.222 or .223
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Sadly in the UK we aren't allowed those, I'm pretty envious...
Looking at the reloading data in my Lyman's 49th edition, the idea of one in .270 could be great fun, for a few shots
antsa
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I have, and use, both. The Sako AI .222 is the goto rifle for walks around the paddocks. Light to carry, accurate. The AI has a six round floor-plate magazine that easily takes seven. No need to have more ammo in my pocket for an evening's walk. I reload and a couple of boxes of Lapua brass will last a long time. Try and find one of these gems. You'll never regret it.
The .223's, I have two, a sporter and a varmint, are used for shooting off the Mule or from other vehicles. Especially the varmint gets a bit heavy when carried about.
Get one of each!
Cheers
The .223's, I have two, a sporter and a varmint, are used for shooting off the Mule or from other vehicles. Especially the varmint gets a bit heavy when carried about.
Get one of each!
Cheers
Please enlighten me Muir, sounds great! I know keepers who have bucket loads.
No it wouldn't. Wouldn't be fun for even one shot. This frame held a 30-30 barrel when I got it. It kicked the living c&#p out of me. Wrist flip and twist -a sore web on the shooting hand. The guy who sold it to me gave me 200 pcs of brass and 400, 110 grain bullets which he recommended being the heaviest I used.Sadly in the UK we aren't allowed those, I'm pretty envious...
Looking at the reloading data in my Lyman's 49th edition, the idea of one in .270 could be great fun, for a few shots
Of course, I went straight to 150 and 170 grain factory loadings. Yup. It hurt. Made a 44 magnum seem like a 38 special. ~Muir
PS: The scope on that T/C is a rifle scope. I hold it close to my eye to shoot. VEry handy in th eoff hand position.
Cut. Anneal. Fl resize. Trim. Thin necks as needed. Lot of work but it's almost free brass.
Reduce starting loads.~Muir
Smellydog
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Ahhh, the Speer tnt, one of my faves.
Built around 222 iirc.
Maybe the 30-30 TC barrel would be nice with a cast bullet and about 13gns of bluedot.
welshwarrior
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A 222 or 6ppc all day long for what you described
long_range_rob
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I’d opt for 222. It’s a lovely gentlemans cartridge. 223 is a bit common in comparison imo
Smellydog
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I looked recently and noticed a Barnes 45gn. Didn't look to long . Not cheap though!
Bigboab29
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I’m bias I love the 222 it’s my favourite rifle for woodland roe up in Scotland, it’s nice and light and no fuss to shoot, have shot with the calibre for years. I’m perfectly happy to shoot out to 200 yards but it will shoot further if need be, i shoot both 50 and 55 grain bullets through it. However if I was buying another 22 calibre cf I would probably go far a 223 as it’s basically the same calibre just beefed up ever so slightly, there is a larger ammo selection available and shops tend to stock a larger selection of 223 with a few boxes of 222 in a dusty box on a back shelf somewhere, also there is a larger selection of rifles available as it’s the more popular calibre. But then if you reload the bullets are the same and you may get a good buy on a second hand 222 as people don’t seem to want them anymore
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In the end, they are pretty similar in most respects although they both have their own characteristics. You'll get .222 owners saying get one of those and .223 owners saying you should get one of those. They are, when it comes down to it, darned accurate on the range and are both efficient despatchers of small and medium sized critters. They can both be reloaded fine too. Although certainly there's more choice and availability with .223 if you intend
not to roll your own. In the interests of declaring everything, I've got a .223.
If you are buying second hand, I wouldn't get too much stuck up on the calibre, but go for the best rifle you can, considering lightly used examples that fit your criteria in what you want in a rifle. If you are buying new, that's when you have to be pedantic and see what the small differences in the two rounds are and which will suit you best.
Anyway, you really won't go wrong with either choice.
not to roll your own. In the interests of declaring everything, I've got a .223.
If you are buying second hand, I wouldn't get too much stuck up on the calibre, but go for the best rifle you can, considering lightly used examples that fit your criteria in what you want in a rifle. If you are buying new, that's when you have to be pedantic and see what the small differences in the two rounds are and which will suit you best.
Anyway, you really won't go wrong with either choice.
6pt-sika
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I have two bench paper punchers at the moment in you guessed it 222 and 6mm PPC
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