# The OFFICIAL Gun Thread.

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**Created:** [March 1, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496 "2009-03-01T21:19:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-official-gun-thread/242496/1310 "2012-01-15T06:02:29Z")

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> [@IM CALLING YOU OUT FIREHAWK853!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-calling-you-out-firehawk853/42858/462):
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> A friend of mine has a rem 700 chambered in .223 I can put a group the size of a half dollar at 300 yards with remington UMC ammo. He can get a group the size of a quarter with the stuff he rolls himself. Personally I would like to get into a 700 chambered in .308 just because. For most applications 350-400 yards is the practical limit for .223 (can be pushed farther I’m just saying practical use for most people) and .308 double that. I only have access to a 300 yard range so for me .223 is the way to go. Plus .223 is a great affordable caliber for both ammo and weapons systems to fire it. Just my opinion though.

I agree. People underestimate the round because when it originally came out people were skeptical and theyre assumption about its performance (which were wrong) carried over and now people without a clue have no trust in it. When navy seals I’ve talked to love the round and prefer 5.56 over the 7.62 I think I’m ok with it too. They’re just as deadly in a short and mid range as a 308 is. I’ve seen some pictures of insurgents shot with 5.56’s and 7.62…I gotta be honest they look the same.

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