Savage 223 at 500 yards

[Magellann]

I'll give it a read one day.

 

[1ShotKing]

I love my 223's. I rebarrelled a Remington 700 with Gaillard barrel. It features a 1:7 twist and loves the 75 gr. a-max. I took it out, accurately, to 1050 yards this summer. Cheap and fun to shoot in comparison to my .260rem build.

Good write up for people interested in our sport!

Thanks, what kind of accuracy are you getting at those ranges?

 

[Canadian Dad]

Great Thread. Makes me feel at home. My Savage 12 likes the Hornady 75 grain BTHP. 25 grains of Varget is my current pet load. Best group at 300 yards to date. My range limits me to 300yards. Will have to find a spot for 500 now.

This first group was to see what sort of drop I had. The other holes above the caliper are the 3" on target group of 5.

 

[1ShotKing]

Canadian Dad, good shootin. Sub-half MOA at 300 is impressive. I just bought some of the Superformance Match ammo, my rifle really like that stuff as well. I really need to get reloading though.

 

[ShrtRnd]

Hate to necro-post, but thanks for sharing your findings.

Currently I'm setting up a Savage FCP-K in .223 (1:9) as an entry long range precision/Yote rig (long range as well). So far, I've hoarded 50gr VM, 55gr SBK & 68gr Hornady BTHP, maybe I'll throw in some 65 SBTs' or 69 SMKs'. Powder lined up so far is Benchmark, but I've heard some good stuff about CFE 223

I had/have considered a Bushy 10x40 due to it's simplicity & cost, but I know Murphy will show up & I'll be lacking on the short range magnification in times of need afield.

 

[1ShotKing]

Hate to necro-post, but thanks for sharing your findings.

Currently I'm setting up a Savage FCP-K in .223 (1:9) as an entry long range precision/Yote rig (long range as well). So far, I've hoarded 50gr VM, 55gr SBK & 68gr Hornady BTHP, maybe I'll throw in some 65 SBTs' or 69 SMKs'. Powder lined up so far is Benchmark, but I've heard some good stuff about CFE 223

I had/have considered a Bushy 10x40 due to it's simplicity & cost, but I know Murphy will show up & I'll be lacking on the short range magnification in times of need afield.

I recently upgraded (big time) to a Mark 4 ER/T 6.5-20x50 with the TMR reticle. While the Bushnell sure did the job, this new scope is amazing. Not a word of a lie, I shot two push pins at 100 yards after zeroing the scope this Saturday past. With the TMR reticle, the center aiming point is open so I could put the pins right in the center and squeeze the trigger. I could not ask for any better.

 

[flying pig]

I have tried a handful of different bullets in my M12 FCV with a 26" 1 in 9 and it only seems to really like the regular uncoated 75gr Amax. When I heard they were putting the bullet on hold at Hornady I bought the last 800 wholesale sports in Grande Prairie had. I have shot mine onto paper out to about 650m and it really likes 23.7gr of varget under that bullet with CCI 450 primers and a COAL of 2.45" which is the absolute max length it will feed even remotely reliably at. Works very well. I need to get it out to 1,000m in the coming months. Love this rifle.

There are a few things I would like to change in the future, I'd like to shoot the 80s or 90s so a 1 in 7 will be next, maybe even go with a longer barrel yet. I'd love the wood stock like you guys' rifles, they are beautiful. Also I'd like an SIII either a 6-24x50 or a 8-32x56 and a one piece base. And a real cheek rest. Then it would be perfect. Ha ha.

 

[Mystic Precision]

For those wanting to build ubber LR 22 cal rifles, I have 7 twist match barrel blanks instock now.

The performance is outstanding.

Flying Pig, got some Choate Stock options you might really like and these will improve your Savage right now.

Jerry

 

[todbartell]

I have a 12 VLP DBM in 9 twist 223. Restocked it with a McMillan a5 stock. Routinely sub moa, rifle shoots much better than I can. My favorite load is 75gr Amax, slings em out there to 750 yards with good accuracy in the wind. Ive sat down and shot 20 rounds of factory 55gr SP into 2" @ 200m in a row

My father in law has a 9 twist VLP DBM in 22-250, he also has good accuracy with 75gr Amax. great rifles