best 223 rem weight for 100-200 yards?

[rogerxd45]

i bought some hornady 68 grain BTHP bullets a while back and one thing i really didnt like was the tip was uneven. and at hundreds of thousands of RPM it seems like it wouldnt be the most accurate i never shot any targets with them just some bottles and such at like 50 yards so i really cant say if it made a difference or not.
i do really like the poly-tipped bullets and i would like to use those since it would seem like the tip would be more even.

and i would like to keep the FPS as high as possible to shorten flight time and drop (yes i know at 100 yards its really not that big of a difference) and i also want a bullet that i can shoot whistle pigs with(thats what we call them here in idaho) and yes most bullets will kill one just fine but i really love the how explosive the high speed rounds are.(but again i havent shot them too many times and only with my friends bolt 223 with 40 grainers so i dont really know if the heavier rounds will have the same effect)

[scalce]

I am going to partially hijack this thread as I was just about to post a similar topic.

I am breaking in my 24" 1:8 barrel and have a crap load of 55s but I want to pick up a few hundred different weights.

In my case I will be shooting 100-300 yards so the 68s will be on my short list.

Any other recommendations or places to buy from?

BTW rogerxd45, Midway has some of the vmax bullets on sale in the lighter weights.

[The Knight Of Light]

Originally Posted by rogerxd45

i bought some hornady 68 grain BTHP bullets a while back and one thing i really didnt like was the tip was uneven. and at hundreds of thousands of RPM it seems like it wouldnt be the most accurate i never shot any targets with them just some bottles and such at like 50 yards so i really cant say if it made a difference or not.
i do really like the poly-tipped bullets and i would like to use those since it would seem like the tip would be more even.

and i would like to keep the FPS as high as possible to shorten flight time and drop (yes i know at 100 yards its really not that big of a difference) and i also want a bullet that i can shoot whistle pigs with(thats what we call them here in idaho) and yes most bullets will kill one just fine but i really love the how explosive the high speed rounds are.(but again i havent shot them too many times and only with my friends bolt 223 with 40 grainers so i dont really know if the heavier rounds will have the same effect)

Well I have to say in the hundreds of Hornady 68s I have loaded, I have never had one with an uneven meplat(fancy word for tip). I love the 68gr BTHP from Hornady and have several boxes of them. I have also noticed clean looking 68s in loaded ammo even from the likes of Ultramax. As far as the plasitc "balistic" tip bullets go, I have noticed they get bent easier from the ARs feed system much more than a standard HP bullet and exposed lead bullets are just as bad.

[rogerxd45]

Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Well I have to say in the hundreds of Hornady 68s I have loaded, I have never had one with an uneven meplat(fancy word for tip). I love the 68gr BTHP from Hornady and have several boxes of them. I have also noticed clean looking 68s in loaded ammo even from the likes of Ultramax. As far as the plasitc "balistic" tip bullets go, I have noticed they get bent easier from the ARs feed system much more than a standard HP bullet and exposed lead bullets are just as bad.

i didnt even think of that i will have to chamber a couple and inspect it closely and see if it does bend. i could put the cartridge in a drill after chambering it and then i should be able to tell if the tip is bent

[The Knight Of Light]

Originally Posted by rogerxd45

i didnt even think of that i will have to chamber a couple and inspect it closely and see if it does bend. i could put the cartridge in a drill after chambering it and then i should be able to tell if the tip is bent

Drill won't help you. If you are that concerned about it just shoot a different bullet. You can also just chamber several ballistic tip bullets and check them after you eject them.

This is what some of the meplats look like on different bullets. The gray moly coated bullets are Hornady 68gr bullets and the copper are Sierra 69grMK bullets.


Notice the nonuniform Tips on the Sierras? The Hornadays look fine.

[scalce]

Is there any down side to shooting the moly bullets?

[rogerxd45]

i measured ten different ones and they all were uneven

[rogerxd45]

and if i put it in a drill it will show if the tip was pushed to one side after it was chambered. if its off center you will be able to tell once you spin them

[rogerxd45]

ill try and get some pics of the uneven bullets but i dont know if ill be able to show it very well in a picture.

it doesnt look the your sierras the tip is smooth but one side is higher then the other kinda like a wavey thing

[The Knight Of Light]

Originally Posted by scalce

Is there any down side to shooting the moly bullets?

Moly does build up but only a small amount. It becomes abrasive above 65000psi.

Originally Posted by rogerxd45

i measured ten different ones and they all were uneven

Depending on how you are measuring you aren't really supposed to measure from the base to the tip. There is a special tool for measuring rifle bullets at the "datum ring".

Originally Posted by rogerxd45

ill try and get some pics of the uneven bullets but i dont know if ill be able to show it very well in a picture.

it doesnt look the your sierras the tip is smooth but one side is higher then the other kinda like a wavey thing

Yes that is what I trying to show.