Range Report .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

[HumpHammrr]

Looking for actual data from the range and chronograph from shooters using .223 with 68, 75 or 77 grain bullets.

1. What velocities are you getting with these bullet weights?

2. What barrel length are you using to reach these velocitoes?

3. I'm sure that most are using fast twist barrels but please include your twist info as well.

Thanks ahead of time for your response. These answers will prep me for more questions I have formulating in my head.

 

[7mmRM]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

223Rem
75 AMAX
R&P Brass
24.5 gnrs of Benchmark
Fed 205M
2975 FPS via 26" Douglas. 1-9 twist

 

[deadly0311]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

Remington 700 SPS Tactical 20" barrel:
1:9 Twist
77 SMK seated .005 into the lands
23.2 Benchmark
Wolf Primers
Win brass
running 2720


77 SMK 20" AR-15
1:8 Twist
23.5 Tac
Fed 205M primer
Win Brass

2765fps

 

[HumpHammrr]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: deadly0311</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Remington 700 SPS Tactical 20" barrel:
1:9 Twist
77 SMK seated .005 into the lands
23.2 Benchmark
Wolf Primers
Win brass
running 2720


77 SMK 20" AR-15
1:8 Twist
23.5 Tac
Fed 205M primer
Win Brass

2765fps </div></div>

From the Remington 20" barrel, the 77 SMK will stabilize OK? What distances have you worked with this setup/load?

 

[Dolomite_Supafly]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

Savage 7 twist 26" barrel.

24.5 Varget
69 SMK
Wolf SR Magnum
R-P brass
Loaded to a OAL of 2.354
Length at ogive is 1.962

Average Velocity of 2954 fps

Dolomite

 

[couesnut]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

Rem xcr
20" barrel
1-9 twist
Fps 2740
24.7 varget
LC brass
Federal 205 primers
77 nosler cc

 

[showlow50]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

AR 18" douglas ss 69 smk 26gr Varget rem cases rem 71/2 primer 2894fps

 

[TrapperT]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

20" MSTN SuperSam Upper; 1-8" twist
77gr Berger BT
N140
2750 fps

 

[Michael]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

Savage 12 1:7 26 inch tube
77 SMK's at 3000 fps with varget
80 grain smks at 2900 fps with varget.
Both loads are right out of the Sierra manual.

The 80 grainers are slower but take 1/4 the windage of the faster 77 grain load despite what the manual says.
I lost enough matches with the 77's to verify this

 

[steve123]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

AR-15 shorty,15" barrel
Wolf 223 " thick cup" primers
23.6 grains H-4895
75 grain Hornady HPBT
2.245 OAL
2770 fps

 

[GCMxVeGeTa]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

Savage 12FV 26" varmint 1:9 twist, Hornady 75 gr Amax, 23.4 gr Varget, 2900 fps. I bought a box of 600 of these off CheaperThanDirt for like $91. So, in bulk they are cheaper than using 55-68 grain match bullets in the 100 packs.

 

[Mr Flannel]

Re: .223 Shooters w/heavy bullets

BAT 3L f-class rig, 30" true-flite 5R barrel, 8" twist. 80gr Nosler HPBT, 25.8gr Varget, Lapua brass, CCI 450 small mag primer, 20thou off lands, 3000fps at 20deg C.

Tight chamber, lapua brass, long barrel makes this possible - and this barrel will give me probably 1500 rounds before it gets replaced.