223 bullets

If you're going to shoot wolves with that gun, go as heavy as you can - a good compromise would be a 60gr partition under a stiff load of varget
 
Yeah my CZ will stabilize a 60gr but anything over that seems to buttonhole. Even 62gr. I just checked to see what I have to load and have only a bit of H335 and no Benchmark so will have to get some of those. I do have Sierra 55gr spitzer and some 60gr HP along with the Hornady 55gr Vmax and Noz 60gr BT Varmints as well as some PRVI fmhbt 55gr. Next HACS show I should have the powder and will commence to loading. Thanks for the feedback.
 
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I have a savage model 10 predator with a 1:9 twist but use 55 grain bullets out of. There are lots of feral dogs that cause grief around here that I use to test bullets on. I have found that the 55 g blitzkings tend to leave large exit holes, the regular 55 g Sierra varminters leave acceptable holes. Have some 55 berger target bullets that I've loaded up that I am am going to see if they are fur friendly. The reason I'm going to try the target version and not the MEF versions is they have a higher BC. Berger also lists this bullet as a varmint bullet for a secondary use. The powders that have worked well for me are H335 and H4895 with W-W cases and 205 GM primers. Velocity is 3320-3445 out of my gun. The above loads all shoot under 1moa with the bergers goin close to 1/2 MOA. With the above loads my max range on coyotes would be about 300 yards if I want to shoot farther I have other guns that can do that. Hope that helps
 
a 55gr nosler ballistic tip bullet in front of 25gr. of H335 is a pet load in the 223.
i have yet to do a moa group with this powder and bullet.
whatever the charge and coal used it's always sub moa in my gun ��

25 gr. at 2.300" coal is sub 1/2" moa for me
 
I picked up some more H335 and a can of Benchrest as well yesterday and some Hornady 55gr Varmint bullets. I have some of the Nozlers in 60gr along with some Sierra HPBT and found a can of H4895 so it seems I have some loading to do. My recent Nozler book also indicates what loads tend to be more accurate which worked well for my 308 and 30-06 so will give them a run. Thanks for all the suggestions. Now to get some cases prepped. Got a pile of Win cases not doing anything at the moment.
 
I have no idea what the most accurate bullet would be, but I can tell you that the Speer 52 grain HP is an extremely accurate and well made bullet for general purpose target, varmint, and plinking. I punched some nice groups with that bullet with a friends Remy 700, including a five shot 0.98" group at exactly 250 yards (vortex rangefinder). I like that you can buy them in 1000 bullet packs as well for a good price.
 
I am preparing to load up some ammo to shoot and am wondering what is the appropriate setback for the bullet. With my 30cal hunting loads I usually use 20 thou setback. Same for 223? Assuming 50-60gr bullets.
 
My pet load in several older 223s with slower twist barrels and in my 8" twist rifles is the Sierra 60 gr. HP over a compressed case full of H380.
This was / is my all time favourite coyote load, shot very well in a couple 788s, a 760 pump, a Sako and a couple older Tikka M55s and my current T3 Lite.
 
And, of course, I just sold my bottle of H380 cuz I didnt think I was going to use it. It seems to be the accuracy powder is Benchmark and H335 though and I have lots of that now. Heading up to the range Monday so will run some test loads and see how they shoot. I have lots of bullets so will just load the "most accurate" loads for now and see how they fly. In my 308 the accuracy load was right on the money and I never had to go farther. Bullets touching at 200m on several patterns.
 
jongun said:
Yes. Faster twist the heavier the bullet you can use and still have it stabilize. Don't have a 1in12 but my 1in7 VZ seems to love 55gn vmax bullets.
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That is not quite correct. Correct, is that the faster the twist, the longer a bullet it will stabilize. Heavier bullets are almost always longer, but not all longer bullets are heavier. This is the reason that the Varmint Grenades have a minimum 10 twist or faster, required for their 50 Grain bullets. They are pressed from powder that is lighter than lead, and they end up longer as a result.

Some of the more lightly built lightweight bullets turn into a puff of gray smoke when pushed too hard. Too fast a twist rate CAN be done, but problems are less often than too slow a twist rate to stabilize.

Cheers
Trev
 
pmt said:
Actually reading a bunch of articles is way better than asking us dummies.


BTW an 80gr Berger VLD is the best for your 1:12 twist barrel.
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You must be selling 80 gr VLD's in the EE...

OP, don't waste your money.
 
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