223 ammo question
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 47
223 ammo question
This is probably a dumb question but I bought a NEF handi rifle for coyotes and a box of Ultramax 55grn. FMJ bullets. My question is that will i have to resight in my gun after I run out of bullets because I cant seem to find Ultramax anywhere close to me. Will it be ok if I just get some other 55grn FMJ and use them after this box is all shot off or will it be completely different?
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pulaskiville
Posts: 3,533
RE: 223 ammo question
My Handi Rifle is picky. It'll shoot OK with all ammo, but OK isn't good enough for a varmint gun.
I found that Black Hills 50gr V-MAX was the best it would shoot, so I bought a boat-load of them.
I found that Black Hills 50gr V-MAX was the best it would shoot, so I bought a boat-load of them.
#5
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 47
RE: 223 ammo question
Swampdog said: Just don't buy that junk with the half plastic case.That stuff is useless.
Well I took it out to the range today and put 5 shells ina halve inch square at 100 yards and last time I checked that would be a fairly decent grouping in my book anyways.
Well I took it out to the range today and put 5 shells ina halve inch square at 100 yards and last time I checked that would be a fairly decent grouping in my book anyways.
#7
RE: 223 ammo question
If you're using it for coyotes, I'd probably recommend another bullet, something besides FMJ ammo. Try some Black Hills ammo, in either V-Max or BTHP. Their loads are very consistent and both bullets work very well on coyotes. They are the same bullets I use in my .223 handloads.
#8
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 493
RE: 223 ammo question
Always use expanding bullets on live animals, even a lowly coyote deserves a humane ah-de-ose. thats as close as I could spell it anyhow). But as a rule you should allways check your zero any time you change ammo. It's a good idea to find one load of one brand and stick with it, you may even find a shift in point of impact from one box to the next. So don't take nothing for granted, send a few downrange just to make sure!