weight, bullet length and ogive shape play a large role in whether or not a given bullet can be loaded to mag length. For example, a Hornady 75 AMAX will have the ogive seated below the case mouth when seated to an OAL of 2.260. That is why it must be loaded longer, which necessitates single feeding in an AR (or anything else using AR length mags), while the shorter 75 BTHP can be seated to 2.260 and loaded from the magazine in an AR.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1098748, member: 22069"] In a .223, a 22" barrel isn't likely to put you at much of a disadvantage, given that the .223 is most commonly chambered in AR's with 20" and shorter barrels. The 8 twist is a nice option that will easily stabilize conventional 70 grain bullets. Where mag length is concerned, 2.260 is the max length that will feed through an AR magazine. I would expect most other rifles to have a bit more room in the magazine, but I don't know exactly how much. More so than merely weight, bullet length and ogive shape play a large role in whether or not a given bullet can be loaded to mag length. For example, a Hornady 75 AMAX will have the ogive seated below the case mouth when seated to an OAL of 2.260. That is why it must be loaded longer, which necessitates single feeding in an AR (or anything else using AR length mags), while the shorter 75 BTHP can be seated to 2.260 and loaded from the magazine in an AR. [/QUOTE]
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