farmer7
Member
Hey folks,
I bought a Tikka T3 varmint in .223 last year,1 in 8 twist, I have put 1000 rounds of handloads through it now, but my best group has only JUST beaten 1" at 100 yards,a little disappointed! The bullets i have tried are : 50gr Hornady SX, 50gr Ballistic tips, 55gr Ballistic tips, 50gr TNT's, 52gr Speer hp's, 55gr V-max moly, 70gr speer semi-spitzer. I didn't know at the time,but i now believe with a 1 in 8 twist barrel i am supposed to get better results with heavier bullets. Is that correct? Any suggestions on what to try next? Dont really want to go heavier than 70gr. Also i live in a fairly remote part of Scotland and am kinda limited to what i can get my hands on powder wise. I have a few pounds of varget just now. So can anybody help me with a good load (using Varget!!) with say a 69gr sierra matchking? Am i destined to not be able to fire the lighter bullets accurately with a 1 in 8"? Or could it be I just have a bad rifle???? Any help would be greatly received!!!
I bought a Tikka T3 varmint in .223 last year,1 in 8 twist, I have put 1000 rounds of handloads through it now, but my best group has only JUST beaten 1" at 100 yards,a little disappointed! The bullets i have tried are : 50gr Hornady SX, 50gr Ballistic tips, 55gr Ballistic tips, 50gr TNT's, 52gr Speer hp's, 55gr V-max moly, 70gr speer semi-spitzer. I didn't know at the time,but i now believe with a 1 in 8 twist barrel i am supposed to get better results with heavier bullets. Is that correct? Any suggestions on what to try next? Dont really want to go heavier than 70gr. Also i live in a fairly remote part of Scotland and am kinda limited to what i can get my hands on powder wise. I have a few pounds of varget just now. So can anybody help me with a good load (using Varget!!) with say a 69gr sierra matchking? Am i destined to not be able to fire the lighter bullets accurately with a 1 in 8"? Or could it be I just have a bad rifle???? Any help would be greatly received!!!