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  1. Thread: .223 Subsonic

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    Reducing slower powders below the posted safe...

    Reducing slower powders below the posted safe lower limit is dangerous, for two reasons:

    One, the more powder available to be ignited by the primer flame the higher the pressure spike before the...
  2. Thread: .223 Subsonic

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    Finishing rounds, or lower report (read virtually...

    Finishing rounds, or lower report (read virtually silent) for a niche use or on a specific property. There are reasons to make this interesting, one being the ban on rimfire and. 22 hornet on crown...
  3. Thread: .223 Subsonic

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    Yep, if you can find a very lightly constructed...

    Yep, if you can find a very lightly constructed varmint bullet they often make very acceptable sub loads with quite good controlled expansion at the slower speeds. For a while we were using .218 Bee...
  4. Thread: .223 Subsonic

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    You're right - the main issue with sub loads in...

    You're right - the main issue with sub loads in anything is expansion. Effectively with .223 you are attempting to turn it into a .22 rimfire - this requires a bulky fast powder and one of the...
  5. Thread: .223 Subsonic

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    In this case, suggest checking and confirming the...

    In this case, suggest checking and confirming the stock 'fit' so that it is the right size and the scope is in the right position. Good fit for a rifle is very important, and very often overlooked. ...
  6. Thread: .223 Subsonic

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    Lead pill, whatever you can get 45-50gr or so. ...

    Lead pill, whatever you can get 45-50gr or so. Batch weigh the pills to weed out anything weirdly off spec...

    As said, trailboss but that's about a year away so next best is Red Dot or similar...
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