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223 AI Favorite Loads?
Happy New Year All!!!
I am about to start loading for my new 223AI built on my Mini Mauser. I have a 1 in 9 twist on the 22" barrel and would like to know what are some good loads for 50 to 55 grain bullets. Thanks, Marcos (elalto) |
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223 ai
My 223 AI built on a Remington 722 action, Pac-Nor barrel 26 inches long
3 shot groups went: .251 using 28.3 grains of Varget, 53 grain V-Max, CCI BR-4 primer .142 using 28.4 grains of Varget, 53 grain V-Max, CCI BR-4 primer Now you know NOT to use these strait up, rather work up carefully from 10% below the above charges. The 53 grain V-Max is very fragile and blows things up. John |
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Thanks John,
I'm in California and will have to use non-lead bullets that are longer for weight so 50, 55, 60 grain lead bullets will be about the same length as a 40 to 50 grain non-lead. |
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Sorry I cant help you with lead free stuff. I can say that if your gun shoots anything like mine you will love it. At the range the other day I shot 50gr vmax (fireforming load), 65gr SGK and 75gr Amax. Without touching the scope all loads were able to hit a 3" gong @ 200 yds which is where I set my zero. 1" groups with 75 Amax's @200 yds. The gun is a pretty basic savage with a criterion 24" 8 twist heavy sporter contour barrel.
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223AI favorite loads ?
Marcos: Just take the 223 rem loads and work up from there for your AI version. Work up on those loads for your rifle and you will find some with the lead free bullets that work accurately. Bill K
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223AI favorite loads
Are those targets with CFE 223 or N133 as written on them ? But you are correct in that he needs to try CFE 223, it works great in my 20-223AI . Bill K
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My shooting partner and I tried an awful lot of different powder/bullet combinations in the .223AI, many of which would deliver groups under a half inch, but of all of them, I'd go to work with Benchmark first. Find the sweet spot with your particular rifle and it will put five in one ragged hole. I got some amazingly good groups with the Midsouth 55gr VNE HP bullets in that caliber. Hope that helps.
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