I sight my 223 and 243 at 50/200 yard method. In eastern Kentucky, it's all you'll ever need and for the most part hold center of a deer or coyote.

I started zeroing everything at 25 yards. It's easier to see hits especially with small calibers, less walking to get from the table to the target, and it puts all my guns around 1.5" high at 100 yards, so I have a little extra range of a dead hold on for coyote and deer. In this .223 case, you would then only be about 3" low at 200, which on a 12x12 kill zone of a deer, would still be dead hold on center mass essentially.

I just bought my rifle. A 223. I dont know jack yet. That said I have been inspired by who-tee-who to learn to shoot. I had a real hard time finding a rifle for sale that was affordable. I got a Savage 223. Dont know much about it. It has a scope and the salesman and Bass Pro said it's a very good starter gun and will easily take a deer. He said just practice and continue to watch who-tee-who!

I gave this guy criticism when he started this channel, he's proven himself to be a pro. God bless ya buddy! Keep it coming.

I find myself leaning all mine towards a 200 yard zero these days... seems to be a more balanced impact point across the range. Near bullseye at 50 and 200 on my .223's and stays within 2" on the 308's. That covers 90%+ of my shots in my neck of the woods.

Dude I really appreciate you doing this video series. This has helped me, and I’ve been shooting for over 35 years. It’s been instrumental in me teaching my nephew how to shoot and zero his scope.

Most of the trajectory charts I see online show about a 3” drop using a 55-62g bullets. Your particular cartridge drops a couple more inches than most published data leading me to believe it’s a light load for that particular bullet. I’m anxious to go to the range to run my own tests and compare them to your results. Great channel, so keep’em coming!

I'd like to see the same test but with a 16" AR

Great video Adam. With my 223 I just have it hitting 1.5" high at 100 yards and it zeroes at 200 yards. I only use this for foxes so I just aim dead on all the way out to 200 yards and it hasn't let me down yet. Thanks for sharing!

I shoot a new England firearm 223 single shot . bought it 28 yrs ago . absolutely love the gun . never failed me once on whitetail . Hornady ammo .

Thanks for sharing.🙂 The closest range to me is about 40 miles. Unfortunately due to constraints, it's "rifle" range is limited to only an 80 yd range. The closest range of 100 yds used to be nearly 75 miles. However it closed down..... Anyway, I only use my .223 rifles for coyote calling. And I find that when it comes to sighting in, I am sort of an "oddball". Most shots are taken within 75 yds. And I make it a rule to never shoot past 300.....Where the oddball part comes in, is that I sight in 3" high at 100 yds.

Another great video, whotee. I have used the .223 for better than 50 years, and it is an amazing round, accurate and lethal within its limits...

The trajectory of any bullet due to gravity is: d=16t^2 (where d = displacement). If a 223 has a muzzle velocity of 1800 fps the time it takes to go 200 yds is (600/1800 = .333 seconds). The drop so to speak at 200 yds is 1.74 ft for a completely level barrel. Of course the barrel is not level if sighted in for 100 yds. The drop from 100 to 200 yds is .44 ft (.44 x 12 = 5.28 in) which is about what he measured.

MPBR is 260 for that load...as always, on a 6" target. Zero 2.76" high at 100yds & hold dead on out to 260.

Excellent! .223 is easily my fav caliber. I don’t care if you’re a beginner or a well seasoned shooter, everyone into rifles and bolt guns in particular, should have one of these. Super accurate, super fast ammo, minimal bullet drop, awesome to practice / target shoot with and almost no recoil, even though when you fire it you know it ain’t no rimfire gun. It’s also an excellent varmint hunting cartridge and while many might disagree, it’s also good for deer. Mind you I would suggest you become a decent shot if you’re gonna hunt deer with it as it’s no fun watching them suffer from a poor shot with a small caliber.

I usually set zero at 200, it serves me well while hunting. Well with any fast shooting cartridges. That way you get your max point blank range. (PBR) Here's an idea dial your scope for 200yds then shoot a group at 100 you'll be surprised. Dude I got a m77 stainless .223 I shot 1/3 moa. 3/4" at 250yds 5 shot. Hand loads Without even a sweat. But still that rifle is special...And it's sporting a sport barrel and a hogue over molded stock. I'm sure you remmy holds a special place in your heart. If you hand loaded you'd really get into it...

