I just bought my daugther a new rem. 700 police 223 1/9 twist and a 26" barell with leupold rings and base with a falcon scope 4.5 -18x56, I was wondering what would be the best bullet, bullet weight and powder to shoot long range (900 yards).
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Matt - wouldn't a 9-twist barrel fail to stabilize a Berger 80 VLD?
Richard - I would think that a Sierra 69 would be profoundly unhappy at 900 yards (it'd get there, of course, but it would be widely blown about by the wind)?
Richard - I would think that a Sierra 69 would be profoundly unhappy at 900 yards (it'd get there, of course, but it would be widely blown about by the wind)?
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- Virden, MB
A 9 twist will not stabilize much above 69 grains. I have tried and failed horribly.
Whether or not a barrel will work w/ a specific barrel depends on the actual rate of twist- not what' stamped on the barrel. Rates of twist vary from barrel to barrel. While a barrel might be advertised at a 1-9", it could be anywhere from say 1-8.7 to 1-9.3. The quicker one will obviously stabilize a longer bullet than a slower one. I've got friends w/ factory 1-9" barrels that will shoot 75 amax/80 sierras/80 bergers, while others won't. The 75 Berger seems to be one of the easier to stabilize 'heavies". After that, I'd try the 80 Sierra.
