Making my first .223 load (input welcome)

[KK1]

Steven Model 200 in .223 Rem 1 in 9'' twist.

Hand measured Varget

What bullet grain do i want. are 50 or 55 grain going to be alright?

 

[KK1]

Arrrr

 

[polaris]

223

with a twist of 1 in 9", you will need bullets from 60 grains and up....

 

[manitou210]

Varget and 69gr Sierra's work well in my 700 in 1/9 twist, work up from 23.5 I think your going to be pleasedhttp://
I have had very good success with RL 15 as well with 69gr.
There are two fellows at range with very small groups well under 1/2" one using 55gr Hornadys with 4895 and the other with Benchmark not sure if they where using V-max or A-max bullets, one was a Rem police with 1/9 and other a Savage 12 1/9 twist both 26" barrels
hope this is help for you
manitou

 

[KK1]

Nice group

Think im going to grab some Hornady 60grain SP (price is right)
Do you think these would be a good match with Varget.

 

[M77]

69 gr Sierra Matchkings are my Savages favorite (BTVSS). 52gr Hornady A-max's are second. I tried 75 gr A-max's but performance suffered.

69 gr bullet, 25.8 gr Varget and CCI SR BR primers

 

[beltfed]

with a twist of 1 in 9", you will need bullets from 60 grains and up....

I'm thinking the 1:9 could shoot the lighter stuff down to 45 grains just fine,
depending on what you want to do with it.

 

[SandRoad]

I'm thinking the 1:9 could shoot the lighter stuff down to 45 grains just fine,
depending on what you want to do with it.

You can shoot light bullets but you will have to limit velocity. The RPM resulting from a fast twist barrel + high velocity might cause the bullet to self destruct in flight.

 

[KK1]

Hornady 60grain SP start at 5 cases of 25.0 grains of Varget and keep going up .2 for the next 5 cases and so on tell i get the one the group im happy with right.

My max is 27.0 grains of powder for the 60gr bullet but i want to keep it under that to save my brass right?

I hope that made sence, im so new.