223 loads 1 in 9 twist

[bulldog284]

hello
i am looking for some 223 loads for a 1 in 9 twist.the rifle is a remington 700 compact with 20 inch barrel.looking to shoot the 69 to maybe 75 grains.what powders,primers and load ext...also what type of fps.can i expect with such a short barrel?
thank you Darin

 

[volks_r_us]

What are you after ? precision or Kills ?
I use 69gr HPBT match king with Varget and imr 4895 Both gives me 1/4 moa accuracy.
Varget only group tight with Hot loads 26gr range COL 2.260 CCI SM Primer

4895~23.5gr COL 2.235 cci SM rifle primer
I had some Ok result with BL-C (2) powder also.

Check out your books and start with min load Load above can be wrong they are issued from my Tired sleepy head

 

[ahlsy]

I've had good luck with Benchmark and Win 748 behind 69gr MKs.Both of them a grain or so under max seemed to work best.

 

[saskcop]

I have had excellent luck with BLC2, W748 and WC735 under a 69 grain Nosler.

 

[Taylor-Made]

I'm using 25.8 grains of varget behind 69g SMK...it is a rem700 1 in 9 with a 20" pipe and is averaging 2951 fps.

 

[Kevan]

In my 223s, RL15 with the 69 gr. SMK has given me better and more consistent accuracy than Varget.

 

[notsorichguy]

My current 'go to' .223 gopher/dog load is 55gr Nosler BT with 25.5gr of Benchmark and Fed Match primers. Last I checked I was netting 3150 fps with this load. I am shooting this out of a Remmy 700 SPS Tac with a 20" tube 1:9 twist.

I find they are accurate and farily temp stable.

Cheers!

 

[CV32]

25.0 gr W748 behind a 68 gr Hornady BTHP, in a 1 in 8 twist Tikka T3 Lite.

 

[mlehtovaara]

24.5 gr of H335 behind a Hornady 55gr FMJ has been giving me 1/2 MOA consistently, and my best groups I've ever shot at 1/4 moa.

 

[mpwolf]

I'm guessing this is a walking/ killing rifle. I've got something similar and settled on H335 under a 75 amax, or berger VLD. H335 meters so well that loading a bunch of rounds is a huge relief compared to meticulously weighing each charge for my f guns. R15 and Varget both work well too, but they don't meter so well.

 

[mlehtovaara]

H335 definetily meters better than any other pouwder I've used!

 

[Cinch]

If metering is a consideration give TAC a try. It meter's very well and gave good results in my 8 twist w/75gr VLD's.