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Offline R.W.Dale

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What's the heaviest bullet............
« on: January 20, 2008, 04:30:45 PM »
What is the heaviest bullet that you've been able to get a FACTORY savage 1/9" .223 barrel to stabilize?

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Re: What's the heaviest bullet............
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2008, 03:51:58 AM »
 ;D like your gig at the trigger , the HEAVIEST would be the speer 70 gn Semi spire points if you could find them or one of the semi custom flat base semi spritzer.
Serria lists  a 1/8" to 1/10" twist for their 69 BTHP Match king.
Let us know what works, thinking about a LH version

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Re: What's the heaviest bullet............
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2008, 02:16:05 PM »
I got I box of Barnes 62 gr XBT's The slowest rate of twist for them is 1-9.  Ron

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Re: What's the heaviest bullet............
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2008, 12:48:55 AM »
In the VLD bullets, I think that you will have to stay under 70 grains. As pointed out the 70 grain Speer are a semi-pointed bullet and should stabilize without a problem. Every gun is a thing unto itself. The velocity you push them to also has an influence on bullet stability. You will have to buy a box of a likely bullets and try them. You may find that they will not stabilize at starting loads, so you will have to work your way up until you reach a velocity where they will stabilize. DO NOT exceed recommended powder charges however. If you reach maximum pressure before that then you must stop at that point too and go with a lighter bullet. If you have a chronograph STOP when the bullets reach maximum published velocities. I would think that any bullet no matter the shape would stabilize if it is 65 grains or less. You never stated the intended purpose of this gun. If you are using it for hunting and want a heavy bullet your best bet would be the Speer 70 grain. If you are looking at precision long distance shooting then the VLD bullets are your best bet. Do not over look the 55 grain Bear Claw bullet for hunting. It is a long bullet for it's weight, so it is only 55 grains, but performs well on deer sized game. Bullet length (not weight) has more influence on what twist it takes to stabilize a bullet than any other factor.
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Re: What's the heaviest bullet............
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2008, 03:55:03 PM »
The weight of the bullet has nothing to do with getting it stable, it is the length of the bullet that makes the difference.  Weight is used as a convience, with normal bullet shapes it is close to correct, but with the VLD's and Solids all bets are off.  The rate of spin is everything, so go fast and be stable.  Larry
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Re: What's the heaviest bullet............
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2008, 11:24:01 PM »
70gr. VLD's shoot extreemly well,but "ouch"! About $0.26 per bullet Or $1.30 for a five shot group,not counting powder, or primers! Ron
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