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Offline wind drift

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rem. 700 tac. 223
« on: February 21, 2009, 03:09:31 PM »
bought rem. 700 tac. with 1/9'' twist 20'' bar. wondering what bullet weigts shoot good. THANKS
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Re: rem. 700 tac. 223
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2009, 03:34:17 AM »
The 75gr A-Max is almost a bullet good enough to build a rifle around.  The B.C. is awesome and it is light enough to get up to good speed.  It should work in your SPS Tactical.  I bought one myself a couple of weeks ago.  I've already removed the stock and sold it and am awaiting a McMillan A5 for it.  I've bought the 68gr Hornady BTHP, the 75gr Hornady A-Max, the 69gr SMK, and the 75gr Berger VLD bullets to do load development with.  If you push them fast enough the 77gr SMK might work as well.  Hope this helps.
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Re: rem. 700 tac. 223
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2009, 04:21:06 AM »
Quote from: wind drift on February 21, 2009, 03:09:31 PM
bought rem. 700 tac. with 1/9'' twist 20'' bar. wondering what bullet weights shoot good. THANKS

Congratulations Wind Drift. I bought the very same rifle back in December. Sort of a Christmas present from the family. Like Diggler, I've purchased some 68g Hornady BTHPs. Also picked up some Sierra 69g HPBTs. I'm a little skeptical about trying anything in the upper 70s though, given the 1 in 9 twist rate, although Berger claims their 75gr VLD is supposed to work with the 1 in 9, as Diggler pointed out. I'd estimate that most anything 75gr and below would probably work well with your rifle; guess it would depend on what you want to do with it. Not much of a help there Wind Drift, but I wanted to share in the excitement of your new rifle. ;)

Congrats to you too, Diggler, on your new SPS Tactical. Please get those 75gr Bergers loaded up and lets us know how they work out.
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Re: rem. 700 tac. 223
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009, 02:46:55 PM »
Gotta wait on my next McMillan.  I ordered it while I was deployed back in December, figure I have about two months more of waiting on it.  Figure I'll jam the Bergers into the lands.
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Re: rem. 700 tac. 223
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009, 03:05:58 PM »
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bought rem. 700 tac. with 1/9'' twist 20'' bar. wondering what bullet weights shoot good. THANKS

I have a 700LTR which is similar - a 20" 1 in 9" barrel - my most accurate rifle. Top accuracy with Sierra 69MK and the 52MK is pretty good too. The Berger 55 provides a high degree of consistent accuracy.
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Re: rem. 700 tac. 223
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2009, 12:25:36 PM »
Good to hear about your accuracy with the 69gr SMK [700 223].  I ended up picking up the last 300 of them at my local highway robber...I mean gun store (ha I work there occasionally too  ;D).  Got a pretty decent deal on them.
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