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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 801745" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>I can't see shooting 3-500 yards with .223 or 5.56 as being any fun at all - even if you're setup for target bench-rest shooting, the wind would be a real bear.</p><p></p><p>If you're looking at a 1/7 twist - then you can do a shorter barrel with heavier ammo and reach out there a ways (maybe not to the distances you're talking, but if I were going to even attempt to go that far with a .223, I'd be shooting 68-75gr bullets at a minimum). If you've got a 1/9 twist - it affects the shorter barrels a little more and depending on what barrel (and the alignment of the moons), it may not jive with larger ammo anyways.</p><p></p><p>As GTG said, chrome-lining and barrel material come into play as well as quality of barrel (if you're shooting at that distance with a .223).</p><p></p><p>Most ARs that I've seen that require a longer barrel have a super light twist like a 1/10 or 1/12 and are specifically set up for set-distance bench-rest shooting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 801745, member: 229"] I can't see shooting 3-500 yards with .223 or 5.56 as being any fun at all - even if you're setup for target bench-rest shooting, the wind would be a real bear. If you're looking at a 1/7 twist - then you can do a shorter barrel with heavier ammo and reach out there a ways (maybe not to the distances you're talking, but if I were going to even attempt to go that far with a .223, I'd be shooting 68-75gr bullets at a minimum). If you've got a 1/9 twist - it affects the shorter barrels a little more and depending on what barrel (and the alignment of the moons), it may not jive with larger ammo anyways. As GTG said, chrome-lining and barrel material come into play as well as quality of barrel (if you're shooting at that distance with a .223). Most ARs that I've seen that require a longer barrel have a super light twist like a 1/10 or 1/12 and are specifically set up for set-distance bench-rest shooting. [/QUOTE]
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