223 Remington Jacketed bullet help.

[Bullshop Junior]

I am wondering what is your favorite bullet for the 223? I can not use a bullet heavier then a 60gn, because 60gn cast will not stabilize. The 60gn jacketed should stabilize because it is shorter. I want the bullet for coyotes, and a heavier one for wolves and caribou.
D-O-K, Please do not give me a brand that is going to be impossible to find in the U.S.A.
DANIEL/BS JR.

[Toney]

To bad them jigs that make jackets out of 22 brass are so high

[krag35]

If it'll help, I have some 60 gr Sierra HP's I could send your way to test. They shoot great out of my Rem. in 223. I wouldn't use them for Caribou.
krag35

[versifier]

Sierra 55gr SBT's for the coyotes, and Nosler makes a 60gr PAR for the bigger stuff. I would not personally consider a .22 caliber bullet of any construction for large game, but I know that lots of other hunters wouldn't think twice about it and have had good results with the Noslers on deer. My concern is the same as with, for instance, a non-expanding .30 cal bullet. It takes a perfect shot, or you have a wounded animal, the wound channel is too small. I would prefer one that can expand to a decent diameter, knowing that it will kill quickly and cleanly, and I am not confident the .22's are up to the task. They are not legal for large game here, so it is unlikely that I will see them tested. I do not know if a wolf is tougher to stop than a coyote, but our coyotes often top 100lbs and the SBT's do the job out to 400+ yds, and the Noslers will certainly do the job better if you need them.

[shrpshtrjoe]

Howdy I like the 50 and 55grain Nosler balistic tips for the 223 I haven't tried the 60gr partition yet but plan to.
Joe

[d-o-k]

D-O-K, Please do not give me a brand that is going to be impossible to find in the U.S.A.

Well that stuffs that idea up straight away
No I use & recomend 55 gn Sierras sbts out to 180 yrds on Roos & dingos (& the odd Camel out to 150 yrds NECK SHOTS ONLY ) I buy them by the tousand have have done so for years ,I used to use Speer 52gn HPs but their quality seemed to go down hill ! I tried a Aussie Brand Tiapan (thinking it was still the same company that had traded under that name years before ) I was Bitterly disapointed ! I have never seen so much copper left in a barrel !

Dave

[475WLN]

40gr. Hornady v-max moly and H335 . no coyote survives

[d-o-k]

G'Day & welcome to the Guide. 475 . Pull up a log & join in the conversation when ever you feel like it, hope to see you here often

Dave

[Toney]

Welcome to the guide 475WLN!!!

[Bullshop Junior]

Well I tried some of the 60gn Siearra in the 223.........put it this way, it made holes side ways. One other thing is that I traded the bullets for some winchester 50gn psp, and I was trying to seat the bullet for the throat, but the bullet was just sitting on top of the case when it came out of the chamber, so I seated them for the magazine. I hope that I will be able to rebore it to 6X45.
DANIEL/BS JR.