223 hollow point vs 223 full metal jacket?

Depends, the hollow point bullet on a 223 may disintegrate due to its small size and fast velocity if it hits a solid object before reaching the intended target (brush) If you want to keep the bullet integrity as much as possible and don't nessesarily care about maximum tissue damage but are counting on penetration, an FMJ may be the better choice. If you care about maximum tissue damage on the target and you have a clear field of fire to the target, use an HP round.

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There are a few rifles that don't require you to neuter your rifle with a bullet button. The Ruger Mini-14 is one of those as you mentioned, and the newer models of the Ranch Rifles are supposedly more accurate than their predecessors. You can also try the Saiga .223 models, or the Kel-Tec SU-16s. Saigas are essentially sporterized versions of the AK platform. The SU-16s are light-weight hybrids between an AR-15 and an AK, which can also fold up for storage. And if you can find it for the right price, the Benelli MR-1 is probably an excellent rifle as well. The Saiga and SU-16 should generally be more affordable than most AR-15s. Mini-14s are slightly overpriced for what they are, and of course the Benelli MR-1s are rather expensive. As for sourcing a rifle, I think your best bet is to look around for deals. Naturally the most affordable would be to purchase a used firearm off of another private individual. Although you would be getting a used firearm, the transfer fees for this type of purchase is limited to $35. The second best option is to purchase one from a local firearms store. Down in SoCal that usually means Turners, though there are a few smaller boutique stores as well. NorCal is mostly made up of small independent stores. Now buying firearms from websites certainly might SEEM to be less expensive at first, and the selection is much greater. The problem is that you need to transfer those firearms through a CA FFL, and unlike a private party transfer, these transfers have unlimited fees. Generally you should expect an additional $75-$100 fee for the transfer, which doesn't even include the money to run the background check! So unless you find a terrific deal, then you may just want to get what local stores have in stock. Some people choose to run with AR-15s around here, and I can understand where they're coming from. A popular platform with a wide range of aftermarket parts. But when I watch them struggle with break-open actions or fumbling magazine changes, or even worse those grotesque stocks it really doesn't seem that fun. But I feel that the other alternatives are very attractive and often overlooked. You should do research to see if any of the other rifles is right for you!

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223 hollow point vs 223 full metal jacket?

The .223 caliber round. Due to its tiny size, would the .223 hollow point round be any better than the normal .223 full metal jacket?

Short and simple- never use full metal jacket bullets in any hunting situation on deer size game. They are virtually unrecoverable after being shot with the FMJ bullet. Don't let any one else tell you any different. If target shooting go with the FMJ. If hunting go with the hollow point. The chance of the hollow point blowing up on brush is insignificant compared to almost a 100% non-recovery rate on game that has been shot with it. A member of a hunting lease I was on at one time killed 29 deer in a row shooting them with a 223 hollow point bullet.What made it unique was the fact that he hit all of them in the heart-lung area and dropped them in their tracks. A 30\06 can't achieve results like this when hitting the heart lung area. The deer will be recoverable but will run from 50 to 150 yards .Up until that point in my life I had always considered the small 223 as nothing but a varmint caliber. But the secret is bullet placement, like always.

Each type bullet is intended to do specific roles. A Hollow point is meant to expand quickly and in many cases fragment. A controlled expansion Bonded core bullet is meant to mushroom to 2.5 diameter and retain it's weight,while the Barnes type bullets,being made of copper alloy only are meant to open up into petals and retain weight. All of those attributes are desirable in a hunting bullets terminal performance dependding on the target. FMJ is a response the Geneva Accords that outlawed expansion type bullets in a military combat load. So, would something like a Barnes Triple Shock or Swift Sirocco be effect in a combat environment,yes;BUT that isn't within the Rules of Conduct we use in warfare, same as NOT using FMJ for game hunting (except varmints).

yes a full metal jacket has more piercing but on people its too much piercing. But hollow points expand a lot and cause a lot more tissue damage. If you really want to kill something use the hollow points

if someone says full metal jacket because the military uses them. The only reason they use them is because of the Geneva convention where hollow point bullets made such a hole it was utter massacre and they couldn't repair them. So to make things more humane they use full metal jackets because they go through quick and straight so people can actually be cared for after being hit.

oral of the story is if you want to get it done right use hollow points.

What HP, what FMJ, and better for what?

Others are making the statement that hollowpoints are made for expansion. It ain't necessarily so. It may be that the hollowpoint is in the design to increase ballistic coefficient without increasing sectional density. That and meplat design can affect performance in target work to a significant degree, so external ballistics can be altered without an alteration in terminal ballistics. Whether that alteration is desirable depends on the situation. Or the specifics of the bullet design may be just as others have said, to promote expansion, thus altering terminal ballistics without much affecting external ballistics.

You may have more "homework" to do better to define your question and come up with an answer on the specific bullets and applications you're thinking of, but you won't find an answer in such general terms. (Not a correct one, anyway!)

If you are controlling pests and varmints, such as groundhogs, 'possoms in the garbage, or prairie dogs, then use the hollow point. Sierra and Hornady bullets are designed to have the jacket shatter, and the shards of the jacket slice through muscle and organs, killing quickly.

If you are hunting for pelts, and that market is pretty small, then use the FMJ to minmize damage to the fur.

certainly. the .223 in FMJ is a result of the convention the U.S. attended and signed onto ( no not the geneva convention, it took place after that one) which banned the use of "dum dum" bullets by the military ( a very out dated doctrine that should be removed). The HP bullet in .223 performs extremely well. It brings the performance in the newer faster twist barrels of the M4 back to the devastating wounds that resulted in the 1-12 twist of the early M16's.

Shoot safe