.223 case capacity

[flatlina]

Was wondering if anyone had tested nthe various .223 cases available to see which one holds the most powder.

Regards
john

[saum2]

John,
I haven't done any scientific testing & my knowledge is limited to 2 cases;
In my opinion Lapua has more capacity than ADI brass. I haven't used any other brands. Sorry can't help much more than that. I've used both and lately used ADI with good results. I have plenty of speed with ADI.
Geoff

[Brad Y]

Remington held the most when I was playing with a 223 based wildcat for shooting furry things. I looked at winchester, remington and lapua.

[johnk]

Lapua has/had two .223 cases & the Match has the greater capacity.

[Chopper]

TAKE CARE PUSHING A 223 CASE OF ANY TYPE Chop

[Malcolm Hill]

John
Some while ago the Accurate Shooter / 6Br website had all the case capacities listed in the 223 info section. I had a look and it is still there.
Regards Malcolm.

[flatlina]

Thanks for all the info/replies. I'll check out the 6br site. This is not for F Class but I will be shooting at the Bushranger 3 Gun Shoot in South Oz over the Queens Birthday weekend and they have a side match that has targets from 100 to 500+ that need to be shot as fast as you can. I'm putting a 22 - to 24" fluted 1-9 barrel on my Remington 7615. The main problem is that the OAL is limited to 2.260 to fit the mags. I want to get the most velocity from the 69 grain pills. That is assuming the load is accurate. Just a bit of fun.

Regards
john

[Seddo]

the best way to gain capacity is to have a longer throat.

[flatlina]

I will be long throating and free bore on this one. That was how the weatherbys could get their velocity.

Regards
jb

Seddo are you going to come to BushRanger?? Not too far for you.

[Seddo]

i haven't thought about it yet, too much on my plate at work this time of year.

I have a long throated 223 that takes 26gr of 2208 and ISNT compressed.