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Tite Group for full power .223 loads?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buster Hemlock" data-source="post: 2137901" data-attributes="member: 109327"><p>I messed around with some subsonic 223 loads a while back. I was helping out with getting rid of some unwanted groundhogs on a few local golf courses that were close to a lot of homes and the sound of gun shots would have caused a lot of issues for the owners of that golf course and myself. Suppressed subsonic 223 handloads then, which was 18-20 years ago was the way to go as it carried a lot more "umph" than a any 22 LR/CB that was quiet and actually killed the groundhog. Today I'd run a 300 blackout/whisper in a similar scenario. More energy on target with a 220+ grain bullet vs the Speer 70's I was running back then. Both cases Hodgdon Lil Gun has been very reliable for subs. If you want to get really quiet on the Blackout Alliant Red dot and Herco out of a bolt gun is the way to go, but you need to know what your doing and be careful because a few 1/10ths of a grain too much and you end up in a potentially dangerous place. I weigh all my charges on two separate scales when doing this and have been mucking about this type of stuff for a while so don't just go about using these powders in a rifle cartridge if your just getting going</p><p></p><p>Edit: Grammer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buster Hemlock, post: 2137901, member: 109327"] I messed around with some subsonic 223 loads a while back. I was helping out with getting rid of some unwanted groundhogs on a few local golf courses that were close to a lot of homes and the sound of gun shots would have caused a lot of issues for the owners of that golf course and myself. Suppressed subsonic 223 handloads then, which was 18-20 years ago was the way to go as it carried a lot more "umph" than a any 22 LR/CB that was quiet and actually killed the groundhog. Today I'd run a 300 blackout/whisper in a similar scenario. More energy on target with a 220+ grain bullet vs the Speer 70's I was running back then. Both cases Hodgdon Lil Gun has been very reliable for subs. If you want to get really quiet on the Blackout Alliant Red dot and Herco out of a bolt gun is the way to go, but you need to know what your doing and be careful because a few 1/10ths of a grain too much and you end up in a potentially dangerous place. I weigh all my charges on two separate scales when doing this and have been mucking about this type of stuff for a while so don't just go about using these powders in a rifle cartridge if your just getting going Edit: Grammer [/QUOTE]
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