.223 heavy bullet suggestions

[Shooterglenn]

I'm wanting to reach out a bit with my .223 and was wondering if any of you had a favorite recipe you could share with me. I'm shooting a tikka t3 varmint with a 1 in 8 twist 24" barrel. I was thinking 69gr match kings. What are you guys shooting?

 

[Raytheon]

Find what your rifle likes best.

Some places to start:

Sniper's Hide
http://www.tonyrogers.com/weapons/223_match_rounds.htm
http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/223rem/

 

[aheppner]

i would try 80gr A-Maxs, they are cheaper than SMKs or Bergers

 

[308BAR]

With the 1:8 give the 75s or 80s with varget a try.

Check out this thread http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=783590

It'll give you a great base to work on with the 75s and 80s. I personally like the Amax bullets cheaper to shoot and shoots really well.

 

[hometownhero]

I have a 1/9 twist and it hates 69gr smk's it seems to stabilize the berger 77gr though I have to test those more. I still have 68gr hornady match to try out.

 

[Ganderite]

69 is not heavy. It has a lot of wind drift. I used a lot of 80SMKs. RL15 worked well with them.

 

[mpwolf]

75 amax and H335 works well for me. The nice thing about '335 is it meters really well through a powder measure.

 

[skypilot]

I do the 75 gr Hornady HPBT Varget 24.7 win brass, CCI Br4 .020" jump on a 1/9 Savage, that may give you some ideas.

 

[JBD]

I to like the hornady amax. They are cheaper and in my rifle they shoot better than bergers and lapua. I am pretty happy with 25 Grains of Varget and 75 grain amax.

 

[colinmatchett]

I shoot the 75 hornady bthp over varget and/or H4895 out to 600 yards. My rifle didn't like the AMAX as well. I have played with the 75 BTHP out to 800 yards. I don't compete (no time) but I had no trouble hitting a 5 gallon pail at that distance

 

[Shooterglenn]

Just picked up some 77gr lapuas. Can't wait to load me up!

 

[stvnbrg]

I shoot the 75 hornady bthp over varget and/or H4895 out to 600 yards. My rifle didn't like the AMAX as well. I have played with the 75 BTHP out to 800 yards. I don't compete (no time) but I had no trouble hitting a 5 gallon pail at that distance

whats your twist?? I too, am looking to shoot heavier bullets and play with distances similar to yourself!

 

[ron hilchey]

Just picked up some 77gr lapuas. Can't wait to load me up!

Work great with Varget or h335 at, or near max load. I am using a 1/7 twist. Great to have a Canadian distributor that supports sport shooters.

 

[Heddok]

I used to shoot fullbore competition out to 1000 yards with the 77 gr Scenars or 75 gr Amax with Vitavouri 550 for max velocity. Varget is good too and much cheaper but not quite the accuracy or velocity I got with the VV 550 in a 30 inch 1/8 barrel.

The 223 can do extremely well at long range, reading the wind is the whole game

 

[ron hilchey]

I used to shoot fullbore competition out to 1000 yards with the 77 gr Scenars or 75 gr Amax with Vitavouri 550 for max velocity. Varget is good too and much cheaper but not quite the accuracy or velocity I got with the VV 550 in a 30 inch 1/8 barrel.

The 223 can do extremely well at long range, reading the wind is the whole game

I tried vv550 with mixed results, mainly for 90g Bergers, using the Lapua 77's as a control. I think vv540, or even vv530, would produce better results, especially with the 77 Scenars.