Rem 700 VLS .223

[Orka Akinse]

Gents

 

I have the above rifle that, owing to divorce became something of a safe queen.... that is until now

 

My problem is I think, it has a 1:12 twist barrel and when I was shooting Privi Partisan out of it I couldn't hit a cows arse with a handful o' pea's with it!

 

I want to develop a load for it that will be good outa ways and also be good for deer.

 

I have read conflicting stories and am getting more than a little confused, what weight bullet can I expect to push through it accurately?

 

Has anyone got a load I can try?

 

Thanks

 

O A

[Guest varmartin]

If you can get Nosler Partition 60 grain and push them fast enough then your 1~12 may well stabalize them ...see below.

 

Ran this through `Quick Load`

 

Cartridge : .223 Rem. (SAAMI)

Bullet : .224, 60, Nosler Partition 16316

Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.260 inch or 57.40 mm

Barrel Length : 26.0 inch or 660.4 mm

Powder : Hodgdon BL-C2

 

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,

incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.

CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

 

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time

% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

 

-20.0 80 20.80 2618 913 28568 5328 88.9 1.408

-18.0 82 21.32 2683 959 30612 5490 90.3 1.371

-16.0 84 21.84 2748 1006 32814 5647 91.5 1.336

-14.0 86 22.36 2812 1054 35186 5796 92.7 1.301

-12.0 88 22.88 2877 1103 37739 5939 93.8 1.264

-10.0 90 23.40 2942 1153 40458 6074 94.8 1.227

-08.0 92 23.92 3006 1204 43368 6200 95.7 1.190

-06.0 94 24.44 3071 1256 46502 6318 96.5 1.155

-04.0 96 24.96 3135 1310 49879 6426 97.3 1.121 ! Near Maximum !

-02.0 98 25.48 3199 1364 53522 6523 97.9 1.088 ! Near Maximum !

+00.0 100 26.00 3263 1418 57457 6610 98.5 1.056 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

+02.0 102 26.52 3327 1474 61712 6685 99.0 1.026 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

+04.0 104 27.04 3390 1531 66320 6748 99.4 0.996 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

+06.0 106 27.56 3453 1588 71319 6799 99.7 0.968 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

+08.0 108 28.08 3515 1646 76750 6837 99.9 0.940 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

+10.0 110 28.60 3577 1705 82665 6861 100.0 0.914 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

 

Martin

[Redfox]

Only legal for Muntjac and Chinese water deer anyway, good excuse for another rifle?

It is a 1-12" twist so I would say a 50 or 55gr would be the heaviest it will stabilise, they should give good performance anyway and I have had good results with Varget 27.5grs behind the 50gr and 26.7 behind the 55gr with no pressure signs and excellent grouping in the same rifle as yours, bullets, both Vmax and Sierra were spot on.

Redfox

[ejg223]

Try some factory Sako 55gr SP, made for roe and

shot very well in my cz223. 7mm groups at 100

was also 1in 12.

edi

[millpool]

Try some factory Sako 55gr SP, made for roe and

shot very well in my cz223. 7mm groups at 100

was also 1in 12.

edi

 

 

25.2 grn benchmark under 50 grn v max sammi lenght ,awsome out of m cz223

[Guest varmartin]

25.2 grn benchmark under 50 grn v max sammi lenght ,awsome out of m cz223

 

Great for vaporising bunnies

 

Martin

[charly hunter]

Hello pard, I have been playing with loads in a 1 in 12 twist 223 for several years, I have found that a 50grn V-Max with 25.2 grns of Benchmark is shooting a the best for me I have a 24 inch barrel all seated at SAMMI spec and I will not be changing the combination now. Millpool tried the same load in his 1 in 9 twist and he is holding about an inch at 300 yds with the load.

Hope you have some luck pard.

[Orka Akinse]

Thanks Guys

 

I now feel a lot more comfortable about what it is I have and what I need to do to get it up and running I have bought some 55gr SPBT Sierra and some 55gr Hornady's to try and thought I'd c*cked it up.

 

I got these cos I want to shoot deer with it as well as vermin (I got the deer to shoot with it ) and I'd read the max for stabilising was 55gr but I then read I could go to 60 - 65gr and was gettin myself in a tizzy over it.

 

Thanks again.

 

O A