Hector J Medina G
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My pleasure!I did purchse a few boxes of the Hornady from Midway last week. They'll be on the menu this weekend as well.
I felt the factory loads of .223 were too heavy for turkey at ranges under 75 yards. Lots of meat lost. I really should be using a .22 Hornet but I did need something for coyotees as well, which infest any good turkey spot. The .222 and .204 fill that gap nicely.
I'm retiring next year and may find the time to take up reloading. Probably beats shopping with wife.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
If you have to deal with Coyotes, then I would push even more for a rechambering job, or a rifle exchange.
You can easily download the 223 (as suggested by 4g64l), but it is somewhat marginal for the next generation of coyotes that is coming.
One more thing you MAY try if you really want to stick with the 222 is to get a good gunsmith to install a Harmonic Tuner of some sort (there are several in the market), and that may help "close the gap" between brands and types of ammo.
If your muzzle is threaded (as many are nowadays), you can use a muzzle weight/brake and spacer washers to tune the harmonics. A bit more cumbersome than the commercial units, but far more solid.
Best of lucks and keep us posted!
HM