I have the same barrel and it is very accurate for the price. Here are a few 50 yard groups with some of my 55gr Hornady FMJ reloads, 24.5 grains of TAC on the left and 24.5 grains of H335 on the right. Scope used is a 1-6x Delta Stryker. I think I'm going to start using TAC for all of my 223...