A bit of .223 bullet testing

Remmy

did you manage to take a pic of the recovered 6.5 bullet slug chucker?I'd be interested to see how much of the bullet deformed since its such a long round.

Mellor

Slug chucker wrote: »

Bullet 6
I was a bit disappointed with this one, it stopped at the end of book 2 (260mm in total)
The bullet was totally fragmented with noting left to weigh. This is also the most expensive bullet I tested with at €33 per box of 20.

Why exactly is this not a great result, (I don't own or shoot a rifle btw)
Is 260mm not decent penetration?
And the bullet transfered alot of its energy.

Slug chucker

Remmy wrote: »

did you manage to take a pic of the recovered 6.5 bullet slug chucker?I'd be interested to see how much of the bullet deformed since its such a long round.

Sorry unfortunately not, the retrieved 6.5 slugs went back to the owner of the rifle as a souvenir. It kind of looked like this:
http://homepage.mac.com/perryschneider/.Pictures/pics/200AB.jpg
Cheers,
Slug

Slug chucker

Mellor wrote: »

Why exactly is this not a great result, (I don't own or shoot a rifle btw)
Is 260mm not decent penetration?
And the bullet transfered alot of its energy.

I would of perfered a more controlled expansion personally, the bullet was well fragmented well before its main mass stopping point. It didn't leave a very impressive wound channel either. I just expected better performance from a premium bullet but then again it's designed to shatter like it did.
http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/centerfire/premier_accuTip-V.asp
I dont know really, I just expected better results suppose!
Cheers,
Slug.

Slug chucker

foxshooter243 wrote: »

its not a hot load in my sako 75 heavy barrel,the propellant is benchmark,its easy on the brass, although i dont crimp them i
would anneal them every 5 shots to maintain neck tension,the
load has been tested over the chrony and its averaging 3722 ft/sec,
the rifle has a 1:8 twist and i have moved the bullet forward to
achieve best accuracy ,that is consistant half inch groups and sometimes
better if my shooting is up to scratch, my longest fox was 305 yards
{ checked with rangefinder } on a summers evening.
the load was worked up in .2 grain increments...and .2 made a huge difference...benchmark gives good results with lighter bullets in 223,
try varget for the heavier............

Foxshooter243,
You got me interested in something, what method do you use for annealing your cases. I hadn't thought much about the subject until I read up on it after you mentioned it. I'm using Lapua brass (which is expensive) and would like to get as long as possible out of it.
I am thinking of building something like the carousel if I can come across the bits handy enough:
http://www.6mmbr.com/annealing.html
Looks like the best way of getting uniformity in the process.
What's your thoughts on the matter,
Cheers,
Slug

foxshooter243

Slug chucker wrote: »

Foxshooter243,
You got me interested in something, what method do you use for annealing your cases. I hadn't thought much about the subject until I read up on it after you mentioned it. I'm using Lapua brass (which is expensive) and would like to get as long as possible out of it.
I am thinking of building something like the carousel if I can come across the bits handy enough:
http://www.6mmbr.com/annealing.html
Looks like the best way of getting uniformity in the process.
What's your thoughts on the matter,
Cheers,
Slug

The carousel is the way to go-although i was advised by a good gunsmith
that using a propane torch and rotating the case in your fingers until its
too hot to hold onto then dropping the case into cold water is quite good
and youll never anneal too far down the case cos your fingers wont let you-but in the days before propane torches and such like the old hunters
hunting way out in the wilderness just rotated the case neck over a candle and it gave them enough to do the job-hope this helps

Slug chucker

Foxshooter243,
Yep that makes perfect sense. If you cant hold it you won't over heat it.
Cheers,
Slug