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223, 22-250 or 22-243 and variants
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 46119" data-source="post: 1090957"><p>My Vanguard 223 barrel is winding down it's life. With near 5000 rounds it's starting to open up pretty seriously. With it's 12 twist the only thing I have ever got it to shoot well is 40grn V-Max with a case stuffed full of Benchmark. Nothing wrong with that but it has a real world limit of 300 yards. After that it's anybody's guess where the POI will be.</p><p></p><p>I have a new Pac-Nor barrel ready and prefit, short chambered in 223. I got a 9twist for this. I know more now than I did then and If I were to do it over I'd have gotten a 7, 7.5 or 8 but such is life.</p><p></p><p>I am not particularly attached to the 223 in anyway except it qualifies for F-TR.</p><p>I am fond of V-Max and A-Max bullets. They shoot very well for me.</p><p>I believe that chambering it for 22-250 or 22-243 or variants will get me a velocity+twist range that will let me get to the lower end of the 22cal heavies.</p><p></p><p>I am asking because I an looking for something to sway me one way another.</p><p></p><p>So the question is.. </p><p></p><p>If it were you:</p><p>keep it 223 and live with the mid weight bullet limits</p><p>chamber it for 22-250 or 22-243 or a variant there of. AI, SLR (22/243SLR anyone)</p><p></p><p>It has to be something that will clean up the short chambered 223</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 46119, post: 1090957"] My Vanguard 223 barrel is winding down it's life. With near 5000 rounds it's starting to open up pretty seriously. With it's 12 twist the only thing I have ever got it to shoot well is 40grn V-Max with a case stuffed full of Benchmark. Nothing wrong with that but it has a real world limit of 300 yards. After that it's anybody's guess where the POI will be. I have a new Pac-Nor barrel ready and prefit, short chambered in 223. I got a 9twist for this. I know more now than I did then and If I were to do it over I'd have gotten a 7, 7.5 or 8 but such is life. I am not particularly attached to the 223 in anyway except it qualifies for F-TR. I am fond of V-Max and A-Max bullets. They shoot very well for me. I believe that chambering it for 22-250 or 22-243 or variants will get me a velocity+twist range that will let me get to the lower end of the 22cal heavies. I am asking because I an looking for something to sway me one way another. So the question is.. If it were you: keep it 223 and live with the mid weight bullet limits chamber it for 22-250 or 22-243 or a variant there of. AI, SLR (22/243SLR anyone) It has to be something that will clean up the short chambered 223 [/QUOTE]
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