Insane Accuracy .223 Mod 12

[dk17hmr]

25.5gr?.....thats a bit over book max, my future wifes Savage 223 started to come in at 24.7-24.9grs with 75gr A-Max. At 2.355" is it touching the lands?

[kschilling]

Bodywerks - I simply bolted it in and changed out the parts of the magazine to work with the .223 round. No other bedding was done, but it wouldn't hurt. I learned from a couple Old Benchrest guys (one of them has a funny name..... Jewel) that it's worth the time.

dk17hmr - Yes, 25.5 is high. As a stated before, use caution and work up your load slowly! I don't mean to be disrespectful, and I'm sorry if that came across sharp. Never expect one rifle to perform the same as t the next. I setup another rifle for a friend, using the same gear...... his stopped at 25.0 and performed the same way.

Please use caution and becareful.

Remember - The Nut behind the Butt controls the flight of the bullet..... not the gun!

[wwb]

My 12 FV with a Boyd's stock..... glass bedded receiver and free-floated barrel. Otherwise, bone stock, with a cheap Simmons 6-18X50 AO scope. Its favorite load (so far) is a Sierra 60 grain Varminter over 24.5 grains of Reloder 15..... honest 3/8 inch 5-shot groups. I've tried a couple different 69 grain bullets with different powders.... fair accuracy, but sure don't match the 60 grain loads.
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[kschilling]

wwb - I've always liked that setup. Is your barrel a 1-9 twist? Have you tried any 68, 69 or 75's?

[dk17hmr]

dk17hmr - ...........I don't mean to be disrespectful, and I'm sorry if that came across sharp.......
Please use caution and becareful.

Remember - The Nut behind the Butt controls the flight of the bullet..... not the gun!


I know what you mean, I have a custom (non savage) 300 WSM that my loads are above book max.

Just making sure I read that right