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Thread: .223 and Gas Checks

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    .223 and Gas Checks

    If I cast a 55 gr. bullet for my AR-15 do I need to gas check the bullet?

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    I shoot the .223 Rem in a Rem 700...I did an experiment shooting at a large can at 200 yards in a dusty, sandy field. Shot both with & without bullets with gas checks. Using 8.0 grains of Unique for a 2,100 FPS MV---I could hit the can or come very close to hitting it with the GC's bullets---those without; lets just say that the difference proved to me for a fact that yes they are necessary.

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    OK. Thanks for the info.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check