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Savage Model 25 LV-T in the .223
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<blockquote data-quote="William52" data-source="post: 695023" data-attributes="member: 48891"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">That's a good recommendation for the Ruger M77. I would like to know how that turns out for you. Maybe a new thread for Ruger. I have a Savage Model 25 and bought it because it was on sale and had the heavier barrel and a nice stock. It's called the light varmint barrel because its lighter than a real varmint rifle. I shoot the Federal 69gr match ammo and hand load the Hornady 68 gr match and just started with the Hornady Amax 75 gr. At 100 yds and a COL of 2.37" the Amax bullets gave me about 0.3" vertical spread and shot significantly lower and tighter than a COL of 2.35". I will load them up a bit hotter and try at 200 yds then 300 to see if they are still stable at those distances. The 69 gr bullets can give me 1/2 MOA groups. The Model 25 has a 1/9" twist. I have read that 75 gr bullets should stabalize but the bullet mfgs will not support that on the boxes, they recommend 1/8"twist. Results later.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="William52, post: 695023, member: 48891"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]That’s a good recommendation for the Ruger M77. I would like to know how that turns out for you. Maybe a new thread for Ruger. I have a Savage Model 25 and bought it because it was on sale and had the heavier barrel and a nice stock. It’s called the light varmint barrel because its lighter than a real varmint rifle. I shoot the Federal 69gr match ammo and hand load the Hornady 68 gr match and just started with the Hornady Amax 75 gr. At 100 yds and a COL of 2.37” the Amax bullets gave me about 0.3” vertical spread and shot significantly lower and tighter than a COL of 2.35”. I will load them up a bit hotter and try at 200 yds then 300 to see if they are still stable at those distances. The 69 gr bullets can give me 1/2 MOA groups. The Model 25 has a 1/9” twist. I have read that 75 gr bullets should stabalize but the bullet mfgs will not support that on the boxes, they recommend 1/8”twist. Results later.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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