1:9 223 Rem longer range target load

[Hohn]

The 73 ELD is likely nearly the most BC you can reliably stabilize in a 9 twist. My 9 twist savage wouldn't stabilize a 75 ELD. The bullet shoots too. My very first ever time shooting a midrange match, it gave 200-14x in an AR at 300.

The 70 RDF is the other bullet I would look at closely for a 9 twist. Those RDFs are super slick for their weight.

 

[ebb]

73 grain berger

 

[Scrumbag]

Thanks folks. Struggled to get the 73gr ELD-M loaded without serious powder crush with TAC so tempted to try HPBT as don’t seem to have a lot of lead to play with

 

[JB10]

73 eld-m with 24gr varget. Just touching the lands does it for me. 25.0 grains looked good too but have not tried it again just to make sure. This is a savage 12fv with a stocky stocks stock.

 

[A_Gamehog]

Try the 70 grain Nosler RDF
Somewhere around 24 grains of IMR 8208
CCI 450’s
Lapua Brass
1-9 twist

 

[sscoyote]

The best overall bullet for fast twist 22's I've shot for accuracy was the 65 JLK Low Drag to 500ish yds.

 

[std7mag]

So far i've been shooting the 69gr SMK & TMK over a charge of Alliant PP2000MR.

As far as long range goes, mirage is my biggest hinderance. That & the tiny bullet hole.
I've shot well to 200 yards. But had issues seeing the bullet holes at 300 yards.
Bad mirage day!
I didn't shoot at 400 yards, cause i would just be lobbing rounds out there & hoping i was hitting the target without actually knowing.

On a good mirage day, it may be a different story.

 

[Scrumbag]

Thanks for this folks. I will try some of the 68gr Hornaday and may beg a few of the 70gr Noslers off a mate to test

 

[mac86951]

Berger makes a great 70gr vld. About 25gr varget works great for me!

 

[lawman29]

69 smk or 70 berger and varget

 

[Hohn]

69smk, 73 ELD and 73gr Berger.

 

[Chris Butler]

I train for hunting season with a Savage Model12 FCV.
I regularly shoot a 4" spinner out to 600yds.
My bullets of choice are 73gr BT Targets and 69gr TMK's

 

[762willdo]

Berger 73 VLD, AND 2520 1-9 twist, in the lands.
Barrel wouldn’t stabilize the 75gn.

 

[Dgd6mm]

YES I SHOOT 68GR BTHP IN A 9TW SAVAGE TACTICAL BOLT AND THEY DO WELL FOR ME WITH VARGET

I'm running mine with CFE. 223. The 70 RDF IMR3031 also shoots well with this 20" barrel. The added BC carries it to an extended range accurately that the 68 Hornaday bthp isn't capable of.

 

[Longtrain]

Pretty much any bullet 68-77 should/may stabilize in a 1:9 twist barrel, lighter ones will work, but tough in the wind. Go with the highest BC bullet your rifle likes in that weight range, once you get over 75 grains, stability is questioned depending on it‘s design. They may work, maybe not, check to see if your twist is really 1:9, sometimes they can be a bit off, which affects your
bullet stability range.

Edit...if I had to pick one, it would be the 73 grain Berger, others are ok I’m sure, but this Berger is a tack driver.

 

[Eric Leonard]

I have a 527 Varmint 9 twist that shoots the 70 VLD and RL15 very well at mag length