Author Topic: first range report on my new 223 fluted (Read 565 times)

mitchell · « **on:** January 04, 2006, 11:56:58 AM »

i took my 223 to the range for the first time today. i was mostly just working up loads today but after finding my max i loaded up 5, 50 grain V-max with 27.5 grains of varget ,strange note: this lists as max i the book but my primers were fine, but when i tried BL-c2 with the same bullet my rifle hit max well before the book said so , yet an other reason to work up loads, anyhow i shot a about a 1nch vertical stringing group at 100 yards . gona try a few tricks tonight and see what happens .

as for the looks of the barrel, i love it. the flutes are much deeper then i heard and do their job of cooling the barrel quite well , i was shooting side by side with my 204 bull barrel and this 223 cooled noticeably faster. the barrel also is polished very well and the blueing looks almost black. all i all i'm very happy with this barrel and the first 243 i see i'm buying.

one question i got this barrel from a member so i don't know when the receiver was made but what twist does it have??? i thought i heard somewhere that all 223 fluted barrels where 1-9 but my search couldn't confirm it.

Norseman112 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:22:03 PM »

Sounds like you got a good barrel there Mitchell, I thought H&R was going to have all 2006 barrels for the .223 to be a 1in9 twist, but they started doing it in 2005. I guess I would give the person you got the barrel from a call and call CS at H&R.

John

mitchell · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:28:16 PM »

well i'm just trying to be lazy , i'll go run a tight patch down it in a little while and see.

Norseman112 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2006, 01:30:49 PM »

uhmmmm well yeah thats another way to do it :grin:

John

quickdtoo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2006, 02:51:41 PM »

Ahem.....read the Announcement at the top of the forum!! :roll:

mitchell · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:01:10 PM »

humm thanks quick . i told you that "i heard somewhere that all 223 fluted barrels where 1-9 "

quickdtoo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:02:56 PM »

:-D :-D :-D

You're too young to be having those CRS attacks!!!

mitchell · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:04:43 PM »

i guess your right caz what the heck is crs???

bladerunner · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:08:31 PM »

Can't Remember Shhhh,it is an old age problem,usually :-D :-D :-D

mitchell · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2006, 03:30:46 PM »

well with all the shhhh-stuff i read on this site and others like it , its hard to remember everything even with a 19 year old's mind.

myarmor · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2006, 09:45:49 AM »

Hey Mitchell, have you had a chance to try any heavier loads, like some 62s?

mitchell · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2006, 11:26:11 AM »

well no not yet but i'm thinking i just may not (check out my new topic)