Social Distancing--.223 Wylde at 100 Yards

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Five Rounds at 100 Yards
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Platform is an Armalite with a .223 Wylde bull barrel.
The good results are attributable to the following:

a) .223 Wylde barrel used by Armalite is inherently accurate

b) I tried various .223 and 5.56 factory ammo to find the best for use in this gun

c) Ammo is designed for match use

d) Bullet is the 69 gr Sierra Match King Boat Tail Hollow Point, a bullet well known for its accuracy.

e) Gun has a crisp two stage trigger with no creep

f) Solid shooting bench (took the carpet off)

g) Front square bag and rear pinch type bag

h) Leupold VX3i 4.5-14x40mm with adjustable objective

i) Felt tip marker circle makes an excellent target

j) Took my time and enjoyed myself!

This is the Armalite, wearing a bipod I did not use for the above shots and a 50mm scope that I sold off before getting the Leupold 40 mm.

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Very nice! Armalite makes a good rifle and have for many years.
 
Nice group and shooting. My rifle likes the 75 grains BTHP from hornady and group extremely well. Recommend you try them if you haven't. They outperformed the Sierra 69 grains bullets in my rifle.
 
Very nice. I’m sure even better accuracy could be achieved by reloading...working up a load specific to your rifle. Do you reload at all!? Something I recommend ALL firearms enthusiasts learn. Not only will you achieve the most accuracy, but the considerably knowledge gained is invaluable.

My current build is also sporting a 223 Wylde barrel. It’s from the new Premium Black series offered by Ballistic Advantage. I am very optimistic of its accuracy potential.
 
I have one in 223 Wilde also, all PSA W/ an A2 stock. Haven't really shot it much in the 3 or 4 years I've had it. I really need to if only to shoot up that mil stuff that was given to me. Then maybe I'll start to find out what it is capable of w/ my own loads.
 
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