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.25 cal for an AR15
17 September 2007, 05:26
jerkface11.25 cal for an AR15
Is there a .25 cal that will fit in an AR15 with readily available reamers and dies?
17 September 2007, 06:19
jeffeossoyep... 25x223, i think that's a 25 TCU
17 September 2007, 07:37
Idaho Sharpshooter25 PPC.
Rich
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17 September 2007, 08:29
260remguy25 WSSM!
Jeff
18 September 2007, 02:37
Alberta Canuckquote:
Originally posted by 260remguy:
25 WSSM!
Jeff
With the .25 TCU a guy just needs a new barrel. With a .25 WSSM in the AR-15, wouldn't he run into poblems with the mag and feeding, and need a new bolt & carrier (bigger bolt face needed)?
(Maybe someone is making magazines which would work with that, though...anyone know for sure?)
And the .25 TCU, BTW, looks to me a bit more like a .25/.223-Improved after being once-fired. Anyway, it's a very good cartridge. Even the 6 m/m TCU makes a neat round for the little desert Javelina...drops them like a falling rock.
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18 September 2007, 09:03
jerkface11Ah so there IS a .25 TCU I knew about the 7mm which would have been my fallback if there weren't a suitable .25 cal. Thank you gentlemen for your help.
19 September 2007, 04:07
nordrsetaI wonder if Wooter's 25 Copperhead (25-222) wouldn't allow for a COAL that would fit the magazine better than that 25-223?
21 September 2007, 09:13
jerkface11Are dies and reamers available for 25-222? I know i can get them for 25TCU.
07 October 2007, 20:30
nordrsetaquote:
Originally posted by jerkface11:
Are dies and reamers available for 25-222? I know i can get them for 25TCU.
dies
http://www.ch4d.com/ reamer
http://www.clymertool.com/07 October 2007, 21:50
CRUSHERI have played with an upper conversion in 25 wssm it used a regular mag as a single stack and looked realy cool neat idea.
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13 October 2007, 19:25
Ridge RunnerI've had an AR- in 25 wssm for this will make 3 years, awesome deer rifle, I run 115 noslers at 3000 fps, 110 accubonds at 3070 fps, all with sub-moa accuracy.
The 25 wssm bolt and carrier are massive compared to a standard 5.56, also a different barrel extension, the only other mod is the ejection port must be opened up.
only mod to the mag required is the follower needs milled flat.
RR
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08 November 2007, 19:23
RINOThe 25 TCU and the 25/223 are different rounds. The TCU rounds are improved with 40 degree shoulders. The 25/223 is simply a necked up 223 to accept the 25 cal. bullets. I dont know if feeding my be a problem with the improved case in an AR rifle.
RINO
09 November 2007, 11:52
BohicaI did a 25/223 in an old 600 Rem and liked it so much I did an AR=15 too! It shoots like a house afire and feeds wonderfully. I have taken a few of the smallish Blacktails and lots of coyotes. Try it! You`ll like it. Dies are easily available from CH 4D Dies.
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11 November 2007, 01:17
tom`Last I checked, 6.5mm=.25(6).
I've got two ARs in 6.5 Grendel and am quite happy with them. Dies and brass are easy to come by also.
I hope the reamer question is in regards to reaming a new .25 cal barrel, not rechambering a .223 to squeeze .25 cal bullets down the pipe.
11 November 2007, 06:00
seafire2Seems like everyone forgot that the 6.8 SPC is made on a shortened 30 Remington Case...
Well Remington use to also make a good old 25 Remington on the same case....
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04 December 2007, 07:27
craigsterquote:
Originally posted by tom`:
Last I checked, 6.5mm=.25(6).
I've got two ARs in 6.5 Grendel and am quite happy with them. Dies and brass are easy to come by also.
I hope the reamer question is in regards to reaming a new .25 cal barrel, not rechambering a .223 to squeeze .25 cal bullets down the pipe.
Last time I checked 6.5mm = .264"
10 December 2007, 05:54
sharps54quote:
Originally posted by Bohica:
I did a 25/223 in an old 600 Rem and liked it so much I did an AR=15 too! It shoots like a house afire and feeds wonderfully. I have taken a few of the smallish Blacktails and lots of coyotes. Try it! You`ll like it. Dies are easily available from CH 4D Dies.
Aloha, Mark
What kind of ballistics do you get out of the AR15?