75 grn amax's
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DaveB
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Couple of things here:
(1) The AMax bullet is a target bullet, not for game hunting. Very thin walled. Might work but blowup is not an unreasonable expectation.
(2) Figuring a bullet that long in a 223 is going to require about a 1 in 8 twist.
(3) Won't fit in an AR mag....bolt is okay...be sure you loaded ammo is not in the lands.
Create a load with no primer, no powder and see what length you need to be at to both load a magazine and chamber a round correctly.
(1) The AMax bullet is a target bullet, not for game hunting. Very thin walled. Might work but blowup is not an unreasonable expectation.
(2) Figuring a bullet that long in a 223 is going to require about a 1 in 8 twist.
(3) Won't fit in an AR mag....bolt is okay...be sure you loaded ammo is not in the lands.
Create a load with no primer, no powder and see what length you need to be at to both load a magazine and chamber a round correctly.
Mid
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I agree with DaveB comments - The AMAX bullet is a Target/Match bullet - However, I have used AMAX bullets for deer hunting for 10 years and truly I have found nothing better for my needs. (CAVEAT - Your results may vary). I have found that the AMAX are some of the most consistent shooting bullets in my rifles, all of my loads are worked up for these projectiles in my .308WIN (168gr & 178gr AMAX), .260REM (140gr AMAX), .243WIN (105gr AMAX) & .223 (75gr AMAX) and if the made a .270 bullet in AMAX if would be running them also. I do not run them top speed and do not take marginal shots, that seems to keep them from blowing up on impact. I have never lost an animal nor have never had to track one more than 30-50 yards and have taken deer from 30 yards all the way out to 450 yards (.260 REM - 140gr AMAX @ 2850FPS - 120lb doe took 6 steps and fell over dead). Having said all of that if you reload, run them at moderate velocities within your accuracy node and take good shots and they will do the job, again these are the results I get from MY weapons....
varmint1111
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DO NOT USE AMax on game! I have done it, no penetration, ok for yotes but nothing bigger. I shot .308 168 gr. @2600 fps!
DaveB
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As you can see from the not unusual responses every person has a different perspective, different results.
So lets just skip the bullet performance issue. Does your .223 have a twist rate that will accurately handle these AMax rounds? The bullet is pretty long, will it fit in your magazine when it is loaded ready to shoot?
Note no one else has reported on a .223 round.
I have tried to shoot the slightly heavier 80 grain Amax in 22-250 but with a twist rate of 1 in 14 they tumbled very quickly-could not get on paper at even 25 yards consistently and they keyholed badly.
There are some different experiences being reported on line about twist rate. Some are saying 1 in 8 others up to 1 in 10. YMMV, load one up at the low end of the scale, be sure it does not engage the lands upon chambering, and check your results.
So lets just skip the bullet performance issue. Does your .223 have a twist rate that will accurately handle these AMax rounds? The bullet is pretty long, will it fit in your magazine when it is loaded ready to shoot?
Note no one else has reported on a .223 round.
I have tried to shoot the slightly heavier 80 grain Amax in 22-250 but with a twist rate of 1 in 14 they tumbled very quickly-could not get on paper at even 25 yards consistently and they keyholed badly.
There are some different experiences being reported on line about twist rate. Some are saying 1 in 8 others up to 1 in 10. YMMV, load one up at the low end of the scale, be sure it does not engage the lands upon chambering, and check your results.
