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Old 01-03-2009, 01:24 AM
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I just bought a NEF in .223rem to help deplete the coyote population as much as I can. What factory loads do you .223rem guys use?

Being in South Carolina, I will not have shots like you guys out west. 100-200yds would be the avg. distance for me.


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Old 01-03-2009, 10:38 AM
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The NEF you have won't have fast rate of twist rifling so 55gr soft point or hollow point bullets are going to be hard to beat in factory loads.
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:07 PM
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I would go with some hornady, remington, winchester, and some other 55 grain rounds and see which your gun likes best and patterns best with...
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:48 PM
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hornady,federals,remington are my choices
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Old 01-04-2009, 11:19 AM
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I hunt for fur and i use my 223 Ai all the time. But then again i role my own so mine will be shooting much faster and flatter then yours. Use remington core-lokts, Winchester Elite, Winchester SuperX or the Hornady is my favorite for factor but any of them work weel too.
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Old 01-04-2009, 12:45 PM
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Try Hornady V-Max bullets in 50 or 55 grain loadings. Black Hills is good, also.
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Old 01-05-2009, 07:41 PM
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I get surprisingly good accuracy out of (used to be) cheap Wolf hollowpoints.
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Old 01-05-2009, 09:14 PM
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i would go with a light bullet about 55 grains and make sure it will expand quickly if you wish to sell the pelt
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Old 01-05-2009, 09:16 PM
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ORIGINAL: Bowflex

I get surprisingly good accuracy out of (used to be) cheap Wolf hollowpoints.
if you plan to reload wolf cases beware they bust after 2-3 reloads on avarege
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