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arthurrh · January 18, 2005, 10:27 PM

Well my .223 is a Savage, but I have a 1-9" barrel. I have great luck with 69 grain Sierra MatchKings over 25 grains of Win 748, and also with 75 grain Hornady A-Max over 22.5 grains of 748.

I have had ok results with 40 grain bullets out to 100 yards, but pretty much everything else stinks up until the heavy bullets, which I shoot out to pretty decent distances.

As always, your mileage may vary.

January 18, 2005, 10:27 PM	#2
arthurrh Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2004 Posts: 189	Well my .223 is a Savage, but I have a 1-9" barrel. I have great luck with 69 grain Sierra MatchKings over 25 grains of Win 748, and also with 75 grain Hornady A-Max over 22.5 grains of 748. I have had ok results with 40 grain bullets out to 100 yards, but pretty much everything else stinks up until the heavy bullets, which I shoot out to pretty decent distances. As always, your mileage may vary.