Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats What's your favorite Ackley caliber and why.

223AI because it works from p'dogs to whitetails.....and no case trimming.

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I have killed 3 nice bucks with the 22-250 Ack

Mine too is the 30-06 AI--but 99% of that is due to the handling qualities of the particular rifle--practically perfect in every way, just like that flying broad...

I had a 7x57AI that I really liked but sold it for some inane reason. It would touch 3100 w140s easily and the pockets held up.

My 280AI is the most all-around useful for me--it probably negates the need (I have) for most of the rifles on hand. Sad situation.

The tiny weak 223 is not humane nor even legal on deer for good reason.

Reloaded brass needs to be trimmed from time to time. So called AI does little but pull the neck in shorter on fire form.

If your just neck sizing with say a Lee collet die then ok. Otherwise sized brass stretches.

Obviously, you have little real world experience with AI rounds nor the 223 version topped with TSX bullets on medium game or you would not say such. Even a plain vanilla 223 with a Barnes bullet is a reliable and deadly deer round. We are not limited to cup and core bullets anymore. The game has changed, much for the better.

I got my first rifle chambered for a so called 'improved' cartridge in 1959.

I met and talked with Lysle Kilbourn. Do you know who he was?

I designed my own improved cartridge on the 375 H&H case and have dies that will headspace it on the shoulder.

It makes no sense to shoot a nice big game animal with a 223 unless you don't care how it dies and think that you will impress someone when you say:

"Thats all you need." <--- Typical statement from a small bore shooter of big game.

John Barsness reported that Barnes type mono bullets were the slowest killers of deer. But then they may not know any better or perhaps don't care!

These 2 deer from a couple weeks back must have missed the memo that they weren't supposed to drop in their tracks and die when hit with .22 cal 62gr TSX

That's a campfire fav of mine, I could use a 22/250 like that!

Dober

Sweet Jesus, I bet you don't wipe your ass because of a bad experience with corn cobs in 1803.

Did your parents have any kids that weren't retarded, just curious?

HAhaha!

No really!!!!

Your joking.....right?

Really??!!??

A 223 AI I put together in '95 for West Texas coyotes and a 250 AI I put together in 2000 for my son's to use on whitetails, hogs and the like. Haven't shot the 223 in years.

.250 AI is the only one I've had and I think highly of it. Works great in a 2.8" box and offers much performance for such a small package. The 25-06 AI is interesting to me. Pretty darn close to .257 Wby performance but without the hassles of a belt.

John

348 AI longer case life

And, in the case of mine, quite an improvement in horsepower. 250gr Barnes Original style RN pills at 2600fps is a thumper!

My '06 improved was a 338-06...not acklerized

200s 2909, yes O 9 23"......and there was always a 2252670 on tap.

Now a 243 improved is a 6mm Benchrest IMHO 2/3 Powder, 90-95% speed, ALOT more bore life...and deer deadly - confirmed/tested to 400 yds by yours truly!

I could like a 6mm-308 AI if Saami had one..

Maybe Big Green would do a 6mm-08 30 degree...Nahhhh...

Olin won't b/c it would get mixed up w/243 Win

On that 223 is too small and mono's kill slower....

Well I'd say there are alot of variables...shot placement, bullet, etc.

The least significant in my book is headstamp.

Unless someone can tell me of any animal that died from a brass case?

Bullets thru vitals kill, never brass cases...and deer don't read...nor are surrounded by 'Chronograph bullet proof shields.'

.458 Win AI

I haven't messed with any AIs yet, but I'm pretty sure my first will be a .280, then maybe a fast-twist .223, then fast twist .243. Others I've thought about:
.22-250
6mm (in a #1)
.250 Savage
7x57
.338-06

Please tell me it's a 1 in 2 twist so you can use the 1000 grain A-Maxes.