Got guns?

rkymtnman

Well-Known Member
what's your goal for purchasing/building, hunting? plinking? zombie protection?
yes, yes, and hell yes.

ammo has come down for the 300 though.

just seeing tons of AR's for pretty damn cheap. Xmas around the corner. etc.

6.5 grendel also.

in general, i like more unusual cartridges
 

GreatwhiteNorth

Global Moderator
Staff member
Sorry Cat, Im of no help to you there :(
The scope on that rifle is pretty similar to the one on my custom Joh Springer Mauser in .270 win made in Austria close to 100 years ago. The claw mounts are soldered directly to the original Kahles scope tube making it it a truly custom scope that cannot be replaced.
My scope was fuzzy, dirty and would not adjust so I sent it to L&K scope repair (http://www.lkscoperepair.com/) whom came highly recommended and promised a 2 month turn-around for a complete overhaul for $250.00.
Without that scope my rifle would be relegated to a safe queen with a much diminished value.
I am eagerly awaiting it's return to make Dad's baby whole again.

good question, and i suppose the right answer is, depends.
i like 223 because its cheaper and easier to reload, but i like 300 because of ballistics.
what's your goal for purchasing/building, hunting? plinking? zombie protection?
Agreed.
The answer very much depends on the firearms intended use.
5.56 is much cheaper, available & lighter.
300 B/O is expensive (reload if you can), heavier & generally not going to be available on the enemy's carcass (particularly zombies).
 

see4

Well-Known Member
The scope on that rifle is pretty similar to the one on my custom Joh Springer Mauser in .270 win made in Austria close to 100 years ago. The claw mounts are soldered directly to the original Kahles scope tube making it it a truly custom scope that cannot be replaced.
My scope was fuzzy, dirty and would not adjust so I sent it to L&K scope repair (http://www.lkscoperepair.com/) whom came highly recommended and promised a 2 month turn-around for a complete overhaul for $250.00.
Without that scope my rifle would be relegated to a safe queen with a much diminished value.
I am eagerly awaiting it's return to make Dad's baby whole again.



Agreed.
The answer very much depends on the firearms intended use.
5.56 is much cheaper, available & lighter.
300 B/O is expensive (reload if you can), heavier & generally not going to be available on the enemy's carcass (particularly zombies).
I'd say that no round you put through a carcass (zombie or otherwise) would be available for reuse. ;-)

But as far as ballistics go, a 30 caliber round beats out a lesser 22 any day of the week! I mean shit, 17 HMR has better ballistics than a 22 caliber, albeit, a 556/223 has better "kick to impact" ratio than most any round.

I like reloading 300 blackout, because I already have a need for 308 bullets/boolits, so why not?

Not withstanding, I've been eyeballing 6.5 Creed lately and the 10mm - another nice option over the 556/223 as far as "kick to impact" ratio is concerned.
 

see4

Well-Known Member
yes, yes, and hell yes.

ammo has come down for the 300 though.

just seeing tons of AR's for pretty damn cheap. Xmas around the corner. etc.

6.5 grendel also.

in general, i like more unusual cartridges
The 6.5 or the 10mm are two nice options for sure. I don't own either, but have shot both.

6.5 is better ballistics than 300ba, but has bigger recoil, louder signature, etc. I silence my 300 and come down to nothing more than a loud clap. With a 6.5 the clap is a little louder.

Plus I like 300 more than 6.5 because I already have a use for a 308 bullet. :-)
 

Chunky Stool

Well-Known Member
I'd say that no round you put through a carcass (zombie or otherwise) would be available for reuse. ;-)

But as far as ballistics go, a 30 caliber round beats out a lesser 22 any day of the week! I mean shit, 17 HMR has better ballistics than a 22 caliber, albeit, a 556/223 has better "kick to impact" ratio than most any round.

I like reloading 300 blackout, because I already have a need for 308 bullets/boolits, so why not?

Not withstanding, I've been eyeballing 6.5 Creed lately and the 10mm - another nice option over the 556/223 as far as "kick to impact" ratio is concerned.
Have you looked at .22-250?
38.0 grains of H380 hits the spot. You can load them hotter, but groups will spread out.
55g Nosler ballistic tips worked great for me.
 

see4

Well-Known Member
Have you looked at .22-250?
38.0 grains of H380 hits the spot. You can load them hotter, but groups will spread out.
55g Nosler ballistic tips worked great for me.
I use 4350, I'm not a fan of big loads. ( tee-he, thats what she said ) - but yea h380 is good powder for sure.

Noslers are great bullets. And great brass too!

55g for 224 is the sweet spot for me when I don't go subsonic. i get up into the 70g range for my subsonic rounds.

haven't used .22-250 - but I imagine with 38g of power behind it, it goes boom! i'd be curious to see the ballistics on that..
 

Chunky Stool

Well-Known Member
I use 4350, I'm not a fan of big loads. ( tee-he, thats what she said ) - but yea h380 is good powder for sure.

Noslers are great bullets. And great brass too!

55g for 224 is the sweet spot for me when I don't go subsonic. i get up into the 70g range for my subsonic rounds.

haven't used .22-250 - but I imagine with 38g of power behind it, it goes boom! i'd be curious to see the ballistics on that..
You can load them over 4,000 fps! :shock:
 

GreatwhiteNorth

Global Moderator
Staff member
Have you looked at .22-250?
38.0 grains of H380 hits the spot. You can load them hotter, but groups will spread out.
55g Nosler ballistic tips worked great for me.
Those girls can be pretty hot.
BBL's can go as quick as candy at a boyscout meeting.

BTW, I don't see a listing for the H380 on the alliance site.
Is it an older recipe?
 

Chunky Stool

Well-Known Member
Those girls can be pretty hot.
BBL's can go as quick as candy at a boyscout meeting.

BTW, I don't see a listing for the H380 on the alliance site.
Is it an older recipe?
Yeah, I used it back in the 90s.
38.0 grains works so well, they named the powder after the load.
 
Top