im new here and have some ???

[crowpopper]

ok here it goes i bought in october a HR ultra varmint 223 with 24 inch bull bbl the gun is new it is a 1/12 twist is it possible to get a faster twist bbl say 1/8 or 1/9  and also are there any mods i can do to this gun  trigger/ foreend/ anything to shoot better i hand load and can only get 1.5 " gps at 100 with 55 gr nosler balistic tips and 2 inch with nosler 60 gr partition those are the 2 best i can get   and also want a faster twist for a heavier bullet option. i  have a bipod on it and a 4-16 by 40 scope    sorry in advance im sure all this has been asked over and over . anyhelp would be great   thanks   josh

[quickdtoo]

Welcome Josh! Current production 223 Ultras are 1:9" twist, have been for over a year, what's the serial number prefix on the frame, H?######?

Spend some time in there and you'll find most of your answers.

Tim

[crowpopper]

i will check that in the am can i put a current production 1/9 on the 1/12 twist gun i have? also are the guns commonly not tack drivers but OK shooters or did i get a mediocer gun?  im thinking of getting a stevens 200 if i cant do anything for this gun

[quickdtoo]

Mine and most 1:12" barrels shoot the 45gr Win Whitebox ammo inside ½", I've never had to handload for it since it shoots that ammo so good, most do. Unfortunately, it's no longer available. Read the accurizing tips in the FAQs, hundreds have been in your shoes before you, you aren't the first, nor the last to be there, read the FAQs, that's what they're there for,  pay close attenion to the Handi Basics 101 too. If you want heavier bullets to shoot well, try the 63gr Sierra Varminter #1370 or the 64gr Win PP, they both shoot very well in 1:12" H&Rs.

If your frame was made since 1999, you can get any barrel fitted you want except a couple shotgun barrels, the 1:9" twist 223 bull and standard barrels are all they sell now.

Tim

http://www.hr1871.com/Support/accessoryProgram.aspx

[crowpopper]

ok great thanks for info will check it out. the gun is a new gun  just 1/12 twist will try those other bullets also as  you mentioned also have anyone tried the 36 gr varmint grenades in these yet? just checkin

[quickdtoo]

How new? What's the serial number prefix? New on the shelf doesn't mean made recently, just unused. H&R/Marlin hasn't made a 1:12" barrel since late 2006, possibly very early 2007, you may have a 1:9" and don't know it, or it's older than you think.

Tim

[slicksilverslk]

Mine prefers the 50 gr bullets. The 35 and 40's just aren't as accruate for mine as the 50 or 55 grain bullets. Sierra seems to be the best so far with Hornady a very close second.
Hope this helps.
Slick

[crowpopper]

well new at the gun shop he said it was 2006 modle stil in box   he didnt know twist or anything   i would have gotten a new modle if id known     lol
oh well

[quickdtoo]

If 2006, it could be either, they switched back and forth then, best way to find out is follow the instructions in the FAQs and Help sticky under the twist rates. Even the 1:9" barrels made then didn't shoot the bigger bullets any better than the 1:12", but if you absolutely have to have a 1:9" barrel, you can get one fitted, even get the fluted barrel and a free trigger job while it's there being fitted.

Tim