Military Camp

bulk .223 bullets

The #1 community for Gun Owners in Texas

Member Benefits:

  • Fewer Ads!
  • Discuss all aspects of firearm ownership
  • Discuss anti-gun legislation
  • Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section
  • Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses
  • Discover free outdoor shooting areas
  • View up to date on firearm-related events
  • Share photos & video with other members
  • ...and so much more!
  • Vaquero

    Moving stuff to the gas prices thread.....
    Staff member
    Moderator
    Rating - 100%
    11   0   0
    Apr 4, 2011
    44,207
    96
    Dixie Land
    First impression.
    x-treme, 55gr, fmjbt, m-193
    under 50 bucks for 500 to my door.
    I weighed 10 (5%) and found a very consistent 55.2gr. Maybe 2 of ten at 55.1.
    Diameter measured at .2240 on every one just below the canellure.
    Looks like nice stuff.

    Midway dogtown 55gr fbhp.
    Nearly 70 bucks for 500 to my door.
    Weights were also very consistent at 55.2gr.
    Diameters measured from .2235 to .2238. Not a big difference but a lack of consistency.
    Hopefully they shoot well enough.

    I'll load these over a charge of CFE223 and let y'all know how they pan out.
    Gun Zone Deals
     

    FlashBang

    Active Member
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Mar 7, 2012
    584
    1
    Bastrop TX
    Looking forward to your results and impressions of the X-Tremes. I just got 500 of them also and am going to try some out this weekend. I'm putting them over IMR 4064 though as that is all I've been able to find.
     

    Anger

    Well-Known
    Rating - 100%
    11   0   0
    Jan 7, 2010
    2,464
    21
    Washington MI (glorious in summer)
    had customers ask me about "X-Tremes" because of a vendor selling them (more for we sold Hornady and Sierra for) but I've never seen them on the wholesale market nor have I had any experience with customer feedback on the end user side. looking forward to more posts here. Subscribed.
     

    deemus

    my mama says I'm special
    Lifetime Member
    Rating - 100%
    30   0   0
    Feb 1, 2010
    15,590
    96
    DFW
    Looking forward to your results and impressions of the X-Tremes. I just got 500 of them also and am going to try some out this weekend. I'm putting them over IMR 4064 though as that is all I've been able to find.

    I have been using H335 powder on all my 223 rounds. I read somewhere it was a great powder, and I have had great luck with it. My daughter (the best shot in the house) shoots sub-1" groups at 100yds.

    Thanks for the research Vaquero!

    I need to order some, and the price is right on those.
     

    ROGER4314

    Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
    Rating - 100%
    1   0   0
    Jul 11, 2009
    10,444
    66
    East Houston
    I haven't found the need to use premium bullets at distances out to 200 yards. After 200 yards, it's all about bullet consistency and keeping the projectile supersonic all the way to the target. Once the bullet drops below the sound barrier, shock waves will divert the bullet up, down or to either side.

    Midway Dogtown bullets are great!

    Flash
     

    shortround

    TGT Addict
    Rating - 0%
    0   0   0
    Jan 24, 2011
    6,624
    31
    Grid 0409
    Source? Local, mail order, or internet?

    Twist rate through which to be shot?

    I'd love to find a great bullet for a 1-7 twist barrel. Right now, I am stuck on Hornady 68 grain BTHP Match and they surely don't match your price point. Have not found any more lately, so am loading and shooting what little I still have on hand.

    Nonetheless, when loaded on top of 23.0 grains of AA2230, the Hornady is the most accurate load I have ever cobbled together.
     

    Vaquero

    Moving stuff to the gas prices thread.....
    Staff member
    Moderator
    Rating - 100%
    11   0   0
    Apr 4, 2011
    44,207
    96
    Dixie Land
    Xtremebullets.com

    I had a 15% off code. I'll see if it's still useable.

    If you're referring to dogtown, they're midway branded.
     

    ROGER4314

    Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
    Rating - 100%
    1   0   0
    Jul 11, 2009
    10,444
    66
    East Houston
    Gonna send for more Dogtown 55 grain HP. bullets tomorrow. I missed the cutoff and they closed today at 6pm.

    Flash
     

    Texasjack

    TGT Addict
    Rating - 50%
    1   1   0
    Jan 3, 2010
    5,867
    96
    Occupied Texas
    I've tried a number of different powders in .223 and by far the best two are Varget and CFE223. Varget actually seems a little cleaner than CFE (in terms of carbon soot.) Both powders load nicely and give me very consistent performance.

    Talked to a guy selling powder at a recent gun show and he told me that Varget and Bullseye were both really hard to get.

    I have not tried CFE in other calibers, but Hodgdon claims it works well in quite a few cartridges. I have loaded Varget in other calibers and it works great. It's my go-to powder for .30-30 (along with Leverevolution).
     

    benenglish

    Just Another Boomer
    Staff member
    Lifetime Member
    Admin
    Rating - 100%
    7   0   0
    Nov 22, 2011
    23,933
    96
    Spring
    After 200 yards, it's all about bullet consistency and keeping the projectile supersonic all the way to the target. Once the bullet drops below the sound barrier, shock waves will divert the bullet up, down or to either side.
    Flash, I have great respect for your writings. Much wisdom has come from you to this board.

    But apparently everybody has a bad day; these two sentences are just crap. Bullets that enter and cross the transonic range become more susceptible to wind drift. This gives people the impression that accuracy problems are creeping in. However, that's not the case.

    In the transonic range, starting at about 2300 fps, wind drift begins to increase more quickly than the loss of velocity. This trend continues down to about 1400 fps where wind drift is at its worst. Then the problem begins to self-correct and is gone by 875 fps. Dealing with that crazy, non-linear change in wind drift drives riflemen nuts until they understand it.

    If you really want easily predictable wind drift and accuracy, you have to avoid the transonic range altogether. Keep the bullets at 2300 fps or more (but absolutely no less than 1700 fps) all the way to the target is one alternative. The other alternative is to launch them at 900 fps and then deal with the high trajectory.

    But shock waves do not just start appearing around the speed of sound and divert the bullet randomly. It just doesn't happen.
     
    Top Bottom