what your go to long range .223 round

[chrismc]

For me anything past 500 yards with a .223 is long range

My goal is too shoot out to 1000 yards and hit my 12x12 steel gong I made.

Stick with 80r and up. SMK's are easy to load for, but there are lots to choose from - most rifles like SMK's tho.
The trick is the powder - Varget or R15
Those will take you pretty far on a calm day!

 

[cdn shooter]

Winchester brass weight sorted to .5gr spread, 24.8gr of varget, CCI br4, 80.5gr berger. Groups went from 1/2 minute to 1/3 minute at 300m when using the 80.5 instead of the 80gr vld. They're going 2950fps, and they have no problem holding 1/2 minute out to 1200 if conditions aren't choppy.

 

[lejarretnoir]

24.6 grs Varget, CCI BR4, Fed cases and 80grs Sierra. 1-8" McLennan and Benchmark barrels.

 

[pmt]

25gr Varget, 80gr VLD, Lapua brass, .020" off
Savage LRPV 26" extra heavy, 1:7.

 

[JBD]

I am using 80 grain hornady amax and a max load of varget. lapua brass.

 

[flashman]

24.0 Varget, 75 gr A Max, BR4 or 450, Hornady brass.

 

[manitou210]

I guess long range means different things to different people.

90gr Berger VLDs over Varget, mv 2770, COAL in my chamber is 2.640, touching.

Thats the load no other .224 bullet can touch it at 1000 yards

 

[bobbynewmark]

23 gr. IMR 8208 XBR, with Hornaday 75 gr. HPBT.. Fed match primers if possible, and brass sorted by internal capacity.. VERY lightly crimped in a Lee die

 

[Canadian Dad]

24.0 Varget, 75 gr A Max

My load as well. I have found my rifle will shoot both 75 grained AMax and the BTHP in same groups at 300yds. A bit of drop at 500yds, but can be compensated for.
Ramshot's Tac was slightly better but it's hard to find in my area.

 

[scott_r]

24.0 Varget, 75 gr A Max, BR4 or 450, Hornady brass.

I found that load very good too then added .2 grains and it went from good to great. But Im using Nosler brass and Fed 205m's

Cheers!!