

Think alot of people get two very distinctive types of these devices mixed up and it leads to no end of confusion and bother. 223 rounds that are available here please send me a PM. Good luck with your search and if you do find subsonic. (2) They also dont cycle the AR platform so they have no consumer market in the US. The reason they arent so popular is because of: Also you would really need a dedicated gun just for that ammo type because barrel twist rates would not stabilize bout supersonic and subsonic rounds. 223/556 was to be supersonic past 500 yards. They are a very specialized round that go against the grain (excuse the pun) as the original intention of the. Lapua again would be a special order if they still manufacture them. I looked into this a while ago and Yes they can be gotten however, without handloading them or having them ordered the from the likes of HPS in the UK the only realistic manufacturer I saw of them was Lapua. Both yourself and himself have mentioned that they are crap (without explaining why you think so) and are making it sound as if they cant be got. I just dont see why there is such hate towards them. Might seem overly pedantic, but you need to consider all possibilities. Result, miss of worse again improper strike on your target and wounded animals running around/off. The OAL and wrong twist rate may cause keyholing and/or complete misses.

I'm not talking target accuracy, just the ability to hit what you aim at? You have a short bullet designed to be shot in a 1:16 twist or so barrel being fired out of a 1:12 to 1:9 twist barrel. Just how accurate are they are any sort of distance? Not even 100 yards, how about 80, 60, 40 yards. 223 will still produce in excess of 130 ft/lb at the muzzle and 110 or so at 100 yards. Nowhere near good enough, imo, for foxes or anything other than very small varmint shooting. 40 ft/lb at the muzzle and less than 25 at 100 yards. Secondly, you have a 20gr bullet doing subsonic speeds producing approx. That means a new application (FCA1 and the works), trying to explain to a Firearms Officer what exactly they are, then paying €80 for the license.

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However given the licensing issues in Ireland that does not exist elsewhere you need a license for a. I've never seen them in any dealers, although that does not mean they are not out there. Both yourself and himself have mentioned that they are crap (without explaining why you think so) and are making it sound as if they cant be got.įirstly, such adapters are not readily available here.
