Will savage 11 In .223 with 9" twist stabilize

[expfcwintergreen]

Federal Gold Medal Match ammo, and if so, what is the maximum accurate range?

Thanks in advance.

[earl39]

Well mine stabilizes 77gr MK's from my handloads out to 1000 yards. Not saying it won't go sideways but all bullets have cut nice round holes so far.

[Cyclops]

Have you looked at the Federal Premium website?
https://www.federalpremium.com/products/rifle.aspx

You might find your answer there.

[expfcwintergreen]

Well mine stabilizes 77gr MK's from my handloads out to 1000 yards. Not saying it won't go sideways but all bullets have cut nice round holes so far.
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Thanks; that is exactly what I wanted to read.

[expfcwintergreen]

Have you looked at the Federal Premium website?
https://www.federalpremium.com/products/rifle.aspx

You might find your answer there.
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Thanks. Been there many times. They only show ballistic information to 500 yards for the 223, and I have never seen information on what twist works with which ammo. Maybe I have just missed it.

[Cyclops]

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Thanks. Been there many times. They only show ballistic information to 500 yards for the 223, and I have never seen information on what twist works with which ammo. Maybe I have just missed it.

We shoot a Model 12 223, 26" barrel, 1:7 twist with 80 gr A-Max out to 1000 yards.
Need 1:8 or better for the 80 gr.

[McGee68]

I've been shooting 77 grain noslers out of mine with great results in a 11VT. Haven't seen one tumble yet

[darkker]

Remember that weight really doesn't mean poop. Bullet LENGTH is what you worry about with stabilization. The 77gr SMK & kissin-cousin, the Nosler CC are quite notably shorter than the 75gr V-Max.
I've long been shooting the 77's through many 9-twist rifles, beyond 1100.
Also remember that it is completely "Normal" for any manufacturer to be "off" on their ACTUAL twist from stated; by a half a turn.
So the answer is it depends upon your barrel.
http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmstab-5.1.cgi
Use that link to look up the lengths, then put in the specifics for your conditions. As bullet velocity decays, rapidly; the rotational decay will happen VERY slowly, relatively speaking. So as the bullet travels it will actually gain in stability.