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<blockquote data-quote="Grumulkin" data-source="post: 1013804" data-attributes="member: 29281"><p>If you have had problems with the ammunition from multiple manufacturers and with different bullet weights with your best group only being 3 inches, I suspect the problem is with the gun and not the ammo.</p><p></p><p>I have a 13 year old grandson who has a Savage in 223 Remington. He was a little unhappy with about 2 inch groups. I let him try some of my reloads with BLC(2) with 55 grain Bergers and he shot a 5 shot group measuring about 0.5 inches.</p><p></p><p>There is another load I use in several rifles one of which has a 1:10 twist. It's Nosler 77 grain BTHP Match bullets over RL-15. It will do about 0.6 to 0.7 inches.</p><p></p><p>Some of the things you mention like clean primer pockets won't make much (probably no) difference. As long at they're not too long, trimming cases to equal length doesn't make any difference. If your magazine will allow it, getting a bullet close to the lands is good but in the rifles I shoot, I have to take what the magazine allows which is off the lands.</p><p></p><p>I have, by the way, tried multiple powders in the 223 Remington; probably including Varget. I have abandoned all except BLC(2) and RL-15.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grumulkin, post: 1013804, member: 29281"] If you have had problems with the ammunition from multiple manufacturers and with different bullet weights with your best group only being 3 inches, I suspect the problem is with the gun and not the ammo. I have a 13 year old grandson who has a Savage in 223 Remington. He was a little unhappy with about 2 inch groups. I let him try some of my reloads with BLC(2) with 55 grain Bergers and he shot a 5 shot group measuring about 0.5 inches. There is another load I use in several rifles one of which has a 1:10 twist. It's Nosler 77 grain BTHP Match bullets over RL-15. It will do about 0.6 to 0.7 inches. Some of the things you mention like clean primer pockets won't make much (probably no) difference. As long at they're not too long, trimming cases to equal length doesn't make any difference. If your magazine will allow it, getting a bullet close to the lands is good but in the rifles I shoot, I have to take what the magazine allows which is off the lands. I have, by the way, tried multiple powders in the 223 Remington; probably including Varget. I have abandoned all except BLC(2) and RL-15. [/QUOTE]
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