Thread: .223 Ackley Improved

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

stick to the trebly....it has good reputation for a reason..... plenty of other rifles to cut up and change around without ruining a classic.....
had a very brief play with the terminator version (.204ruger necked back up) and had to laugh as its really close to reinventing the wheel
the .204 ruger is basically a necked down .222 magnum.....
the couple of loads we did werent mind blowingly faster than my std .223 ....used a fair bit more powder to do so.....

Sorry Micky this one is due for the chop, I sold my Sako 'cause I couldnt bring myself to cut that down or even put a thread on it.
First step will be to remove 6 inches off its barrel and rethread it ( its all ready supressed but is a bit long ).
It will remain as a .222 for now as i too love the caliber .... if it doesnt perform I will get a stainless barrel put on it as the 1 /14 twist it has now may well limit the projectile weight.
My thoughts were if i go to the trouble of rebarrelling then i should really explore the other avenues that exposes.