What kind of range and accuracy can you expect out of this caliber? Ammo is now easily obtainable and more reasonably priced. I am considering it for smaller varmints.
What kind of range and accuracy can you expect out of this caliber? Ammo is now easily obtainable and more reasonably priced. I am considering it for smaller varmints.
What does it offer for varmint hunting over a .223 40-50 gr load?
To answer the question I would expect better range and accuracy than with a PS90 (~200m.). Remember its not intended to be a long range caliber.
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Once again: What kind of range and accuracy can you expect out of this caliber? Ammo is now easily obtainable and more reasonably priced. I am considering it for smaller varmints. This question does not pertain to other calibers or configurations. I would like to hear from people who have actuall trigger time with the AR 5.7.
I'll bet almost nobody has experience with this set-up, so,,,, I'm guessing you might have to extrapolate from the guys who use .22 Hornets, etc. for varmint shooting.
Just looking at ballistics I think you can safely say it's better than a .22mag, a bit less than the Hornet.
I have often thought that the 5.7 would be a nifty caliber to chamber in something like this;
http://www.ruger.com/products/rotary...22/models.html
for plinking at groundhogs and such. Certainly less noisy than using one of the bigger .22 centerfire rounds.
Fortier has an article on the PS90 in the June 20 edition of Shotgun News. In the article, the claimed effective range is listed as 150m.
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