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.223 bolt action 600 yd
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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1429667" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>Good looking rifle! I have a 1-8 tikka t3 in .223 (stainless sporter barrel). At mag length, it really likes 60gr nosler Ballistic tips. I've been dabbling with heavier projectiles, but my feeling thus far is they probably need to be seated beyond mag length for best accuracy.</p><p></p><p>With this twist rate, it seems 69-75gr offers the best combination of Ballistic coefficient and stability.</p><p></p><p>Lots of powders work well, I'd start with H4895 if running <2.28" oacl, if you are seating to lands, varget might give a little more velocity. Haven't tried CFE-223 or 8028XBR, but hear good things.</p><p></p><p>As far as bullets, 75gr ELD-M (replaces AMAX) is a good place to start. I've been meaning to try some nosler 70gr RDF, but have not got to it yet.</p><p></p><p>This is a handy accessory to make single shot loading much less annoying;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://tikkaperformance.com/index.php?_route_=tikka-t3-accessories/tikka-sled" target="_blank">https://tikkaperformance.com/index.php?_route_=tikka-t3-accessories/tikka-sled</a></p><p></p><p>Whichever combo you start with, I'd suggest shooting a ladder to start. Just get a starting load from your manual of choice, and load up in .2gr increments.</p><p></p><p>Here is a good thread on ladders;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/tuning-for-long-range.192998/" target="_blank">https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/tuning-for-long-range.192998/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1429667, member: 103303"] Good looking rifle! I have a 1-8 tikka t3 in .223 (stainless sporter barrel). At mag length, it really likes 60gr nosler Ballistic tips. I've been dabbling with heavier projectiles, but my feeling thus far is they probably need to be seated beyond mag length for best accuracy. With this twist rate, it seems 69-75gr offers the best combination of Ballistic coefficient and stability. Lots of powders work well, I'd start with H4895 if running <2.28" oacl, if you are seating to lands, varget might give a little more velocity. Haven't tried CFE-223 or 8028XBR, but hear good things. As far as bullets, 75gr ELD-M (replaces AMAX) is a good place to start. I've been meaning to try some nosler 70gr RDF, but have not got to it yet. This is a handy accessory to make single shot loading much less annoying; [URL]https://tikkaperformance.com/index.php?_route_=tikka-t3-accessories/tikka-sled[/URL] Whichever combo you start with, I'd suggest shooting a ladder to start. Just get a starting load from your manual of choice, and load up in .2gr increments. Here is a good thread on ladders; [URL]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/tuning-for-long-range.192998/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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