What WEIGHT BULLETS WILL WORK THE BEST WITH 1 IN 8 TWIST IN A 223 ?
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50- to 60-grain bullets
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As several have already advised, you want to use small shot and relatively low powered loads.  Extensive testing has been done with all variations of shot and shell that you can imagine for both law enforcement and civilian use.  I have reviewed and participated in many trials using typical housing materials and human ballistic compatible materials to simulate the effects of many different weapons, including shotguns, in a home environment.   Even with low brass, target or inexpensive field loads (#7 - #8 shot), the terminal effects were devastating within 2-15 yards.\n\nIn this range the shot pattern has very little chance to open up more than a few inches and thus most of the pellets and energy of the round is concentrated in a very small area of the target.  Total penetration of the pellets depended slightly on clothing, but typically ranged from several inches to more than 8".  In many of the trials the ballistic simulant was either cut in peices or turned into mush.  The small, soft lead shot also had a lessened tendency to penetrated both sides of a typically constructed home interior wall after passing through the target.  Most of the energy that remained after exiting the target was dissipated when the pellets hit the building materials and deformed due to their soft consistencies.\n\nSteel shot and even larger soft lead shot, proved to be much more apt to over penetrate or ricochet than small, soft lead pellets and I would not recommend steel, hardened or large diameter shot for home defense.  It is important to note that even small,soft lead  shot can't be called safe when discharged inside a building due to many known and unknown factors.  Known factors include, but aren't limited to pellets that miss the target and strike walls or ceilings without first passing though the intended target, weakened or varied building materials that the pellets may strike, distances and number of walls between bystanders and simply the innumerable dangers posed by discharging a weapon in such close proximity to others in an uncontrolled situation.  \n\nWith that said, if choosing to use a shotgun for home defense, I would stick with small shot and low powered loads.  There are even several rounds available in less than 2 3/4” sizes for all gauges of shotguns that provide ample terminal effects, but help reduce collateral damage even further.  Please remember that no matter what weapon you choose or what ammunition you pick, any can and will be lethal to humans under the right circumstances and should always be treated as such.  The opinions I have expressed here are simply to demonstrate how you might choose a relatively "safer", but effective loading than others mentioned in other answers to your question.  \n\nAgain I emphasize that that there is no load that is truly safe and could be relied upon to not seriously harm or kill another person either intentionally or unintentionally.  Even low powered loads and small soft lead pellets, can travel though walls, windows or any other housing material and still kill a person on the other side. Make sure you get some training and advise of a Certified Firearms instructor not only  to increase your safety and proficiency with your weapon of choice, but to help you with the weighty legal aspects of this topic as well.
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7.92 x 57 mm, or commonly known as 8 mm Mauser, is the correct answer. Who-ever told these people that you could fire a .308 Winchester or 30-06 Winchester round through these weapons, is trying to get someone seriously hurt.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nPersonally, I would avoid the new generation of Short Magnums, Super Short Magnums, and Ultra Magnums ... for two reasons ... first, the availability of ammo (especially near deer camps) and second, the designers intend these new rounds to replicate the performance of the original magnums in a shorter cartridge/action. \n\nI would strongly suggest a .30-06 Springfield or .270 WInchester for your hunt. With skill and practice, the .270 is sufficient gun for elk ... as long as the rifleman knows his limitations. The .30-06 should be the standard you go for. Any good rifle will do the job with the .30-06. Look for a Remington, Winchester, or Browning ... any of these rifles will be very reliable and affordable. Do not get cheap on a rifle and/or scope if this rifle will be either for a hunt of a life-time, or depended upon to put meat on the table for years to come!\n\nGood luck!