Love the Rhodesian camo on your rifle. Great video WTW!!!🎩♠️☯️

heres some numbers for my 222 out of my CZ 527, 50gr VMax heads-home loads with 21.4 grains of Reloader 7 Dyno'd at 3452 fps ! my drop at 1000 yards is 468 inch/44.7 MOA/13 MRAD wickedly accurate out to 500 yards, i had a Rem 700 ADL i think it was 223 but no matter what powder i used and the months of playing with powder loads/weights bullet heads/primers i just could not get anywhere near the accuracy of the 222 so the 223 got sold, love your vids here in the uk keep them coming.

Yes, if you watch closely at your 100 yard plate you can see the second hole get bigger after your third shot!

Whoteewho ……I just picked up my first ruger American.223 I have a couple of 77’s and a few no. 1’s and this American is very impressive right out of the box thanks for your videos

I think you should do that again but sight it in at 50 yds first. I think most hunters would like the results.

Cheers cobba ...great down to earth testing, now I am going to do the same test on my Aussie made lithgow LA102 223...and use a few different weight ammo in the test...

My 20" (1-8 twist) AR works great for whitetail here in NY. 64gr Winchester Deer Season XP factory loads. Dropped a 175# doe at 125yds this year. Absolutely critical points: a) get a solid zero at 50, 100, or 200yds. b) practice, practice, practice. c) have a DOPE chart handy if you don't have time to run a few numbers through Strelok Pro or other quality BC on your phone. d) don't use a crappy optic.

When I Settled In 3rd Ranger Battalion Back In 2003, My C.O. Told Me To Go Ahead And Choose My Rifle. I Chose .223 Because Of How Light It Was ( I Carried The Lightest Stuff I Could Find Which Was 38 Gr. ) And The Fact That The Guys Rarely Seen Insurgents Past 800 Yards. It Worked For Me Then And It Works For My Son Now.

One more thing, a chronograph will allow for precision bullet drop compensation from any zero established in any wind/weather condition. Back in 2003 I shot in the National Long Range Championships. Before the competition I chronographed my loading and zeroed at 100 yards. In the first match, 600 yard match 531, an iron sight match, I adjusted my sights for the bullet drop compensation my range card listed for 600 yards from my 100 yard zero, same conditions as when zeroed. My first round I called “right-in-there” and indeed it was a pinwheel X causing me to go for record resulting in a perfect score and 14 X’s. Bottom-line is the chronograph will save a whole lot of time getting a handle on needed sight adjustment or hold to get good hits on targets at greater or shorter distances than zeroed distance.

With my AR in 5.56/223 with a 16 inch barrel I personally zero it at 36 meters for a maximum point blank range. I use this rifle for home defense and I've tested it as much as possible, I haven't been able to get to a range that I can shoot past about 300 meters but with the 36 meter zero I just hold dead center of the silhouette and I'm able to keep the rounds in the kill zone without even thinking about it. I'm hoping to find a place that I can shoot to about 400 meters but for now I know from 36 meters to about 300-325meters I don't have to think about it at all.

Excellent round for rogue zombie pumpkins, head shots work the best. 😳

I AGREE !!! shot a 10 point buck last year with a 223. Winchester. Savage rifle maybe a good 110 yards what we estimate at a private ranch and it took (1) bullet but hit on high shoulder he ran a good 10 yards before dropping on the spot .. highly recommended 223 Winchester bullets for beginners for hunt ..

I love the nickel coated cartridges they look like vampire rounds or something

You've got me saying boo-lat full time, I hope you're happy

always know your holds to zero from 10 yards to 300. 25, 50 , 75 100, 125, 150 and so on know where your bullet will impact target..

Awesome video brother. Been waiting on the .223

That was fun. I don`t know why but that crazy green rifle is growing on me!

used 223 for prairie dogs , had a scope sent out to optical services and had a custom bdc cross hairs made for one bullet and load and it was very affective to 600 yards , placed marks on a turret the same deal on another gun and it worked great , when you have the true info like you found it works in the real world

It dropped around an inch or 2 more than I thought it would at 200 yards. That tells me what I need to learn more about.

For hunting purposes maximum point blank range zero is the most useful. However with the .223 caliber, the range at which bullet velocity slows to 2,200 fps becomes the maximum effective range for ethical kills. Somewhere between 150-175 yards with a 60 grain bullet.

