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<blockquote data-quote="Kkeene" data-source="post: 3056899" data-attributes="member: 119412"><p>My 2 buddies and I have been shooting PD's for an over 20 years w calibers from 17 AI hornet to 6 dasher. All of us have switched to a 20 caliber as our primary PD gun. Our favorites are 204 Roger, 20P, and 20BR w a 39 gr Blitzking or 40 gr V-max. The 223 w 40 to 55 gr bullets just can't compete with the 20 calibers for flat trajectory, wind drift, and reduced recoil. </p><p></p><p>Note that the 204 Ruger / 20P stop violent expanding around 450 to 500 yards. You can make hits out to 700 yds without much trouble.</p><p></p><p>I typically get over 3,000 rounds of good accuracy (1/2 MOA) out of my 204 Ruger barrels at 3,875 fps w 39 gr BK's and H4895. I am just now switching to XBR because I can't get H4895. Not enough experience yet to see if I am getting the same accuracy w XBR yet but looks promising.</p><p></p><p>I am a huge fan of the 223 for its versatility, but it isn't as good as the 20 calibers for PD shooting.</p><p></p><p>We have also tried heavier 22 caliber bullets (69 to 77 gr) in slow twist 22-250 and 22 BR to reach a little farther out, but you can't always see your hits / misses and not much splat factor. We like the 6mm 105 gr bullets in 6BR and especially the 6 Dasher / BRX better for long range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kkeene, post: 3056899, member: 119412"] My 2 buddies and I have been shooting PD’s for an over 20 years w calibers from 17 AI hornet to 6 dasher. All of us have switched to a 20 caliber as our primary PD gun. Our favorites are 204 Roger, 20P, and 20BR w a 39 gr Blitzking or 40 gr V-max. The 223 w 40 to 55 gr bullets just can’t compete with the 20 calibers for flat trajectory, wind drift, and reduced recoil. Note that the 204 Ruger / 20P stop violent expanding around 450 to 500 yards. You can make hits out to 700 yds without much trouble. I typically get over 3,000 rounds of good accuracy (1/2 MOA) out of my 204 Ruger barrels at 3,875 fps w 39 gr BK’s and H4895. I am just now switching to XBR because I can’t get H4895. Not enough experience yet to see if I am getting the same accuracy w XBR yet but looks promising. I am a huge fan of the 223 for its versatility, but it isn’t as good as the 20 calibers for PD shooting. We have also tried heavier 22 caliber bullets (69 to 77 gr) in slow twist 22-250 and 22 BR to reach a little farther out, but you can’t always see your hits / misses and not much splat factor. We like the 6mm 105 gr bullets in 6BR and especially the 6 Dasher / BRX better for long range. [/QUOTE]
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