Load testing with New 11-VT .223 group pictures

[Troymn]

Well this was the guns chance to prove it's self. I hear about how good those Savages shoot. This session I just SLAPPED together some rounds loaded to max COAL. 4 bullets- 2 to 8 powder charges on each. I have been very obsessed in the past with reloading, testing all kinds of stuff. This time....
NO brass weighing (even mixed LC 82,83,84 head stamps)
NO Match/BR primers
NO weight sorting bullets
NO $200 trigger
NO bedding the action
NO bedding the scope base
NO Measuring guns O-give to the lands and varying .010"
NO measuring ammo co-centricity
NO neck thickness checking
NO type S bushing dies with varying the bushings
NO annealed cases
Shot in less than perfect wind conditions, still very light
I could go on but this is getting boring, you get the idea. Lets get to the good stuff. Here are the groups and data!


Just close ups of the above targets.




And a couple at 200yards


I see two big pluses, the groups are mostly under 1". There are a couple with 5 shot measurements under .5"
It shoots good enough to keep and better than a more expensive gun I have.

[Rivethead]

some Nice groups...What powder?

[maxl]

So what did you learn from this experiment?

[Troymn]

All powder was CFE223, sorry missed that info on my sheets.


"So what did you learn from this experiment? "

I think the 55 grains have a node in the 27.5-28.0 range that I would be happy with. The heavy 75HPBT will stabilize in this gun with the 9" twist, and I am hoping the 24.5 was not a fluke and I can repeat that. I will test the 75 grains with another 10 of each 24.3,24.5,24.7.
The nosler 55 HPFB I will load 10-27.9 and the rest 27.7, also maybe buy some more...
The other 55 grains bullets look like they should stay in the box for a different gun but I will try a 27.7 charge with them.


Then get out and SHOOT!

[squirrelsniper]

I like both the Nosler HP FB and the Nosler tipped FB, but you need to find out what's causing the vertical strings (that's the only thing I really see wrong). You know those match primers you said you skipped?; you might want to try some of them and see what happens.