25/223 Barrel

[jmcq2xl]

Where can I get a 25/223 AR Barrel?

[sha-ul]

:welcome:

I hope someone will chime in soon with those answers.

What length are you looking for?
Twist?

[320pf]

Text me and we can talk

[sha-ul]

Text me and we can talk

What other barrels can be had for this?
Prefits for Savage?

[jmcq2xl]

I was thinking 20in for barrel length and and I'm not sure sure about twist, I was thinking of trying a 85gr to 100gr bullet some whatever would be the best for that.

[320pf]

I (and others) have only tried 1:10 twists and have been completely satisfied. From a 20 inch barrel 85 gn Nosler BT should be able to be pushed to 2850-2900.

Step up to a 24 inch barrel and you can get about 2900-3000 fps. This is really close to 250-3000 Savage. The Speer 87 gn HotCor has a little more optimum form factor.

I will look into the possibility of making barrels that will fit a Savage action.

[sha-ul]

I (and others) have only tried 1:10 twists and have been completely satisfied. From a 20 inch barrel 85 gn Nosler BT should be able to be pushed to 2850-2900.

Step up to a 24 inch barrel and you can get about 2900-3000 fps. This is really close to 250-3000 Savage. The Speer 87 gn HotCor has a little more optimum form factor.

I will look into the possibility of making barrels that will fit a Savage action.
Are reloading dies readily available for this?

[jmcq2xl]

CH4D makes some.

[sha-ul]

Are reloading dies readily available for this?

Cool!
BTW, you might consider changing you username as it looks like a spammer handle Mistermoon pm'd me saying you were banned, so I had to dig& un-ban you.:eek:

[320pf]

Yes reloading dies readily available for the 25-223AR. I can not recommend CH4D however. CH4D made the first set of dies for the first group of users. We then ordered a second group buy and the kept putting us off for a year. When then finally delivered the dies it turned out that they screwed up the neck dimension and the dies are pretty much worthless.

We did come up with a very good solution. Simply buy a 223 REM bushing die (so far we have only tried Redding bushing dies) and change is expander ball to an appropriate size for .257 bullets. You will not need to purchase a bushing just an expander ball.

The opening in the ledge that the bushing sits on is what is neck sizing the case. It sizes the case down to 0.263/4 outside diameter (OD) and the Redding Tapered Size Button opens it back up to 0.277 OD. This leaves the finished sized case with a 0.253 inside diameter neck. (plenty of neck tension to hold the bullet).

Here are the MidwayUSA part numbers again:
Item ID____Description
889635____Redding Tapered Size Button #192
137496____Redding Type S Bushing Full Leng.

For seating the bullets I use a 223 seater die. Currently, I do not crimp my loads. If I discover that I need to start crimping dies I would look into the Lee Factory Collet crimping die.

[ccooper]

Hello, i have been lurking here for a while and now I think I need a 25 ar upper to go with my rob, roy, and 06. My question is which wildcat requires the least amount of brass prep or has the most data available. Also where is a good source for a barrel, I am looking for one with traditional not polyagonal rifling. I am not needing a select match barrel but would like an 18inch stainless bull barrel with a mid lenth gas system. Sorry for the long first post

[sha-ul]

Hello, i have been lurking here for a while and now I think I need a 25 ar upper to go with my rob, roy, and 06. My question is which wildcat requires the least amount of brass prep or has the most data available. Also where is a good source for a barrel, I am looking for one with traditional not polygonal rifling. I am not needing a select match barrel but would like an 18inch stainless bull barrel with a mid length gas system. Sorry for the long first post

Welcome to the forum:welcome:

[ccooper]

thanks for the welcome. So far I have gleaned that 335 is a good powder for these loads, I hope so as I have ~27 lbs of that on hand. I am hoping to load 87gr siera varmiteers and 100 gr nos;er partitions.

One more ?, I have mocked up a few peices of brass using virgin LC brass a 223 FL sizing die then necking up with a Lee 25-06 collet neck sizing die and seating bullets with a 223 seating die. Everything measures to spec using this combination but I did split a couple of necks us 5X fired RP brass( they are out of the rotation so I tried with them first) would this hodge podge die set work.