My new .223 shows promise

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My new .223 shows promise; I have only tried one load (24 grains of Varget and a 68 grain Hornady with a 7&1/2 primer.) Way too light by all signs. Most groups stung vertically 1/2 inch … one hung in at .200 and this one at .170”. (100 yards) Next will be some warmer loads… and the Oehler 35P.

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After looking at the stock....is that a little fleck of metal embedded in 'er above the front of the trigger guard?
If so...could it be that that rifle was originally in .17 Remington?
If these add up...it would be my old rifle given a new life. That would be funky fer sure!:)
 
SHELL SHUCKER said:
After looking at the stock....is that a little fleck of metal embedded in 'er above the front of the trigger guard?
If so...could it be that that rifle was originally in .17 Remington?
If these add up...it would be my old rifle given a new life. That would be funky fer sure!:)
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That's a stock cross bolt (brass threaded from one side and short of the other) Remington does that to many stocks. I have had that stock (BDL) for many years... how ever I have a similar ADL stock from a .17 Remington and that action was a .17 Remington originally.
 
Thanks for the input. I've not had many 700's in the past. One in .458 Win mag., one in .17 Rem. and one in 7mm mag.,but have not noticed the through bolt before. On my .17, the metal bit was actually an embedded shard of steel that the guys at the factory had merely sanded and applied finish over. Typical of 2007 Remmy quality control.:(
 
I have always found 25.0gr of varget behind a 69gr SMK to be a great load in most 223's that I have tried it in. I bet it likes the warmer loads. Nice stick btw.
 
My Remington 700 with a Leupold fixed 12X also duel dovetail, with the 1:7 .222 chambered Gaillard barrel was one of the 2 most accurate rifles I've ever owned, but it wouldn't do that, (or I couldn't) but it was an honest 5 round quarter incher. Gaillard definitely knows how to make a straight barrel. Good to see you have a Decelerator on that rifle, to quell the awesome recoil of the .223.:cool:
 
Boomer said:
My Remington 700 with a Leupold fixed... it was an honest 5 round quarter incher.
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I have always liked a five round group to show the true consistent potential of a load/gun combo... can't tell you how many times I cursed that fifth round!

Gun Tech - nice classy looking rig... I know with a dedicated bench gun weight is not of concern... but I can't help but think what a dandy Varminter that rig would make... a change-up in optics might be in order for that purpose... do you know what it weighed in at without the scope?

The two 8 twist loads that have worked well for me are;

Hornady 68 BTHP, 25.8/CFE-223, Win/CCI-SR, 2.350"

Hornady 68 BTHP, 26.0/H4895, Win/CCI-SR, 2.350"

Note those are single feed loads, you would likely have to mess with the OAL to magazine feed them.
 
hoytcanon said:
I have always liked a five round group to show the true consistent potential of a load/gun combo... can't tell you how many times I cursed that fifth round!

Gun Tech - nice classy looking rig... I know with a dedicated bench gun weight is not of concern... but I can't help but think what a dandy Varminter that rig would make... a change-up in optics might be in order for that purpose... do you know what it weighed in at without the scope?

The two 8 twist loads that have worked well for me are;

Hornady 68 BTHP, 25.8/CFE-223, Win/CCI-SR, 2.350"

Hornady 68 BTHP, 26.0/H4895, Win/CCI-SR, 2.350"

Note those are single feed loads, you would likely have to mess with the OAL to magazine feed them.
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In working a load I use 3 shots groups because if it can't shoot 3 well, it wont shoot more any better... but the true test down the road is 5 - 5 shot groups over a half hour. The complete rifle weighs 10 pounds 9 ounces. I think without scope and mounts the rifle would weigh 9 pounds 6 ounces.

What scope would you choose for varminting? I thought this one would work well...?
 
That is a great weight for a varmint/predator gun... I thought that it would be heavier with the mid-weight barrel... I can just picture that gun posed over a coyote with some greenery in the background... for a hunting rig I like enough magnification on the top end to reach out, but not too high on the bottom end to shoot something standing on your steel toes... I have had more shots on foxes and coyotes under 20 yards than over 300 yards... no more than 4.5X on the bottom... and 12-16-20x on the top... a 3-15x is a great range... I would say most of my dedicated hunters are wearing 4-12X, 3-15X, 4.5-14X or 4-16X.... I do have one long range rig with a 6-24X... but I always cringe when I carry it... a shot at 20 feet would look like a brown blur even at 6X.
 
I haven't hunted coyotes for many years, But we always used our hunting rifles with a minimum of 6 power... never had a shot under 100, most over 200, 300. This rifle was put together with the idea of longer range shooting...
 
guntech said:
I haven't hunted coyotes for many years, But we always used our hunting rifles with a minimum of 6 power... never had a shot under 100, most over 200, 300. This rifle was put together with the idea of longer range shooting...
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Best laid plans of mice a men... I set up my pea-shooters for long range too... but more often then not, the yotes didn't get that memo... as I said, I have taken more under 20 than over 300... so optimize for long, but be prepared for short.
 
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