Any experience with .223 WSSM?

[Riflemanz]

Ammo will be more expensive than .223 rem and harder to find.I would stay with .223 rem in a M4 rifle.RRA Entry tactical .223

[roly]

I would have to respectively disagree that the .223/556 has unbeleivable stopping power on dog/human sized targets. Especially shooting Full metal Jackets.

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I can not argue with you on this as I have no knowledge on .223
But for a police force to do away with their riot guns and go to a .223 assault rifle
it must have something going for it

I went on YouTube and watched a lot of video on .223 it was very interesting
they seem to do a lot of damage.

I wish I knew how to send a link

[wheelie]

I would have to respectively disagree that the .223/556 has unbeleivable stopping power on dog/human sized targets. Especially shooting Full metal Jackets.

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I wish I knew how to send a link

Just highlite and hit copy, the HTTP address from the page it is on and bring it back here and hit paste. Copy and paste are on right click of mouse

[Pydpiper]

Still on the fence about this caliber, it sure looks like a fun one, but I am having a hard time justifying the caliber and finding a spot for it that my .204 wont fill.
I appreciate all the input!

[Adam]

I spent 7 months in Afghanistan using and carrying 5.56 so I am not disagreeing with you for the sake of an arguement. There is many better choices than this caliber. I think one of the benefits is how many of the rounds you can carry due to size.

Back to the subject at hand.
Pydpiper I read that you have a .204 as well. Unless you are dead set on the .223 WSSM I highly reccomend a .243 (unless you have one)
I purchased a 700 in .243 a couple years back and it is my dedicated coyote and deer gun. The range and variations of bullets you can handload is amazing.

[Big John]

As Adam stated, his go to gun for Coyote and Deer is his 243. Excellent choice.
I have many Friends, and know of many others who use the same, for the same.
I believe that to be Excellent. Stop Deer in its tracks and as well Coyote's dont know what hit them.
Very little recoil and great speed, and with a 100 gr. bullet on Deer, Beautiful!!
In Fact, my next Rifle was going to be a 243. But now, with my health crap, I will hold off.
But I still want one.

[Cossack]

.243 is a tad on the light side for our large northern deer. Can be made to work with precise shot placement, much prefer it's slightly larger cousin 7/08 Rem. or my go to rifle 280 Rem. Former is on 308 case, latter on 30/06 case. These .284 diameter (7mm) rounds offer much better selection of bullets and more kinetic energy than 243. But, to each his own.

[Tired Rooster]

7mm.08 is a fine deer cartridge. I no longer have one....but I have killed many deer with that cartridge. You are right cossaack, it's a .308 necked down to a .284 cal. Much better deer cartridge than the .243 win. and is still light recoil for those that are recoil sensitive.

[flightattendant100]

My Model 70 Win. in 223WSSM shot not so small groups with factory ammo and handloads.The trigger sucked so that had to get fixed.The loading accs.are diff for the short fats(shell holders loading blocks etc)Bolt lift was stiff even with factory ammo,as evidentely factory stuff is loaded on the stout side to get the velocity up.Noise is up ,recoil is up.Can you tell I didnt care for mine.It didnt stay one of "mine" for long .It was just a large pain for nothing.

[Tennessee Tom]

The .223 wssm is what I consider a barrel burner , supper accurate for about 500 rounds very high velocity but erode the leade and first part of rifling just past chamber , I like and have owned two high velocity cals a .220 swift & 22-250 ackley improved the swift with my reloads would propel a 55 grn sierra or nosler at 3850 to 3900 fps as the ackley 22-250 also and due to brass avaliable that would be my choice for a hyper velocity 22 because if you research most paper shooters use laupa brass , and lapua does not offer the .223 wssm as any that I know about ,, both of my rifles would produce groups in th .3's ,, I have taken coyotes easily at 400 yds with both calibers......

[awshucks]

No .257 Roberts? Old, romantic, highly versatile hand loaded. Am I showin my age again? lol.

Edited to change .256 to .257. You were sayin Kevin? lol.

[Doe Master]

Shucks you`re not old just experienced .