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Nobody at a pawn shop would know the first thing about crimping a .223 round. If your bullet has a cannelure (groove around the bearing surface), then load the bullet so just the very top part of the cannelure is sticking out of the shell and crimp the round. Hands-down, the best crimping die out there for cannelured bullets is the Lee Factory Crimp Die. You can find it at any of the links below.\n\nIf you're not using a cannelured bullet, then there is no crimp. You'll be relying solely on neck tension to keep the bullet in position. If you're shooting these out of a bolt gun that's not a problem. If you're bumping them against an AR-15 feed ramp, you could have a problem. Measure the length of the loaded round, chamber one from th emagazine, then eject that round and measure again. If the bullet has moved, switch to cannelured bullets and crimp them. If the bullet didn't move, blast away!
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No.......308 winchester and 30.06 are "7.62mm" and 6.5 X55 is "6.5mm" .............Explosive results will occur.
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You can do a comparison of the different rifle calibers using a tool at Remington.com\n\nhttp://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/ballistics/\n\nYou can compare calibers and then bullet weights as well since that's also a factor in understanding energy of the bullet at different ranges.\n\nHave fun and be safe.
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Not accurate at that range. try a 7.62mm
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800 rounds per minute \ncheck out this site:\nhttp://www.hkdefense.us/pages/military-le/smg/mp5/mp5.html
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The 8mm Mauser shell is the same as a .308, 30-06 and 25-06. The projectile of course is smaller. You would have to get the right barrel of course, but the 8mm bolt will work with the ones I mentioned.
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Absolutely the load difference.  Even a few grains of bullet weight difference will make everything change.  Also, every gun is different.  You can take 3 very similar loads, shoot a group with each, and every gun will "like" something different.  That's one of the things that makes hand reloading so great, you have the flexibility to really figure out what will work best with your gun.  There's such a huge difference in bullet drop between a 65 gr. and a 100 gr.  Regardless, it always makes you feel like crap when you miss.  But don't beat yourself up too badly, everyone who's ever hunted has missed a few times, and if they say they haven't either they're lying or have no experience.  Hopefully you'll see an even better, tastier buck tomorrow.  Good luck!!!
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Thanks for the M1 Garand answer. I will give you a great balistics site I like. \nIt gives you ammunition Balistics. The Velocity-Energy-Trajectory.\n By the way. What do you think about the M!a SOCOMM 16?
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Bound's hubby here: \n\nFirst, remember the PA law that requires the use of manually operated firearms... no semi-autos. This leaves you with two styles of handgun, revolvers and single shot pistols. Keep in mind your typical shot will be at about 40-50 yards, you will need to be able to hit a 6 inch target consistently at your maximum distance. \n\nIn revolver .357 Mag is the absolute minumum to use. A .41 or .44 Mag or a .45 Long Colt would be better. \n\nIn single shot pistols (the Thompson Center Contender) any rifle cartridge barrel could do, but I would suggest the .30-30 barrel. You will get close to the same performance as a .30-30 rifle in a handgun. \n\nGood luck.
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your "hold over" has several varibles,  caliber, bullet weight, temp, etc etc etc  software is available to answer your question.\nhttp://www.huntingcorner.com/ballistics/ballistics-chart-rifle.html
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i got a simmons 3x9x40 on my 10/22.  it works pretty good.  i think it was about 50 bucks, the leupold rings were about 20.
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Do you have any reloading manuals? Every manual I have lists the 300WSM in it.\n\nGo buy yourself some reloading manuals - I recommend the Lee and the Lyman manuals, because they're not powder- or bullet-specific. Then, based on your needs, select a bullet type. Once you have a bullet in mind, select a powder and slowly work up your load based on the manual.\n\nClick the link below for some ideas, but PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE back up the information with a good load book - the stuff on the website below is submitted by individuals who may have vastly different guns than you, and vastly different ideas of what is and is not safe.
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wow that is  a hard caliber to find... so far all I can find is 230 grain bullets..\nhere is a link for the dies...speciel order.. this must be a difficult round to find...\nhttp://www.huntingtons.com/dies_specialorder.html\nhttp://www.shootersproshop.com/\nsecond link is probaly not what you are looking for .. the first link has the dies... second and all the others I found were either for .223 cal or 230 grain... peace..