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ehparis
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I've recently gotten back into shooting again and have purchased (Remington custom shop) a Remington 700 5R (5R barrel, 1-9, 24 inch, .223) that I'm looking forward to working up some loads in. This rifle is only available in .223, .308, and 300 mag) and is considered a "tactical" rifle. It does have pillar bedding. With the fast twist I'll be shooting some of the heavier bullets. I've already heard some suggestions that the Berger .224 80gr. VLD will work well in this twist.
Have been buying the necessary loading gear as I sold all I owned (and quit NBRSA bench shooting) in 1995. Sinclair International seems to carry a full line of Berger bullets and I naturally ordered some to shoot in the .223. I realize the .223 isn't the most accurate case for accuracy shooting. I've fired it only on a limited basis with a couple of boxes of factory ammo featuring 77 gr. Sierra bullets. Am really looking forward to working with the Berger bullets. I'm guessing from experience with the factory ammo that it's about a .5 MOA rifle as several groups with the factory ammo ran that size. With the Bergers (or perhaps loads with Sierras) I'm hoping to eliminate flyers from the factory ammo.
Am presently reading up on potential powders for use with the .223 in the Speer and Sierra manuals. Any suggestions along the line of powders to use would be appreciated. I'm guessing the best ones will be a bit slower powder than the .222 with which I have a lot of experience from shooting benchrest in the 1980's. I haven't owned a rifle since 1995 so am far behind the curve in knowing about present powders. It strikes me that 4895 might be a good choice as it was always just a wee bit slow for the .222. Any thoughts you have will be appreciated.
Have been buying the necessary loading gear as I sold all I owned (and quit NBRSA bench shooting) in 1995. Sinclair International seems to carry a full line of Berger bullets and I naturally ordered some to shoot in the .223. I realize the .223 isn't the most accurate case for accuracy shooting. I've fired it only on a limited basis with a couple of boxes of factory ammo featuring 77 gr. Sierra bullets. Am really looking forward to working with the Berger bullets. I'm guessing from experience with the factory ammo that it's about a .5 MOA rifle as several groups with the factory ammo ran that size. With the Bergers (or perhaps loads with Sierras) I'm hoping to eliminate flyers from the factory ammo.
Am presently reading up on potential powders for use with the .223 in the Speer and Sierra manuals. Any suggestions along the line of powders to use would be appreciated. I'm guessing the best ones will be a bit slower powder than the .222 with which I have a lot of experience from shooting benchrest in the 1980's. I haven't owned a rifle since 1995 so am far behind the curve in knowing about present powders. It strikes me that 4895 might be a good choice as it was always just a wee bit slow for the .222. Any thoughts you have will be appreciated.