Good info guys
I have owned a bunch of 223s through the years and have thought about punching one out to an AI ever since I heard steve timm singing their praises years ago.
Prairie Goat, I figure you are right about the practical gain not really being worth it but this has been an itch I have wanted to scratch for years and I'm going to give it a try.
I picked up an 8 twist pac nor screwed on to a 700 with dies and brass for a fair price so I'm going to give it a whirl.
Any data you guys can provide will be a big help.
I am thinking 50 and 55 NBT's and 55 hornady SP's for general use, 65 sierra gamekings for deer and 75 bergers and amaxs for longer range varmints and steel.