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.221 fireball
hofts;
Around 20 years ago, before it was a sin to turkey hunt with a rifle, I acquired a neat little Interarms MK-10, Mini Mauser in .223.
I had my 'smith shorten the chamber end of the barrel and rechamber for the .221. Everything worked great except rate of twist in the .223 barrel wont let me shoot the lighter bullets.
53 gr and up stabalize fine, anyway, we are suddenly faced with a 'yote problem here in southern West Virginia. I think it's time to wipe the dust off the fireball, get a new pound of Ball C #2 and a box of 55gr spitzers. Fireball in a rifle seems every bit as accurate as the fantastic .222, am running mid .222 velocities, and the brass lasts forever!
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