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Offline coondogger

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Are the handis accurate in .223????
« on: March 17, 2007, 03:30:36 PM »
I am in the middle of buying a .223 handi bull barrel equipped with a simmons 3-9-50 scope. I am wondoering if i could effieciently kill groundhogs at 200-300 yrds.
What are some of your records for distance shooting with this gun???

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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2007, 03:36:17 PM »
yes yes yes. I had a 223 bull and it shot sub moa every time out. You will love this gun and it is cheap to shoot.  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2007, 03:39:16 PM »
do you know how far the bullet will drop at 300yds?
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2007, 03:44:37 PM »
according to Remington a 55 grain bullet zeroed at 200 yards will drop 8.1 inches at 300 yards
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2007, 03:48:24 PM »
Now i have heard alot about ammo and reloading is not possible for me.Are UMC shells very good if not what factory shells that are cheap would you reccomend through that barrel?
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2007, 03:53:14 PM »
Believe it or not. differnt barrels like differnt ammo. You will have to shoot difernt ones till you find one it likes. ;D
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2007, 04:03:21 PM »
Thnks alot for all the help. I am too going to commit genocide on those old hogs in NE OHIO 8).
O yea what is ur record on ground hogs in distance with that .223. GOOD HUNTING  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2007, 04:19:09 PM »
I am not sure on groundhogs but on Prairie Dogs, which are smaller than ground hogs, I believe some were taken at over 400 yards in Hooker last year. I am sure someone that was there and either was the trigger man or witnessed the event will speak up. 452 yards on a PD seems to sound familiar to me for some reason....<><.... :)

P.S. - yes they are accurate....and since the Winchester White Box 40 round and 50 round value packs are hard to find now I suggest trying some Remington 55 grain Core Loct HP's. But just as Dale said, different guns like different ammo so try some different stuff in your gun. Ground hogs at 200-300 yards should be no problem but for 300 yards you may want a bit bigger scope on a small target....<><.... :)
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2007, 06:22:32 PM »
I've noticed that .223 is real scarece and relatively pricey right now. still cheaper than .204, but not as cheap as it used to be. I bought a 223 to shoot factory, but was forced to reload because I couldn't enjoy shooting that cost that much. not that reloading is a bad thing, I just hadn't planned on it in 223.
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2007, 05:19:15 AM »
I hit one at 526 per the LRF last year with my BB 223 , granted it took 3 shots to walk it in with the wind , but a P-dog is a whole bunch smaller than a grounghog .  ;D

Mine likes the 55gr Remingtons and my 55gr V-Max handloads , i never could get it to shoot the 45gr WWB very well .

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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2007, 05:35:18 AM »
Over 500 yards thats impressive!!! Ive got a box of wwb 45gr & a box of black hills 55gr gotta go & compare groups. 
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2007, 06:25:36 AM »
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I will have to admit that it was probably more luck than skill and most shots were in the 250 to 300 range , it will on most days if i do my part keep the groups well under 1"@ 200 . To say that i am very pleased with this rifle would be an under statement .  ;)

I do have a 22-250 for the longer shots now and it also likes the 55gr bullets .

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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2007, 09:22:50 AM »
So far, every 223 Handi that I have shot has been accurate. I believe that it is one of the more consistanly accucate chamberings in that rifle.
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2007, 12:49:02 PM »
...you lay a MilDot scope on top of a .223, you can reach quite a ways, seen vids of 800 yd shots on metal 4" targets, then again, it was hotter/heavier loads.
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2007, 04:25:22 AM »
Yes they are.
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2007, 05:45:30 AM »
This weekend I shot 1 ragged hole at 100 yards with 6 shots.  I was using handloads (26 grains of powder with 50 grain speer soft point bullets.)  I also shot at 275 yards with winchester white box 45 grain hollow points.  We hung up a 6" frying pan at that distance and I hit it every time I shot.  I thought that was pretty good for factory stuff.
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2007, 07:13:19 AM »
mine loved the black hills in 55 gr. vmax.  I have not hit anything over 200 yds, but the .223 is great with the right ammo.
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2007, 01:08:06 PM »
i have made a kill with mine at 600 yards with a 8x56 scope with drop reticle and a 55 grain handloaded bullet ,took me 2 shots but i got it...
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Re: Are the handis accurate in .223????
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2007, 02:58:54 PM »
As for the post concerning the price of ammo. You will see most all ammo going up this year due to the price of metals used in manufacturing the cases.
Also, you may find that .223 and .22-250 ammo may be hard to find.
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