Great info. Now I would like see the same for 5.56. Since the GI round is supposed to be hotter. I dig the paint job! 👍

Good job, Adam!

I really like the paint job on your rig

Amazing video with great information about bullet drop Of the Remington 223. I like the beginning intro.

Great video. Breathing will move your hit up or down, and trigger squeeze will move your hit left and right. Also, 50 yard zero will be 200 yards as well. Should be slightly high at 100. Try that next.

I have lots of fun with my 223! Good video Adam

Use a point blank range calculator. Type in your info, sight accordingly, and with most cartridges you'll have no hold adjustments out to 300 at least

If you Zero at 50yds, then 100yds may be 1.5 inch high, and 200yds may be centered on Bulls-Eye.

Awesome vid Who Tee! Building my first 223 bolt gun right now. Savage barrel and action on a Boyds prairie hunter stock. Going to be my new Coyote gun. THANKS!!

Sight in your .223 at 36 yards like the military. It will be a few inches high at 100, pretty close at 200, and a few inches low at 300 (for exact, check out the exact inches at each yardage on KZfaq videos).

which is why i use the 36 yard zero.. from 25yd to 300 yd a six inch difference point and shoot center mass...

You have upped your game. Good videos you are producing now. And yes. You should explain that bullets are designed for different uses.

Good shooting WTW, love that custom cammo too

THX for all you do! I learn alot watching you!

Enjoyed the video as always keep up the good work brother

Range finder + timed gravity test for the projectile. Try that.

0 at 200. You have a 7 inch drop at 300 yd. And I can stack Them in like weld.

Looks like fun to shoot 👍🙂

With a 100 yard zero your 50 yard result will be low by half the distance from your scope axis to your bore axis. A 223 is shooting almost dead flat to 50 yards and its pure geometry.

So here's something for you to try. Now before we go to fare let me explain what im doing. I hand load EVERY round of rifle ammo I shoot. EVERY ROUND is fire formed to each rifle. Its doesn't matter if its my custom built 700 or one of my many custom built AR Predator rifles. And typically use the 55gr Hornady V-Max from Predators or the SMK 77gr BTHP bullets. All barrels use either the 1-7 or 1-8 Twist. Speeds in the 700 are 2790-2855 fps with the 77's, And 2950 fps in the AR's with the 55gr Hornady V-Max. All bullets are loaded out to magazine length. So the AR i typically use for Coyotes has a Pulsar XQ-50-LFR Thermal optic on top of it. And gets zeroed at 50 yrds. Ballistics on these rounds with the 26.5 gas of CFE-223 powder (2950fps) will also be zeroed again due bullet rise/arch at 187-193 yards again. Then these bullets start there decent downwards. At 200 yrds they average less than a 1/8" drop. Most of the time its not even measurable. Transition from supersonic to subsonic with this load in a 1-8 twist 20" barrel is about 490 yrds depending on sea level and barometric pressure. Bullet drop at 490 yrds is about 3.8"-3.9" on a good day. All of these tests where shot with a Yankee Hill Machine Nitro 30 suppressor attached,, with a 22cal.end cap installed also. The results are nearly identical when shot from the Remington 700 custom built with its 22" Krieger barrel with the same suppressor attached. Now jump to the 77gr SMK bullets and threw the 700 with the Krieger 1:8 barrel zeroed at 200 also. This rifle will hold groups with these bullets between 0.3"- .05" using 24.0 grs of IMR-8208-XBR and match grade primers at 800 yrds. With less than a 12" drop at about 1000 ft above sea level. All factors being equal (solid rest, seasoned bore, wind under 5mph and so on) The key to both of these loads is simple. Load to magazine length, weight each charge with in +/- .01 grains. Use good, not 2nds or blemished bullets. Case preparation is also key, Primer flash holes need to be inspected and deburred it is"ESSENTIAL" for positive ignition with the 8208-XBR powder. Seriously, you can see the difference in rounds that where prepped the correct way and those that where not at these distance. And we often will engage targets at 1000 yrds with this round. Only non living, as at this distance with a 77gr bullet in a 223 case. I don't consider it good hunting, or human to target even Predators or Vermon at distance over 800 yrds. Thats me and guys I shoot with opinion, your may differ and thats your choice. The 22-250 and the 6mm & 6.5mm rifles are definitely more suited for those distance. And definitely more human out that fare. Try some of the above-mentioned information, I think you may like it.

