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I load for a number of calibers including .221 Fireball, .223, and .243. I note that all three of these calibers have short necks on the cases. While I certainly do not need it, I have considered getting another rifle in .222, noting that this cartridge has a considerably longer neck in comparison. It also has a well known reputation for accuracy. Is there a concrete connection between longer case necks and accuracy ? Being a retired biology teacher and having absolutely no physics training, it would seem to me that a longer cartridge neck would give better support or alignment to any bullet prior to pulling the trigger. Am I nuts ? Thanks, "Bo" ********************** Thank goodness my grandfather put me in the woods as a child ! www.TableRockAngler.com | ||
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Don`t really know if neck lenght has any effect on accuracy, but I have read Nosler uses the 223 for all their .224 cal bullet quality control testing in the lab............ ------------------------------------ The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity. ~Patrick Murray "Why shouldn`t truth be stranger then fiction? Fiction after all has to make sense." (Samual Clemens) "Saepe errans, numquam dubitans --Frequently in error, never in doubt". | |||
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I believe the biggest advantage is longer throat life. Butch | |||
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I really don't believe it. I've had six in a row extremely accurate .223 rifles and believe that for varmint/hunting rifles this case neck length is more emotional than real. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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No absolute connection. You only need enough neck to completely support and grip the bullet you are using. | |||
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