Thanks Chris..
i was just woundering if anyone has ever necked down a 223 to a 17 cal bullet or if u can do this?
if so how does it shoot and would it be ok on a coyote or just groundhogs and such?
A 223 necked down to 17 cal . has been done before. Yes it will kill coyotes but there are better choices if a caller was to take this route.. The cheapest route would be to go with the 17 Rem., you can buy loaded ammo for it or reload for it and get a little more performance out of it and will also give you a little more vel. over the 17-223...
The coyotes up in the northern states are a little bigger than the ones found in the southern states so I prefer to use a 30 gr. bullet to get the job done and want it moveing along at 3800 fps min.
Some better choices would be the 17 Pred. which are made from a 223 case with the shoulder blown out and a shorter neck. Exspect vel. with a 30 gr. to be around 4000 fps. with this cartridge.
Another choice would be to take a 204 case and just neck it down to 17 cal. or go the improved route which is a clone to the 17 Pred with the only difference being a little longer case to hold more powder. Exspect vel around 4000-4250 fps.
The 17 rem., 17 Pred.,17-204, and the 17-204 imp. will do anything a 223 or even a 22-250 can do as for down range performance goes and will also do less damage to the hides if you are into saveing them for sale...