Thanks very much - the best vid on the 223 I've seen...

when i think bullet drop for any caliber i think who tee who

most reloading books have this info by bullet weight and velocity.

Love that rifle.

Nice shoot with the .223! I'm requesting the 6.8 Western for the next one!🇺🇲✝️🇺🇲

With any ammo in my AR, just don't be dancing around out there at any range inside of 1000 yards and think you're safe.

I'm curious to see 6.5 Creedmoor. I hear mixed reviews on it, and would like to see some real life testing in a video that isn't 30+ minutes with a bunch of mumbo-jumbo talking.

You right Sir just a guide closer number , (variation of impact)

Enjoy the program and the ballistic data, thank you.

WEEE ! THAT WAS FUN !

The literal definition of a zero is when bullet path and line of sight intersect and the resulting value in any form of measurement is ZERO. What this means is a zero is nothing more than a starting point for a predicted need. Expect targets will appear at 100 yards then zero for 100 yards but, commit to memory the hold or sight elevation adjustment needed if any to engage targets at other distances. In other words, hitting where aimed is not a fixed condition unless the shooting distance is fixed.

Being a Bolt Action is how you center drive that bullet! I built an AR .223/5.56 that I can drive 100 & 200 Yards very much the same as what you have. But loading a 69 Grain HP. I see that at 200 you have a powder problem!

Excelent job =) I would like to seen same test with 6.5 Creedomor. This round get a lot of my atention as someone who like precision and low recoil instead of high power.

My 223 doesn’t drop at all at 200

Good video and information. Thanks for the video

👍👍another good one!! Also that's a beautiful rifle.

Its the first time i know how it works. Thank .. will do work on my 223

That 223 is a nice gun but as long as I can get the ammo I will stick with my 22.250, it has less drop I think. Darrell

i love the 223 thanks for the video

I hear the 36 yard zero is the best for the AR-15, I’d love to see you do the boolot drop test on that.

I only use Russian hypersonic rounds and they have zero drop at any distance.

Print those numbers off and tape them to the side of your stock and magic marker over them with green marker so you can still see the numbers.

The wrist of a rifle is to put your thumb around, not beside although that seems to be the ( New thing ) in gun videos. Shoot a hard kicking caliber like that and that bolt handle is going to either break your thumb or at least jam the heck out of it. My dad shot a .270 like that one time and the scope cut him a new eyebrow. LOL! I think you'll see a lot of improvement in those groups too.

Really good video WTW! Enjoyed it man!

My closest 200 yard range has about a 2% down slope from shooting position to target, about 12 feet vertical drop if I did math correct. 55 gr, 62 gr, 69 gr the ballistics drop chart come with ammo are out of whack. I finally figure out my hold is same has 100 yard.

Maybe you could have added the scope adjustment to cover 200 yards? 5 inches at 200 is 2.5 inches at 100 so if you have 1/4 MOA scope 10 clicks to compensate? Would be great for you to walk us through that…

I would love to see you take this out at 1000yrds to test your theory ( well not yours the chart) keep up the good work/fun

Great video that shows a good trajectory my Henry will do great then but still waiting for the 45-70 blue-llet drop and also comparing that to a 450 BM

I also have a 6.5 Grendel that will group 1" at 100 yards using Wolf 100 Grain bullet's. I feel I could make it even better and go the same grouping at 200 yards.

That really is a great paint job.

Like to see a 17 Rem vs 204 Ruger, clay blocks and drop at at least 500yds. Keep up the good work

Alright, you have my attention. I’ll subscribe.

Hey Adam Another great informative Video Mate Thank .

WHO_TEE_WHO

Sighting dead on at 100yds is almost always the wrong way to go.

Another great one, and that's some fine shooting. What's the max humane-kill range for that set-up on a white tail? 250 yards? The energy drops off pretty fast. If it's 250, how much less is it from a 16 inch AR15 barrel?

Awesome video bro. What round was your son using on his Ram Hunt.

You are AWESOME--!!!

I would really love to see the bullet drop on 375 ruger as well I think that would be pretty cool

I can't remember, have you done a 45-70 bullet drop?

Love watching his content

Your third hit was on the circle line , lol

Juat my opinion but if you sight in at 25 yards your over all average will be better. I sight everything at 25. check your ballistics at 25 and see the difference. Good video