Info on .223 AI loads for Coyotes
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el_cazador713
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That 80.5 Berger is sure deadly... great kills venatic!
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Originally Posted By: Huckleberry75
VERY nice rig! Looks like she gonna shoot too
I have come to very much like the EH1.
Just to add to the conversation: I have a 223AI with a 1-8", 22" barrel & run the 75Amax at just over 3000fps. I found few load listings hotter than what I'm running but that's were she shot best & does shoot very well. I reamed with a 60 free bore & the 75's seat right at the neck/shoulder junction with the boatail on the amax. I can also get 60gr vmax & even the 53 to the lands. Ran the 53's for a short while (but never crono'd); they would turn stuff inside out; but the 75's make hits over 350+ easier (noticeably less wind drift; crows & such are pretty small horizontally), so I went to the 75's exclusively. The 75 amax also kills very well (not as spectacular as the 53's though) and is even good enough for deer.
The 22-204 AWS spoke of is another very interesting option if you look into it. Pretty much duplicates the 223AI without fire-forming; but then you loose the *cheap & plentiful* brass advantage of the 223AI. Still worth looking into maybe unless one already committed with brass, dies, etc.
VERY nice rig! Looks like she gonna shoot too
Just to add to the conversation: I have a 223AI with a 1-8", 22" barrel & run the 75Amax at just over 3000fps. I found few load listings hotter than what I'm running but that's were she shot best & does shoot very well. I reamed with a 60 free bore & the 75's seat right at the neck/shoulder junction with the boatail on the amax. I can also get 60gr vmax & even the 53 to the lands. Ran the 53's for a short while (but never crono'd); they would turn stuff inside out; but the 75's make hits over 350+ easier (noticeably less wind drift; crows & such are pretty small horizontally), so I went to the 75's exclusively. The 75 amax also kills very well (not as spectacular as the 53's though) and is even good enough for deer.
The 22-204 AWS spoke of is another very interesting option if you look into it. Pretty much duplicates the 223AI without fire-forming; but then you loose the *cheap & plentiful* brass advantage of the 223AI. Still worth looking into maybe unless one already committed with brass, dies, etc.
Originally Posted By: ackleymanHuckleberry75, have you killed any coyotes with that 80.5g Berger?
I was having a hard time finding this bullet on Berger's web site until I realized it's marketed as a target bullet. Seems your results speak for themselves on terminal performance. Very cool!
I was having a hard time finding this bullet on Berger's web site until I realized it's marketed as a target bullet. Seems your results speak for themselves on terminal performance. Very cool!