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223 loads

rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
edited September 2012 in General Discussion
Are there any anemic 223 recipes
that I can run out of my ar to
shoot steel plate at 75yds?
Thanks-Ron
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  • jonkjonk Member Posts: 10,121
    edited November -1
    Any particular bullet weight you are looking at?

    Why an 'anemic' load?
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  • rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    The steel targets are expensive
    and the 223 just "craters" them.
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  • Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you think those soft steel plates are expensive, buy some hardened steel plates. When I ran our shooting team at work, we had a set of mild steel plates. We ended up cratering them with 5.56 and 7.62 bullets to the point where we were getting lead thrown back at us when we used them for handgun practice.

    We bit the bullet (pun intended) and bought hardened plates that could take rifle hits all day without any damage.

    If you push .223 fast enough to cycle the action on your AR, they are going to still crater the plates. Make sure your using bullets that will NOT attract a magnet.
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  • rongrong Member Posts: 8,459
    edited November -1
    I did, i have a 12" and a 9"
    and I am reluctant to shoot anything
    but handguns rounds at them.
    Just last week I shot an M1 Carbine at them
    with no issue.
    My 12" is at 75yds and the 9" is at 50 yds.
    I'm all cleared for 100yds but don't have a backstop
    yet.
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