Great post. I agree. Way more fun to shoot “things”.
Couple thoughts…. .223AI is better still; be sure to get a fast twist; and one issue with 223/223Ai is spotting your shots at longer distances. They don’t move much dirt, they don’t make the “whop!” on a steel plate. Clays are a fun thing to shoot at, cheap, and you can usually tell when you hit them. I actually put a brake on my AI so that I could easily see my shots. Even a 223 can jump enough to lose the sight picture, if it’s a light build.
A fast twist AI with a mag setup allowing a longer COAL opens a lot of really fun doors. I don’t know what the “best” bullet to use these days is, but the 75 ELDM is pretty awesome. Just in case somebody doesn’t know this, you can (and must, actually, it’s how you make your brass) shoot .223 in a .223AI.
