Savage Edge .223 Rem. Likes ___ gn Bullet

[kingmt]

I'm on my way to buy a Savage Edge & the Savage Arms sight says a Axis is a 1:9" twist 22" length. I assume they are one in the same. I would like to get some bullets while I'm there to start tinkering with. Does anyone know of a good grain of bullet for this riffle.

 

[Mags]

For that twist rate most will say 45-69 grain but wait on more knowledgeable posters to show up.

 

[MrOldLude]

You should be able to get excellent success with 69 grain Sierra MatchKings. They're designed for rifles w/ 1:7 to 1:10 twist rates.

 

[dozernomore]

I handload some honady 55gr V-max in my savage stevens 223 rem with some h335,with excellent results,,I'm pretty sure my stevens has the same specs as your edge

 

[kingmt]

Thanks for the input. I'm going to grab some 55's & maybe something from each side of it. I wish I know something about rifle powder but I guess I'll just grab some Varget since that is the only thing Wally has on the shelf that I have heard suggested for both my .223 & 30-06. I wish I could find a nice ball that would work in my powder drop.

 

[griff383]

Keep us posted, the wife may end up with one of those rifles and would like to hear what it likes

 

[hans471]

.223 with a 1-9 twist...very common barrel in AR's. A lot of .223's built for varmints have 1-12 twists. The faster 1-12 is good for the lighter bullets, 40-55's. The 1-9 is considered best for the 55-62 gr. bullets but you can work a bit either way with this.

A very good reference for loading for this caliber can be found here:

http://www.6mmbr.com/223Rem.html

Read the whole article. It gives a lot of good info on your barrel twist and what bullets it will like. I have a "few" .223 rifles that I reload for. Everything from 527 CZ's, Remington 700, and a variety of AR based rifles with barrels from 14.5" to 24" with 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, and 1-12 twists. They all have their favorite loads.

Powders I use include: 2230, H-335, H-322, Varget and some others.

 

[winchester1886]

MY Savage 223 has a 1:9 twist I shoot 62 to 69gr in it. I use Varget powder but if you want a ball powder you can use H335.

 

[kingmt]

Thanks everyone for commenting. hans471 thank you for the link. I had picked up a lot of cases from the range & done my first loading for a rifle. I full length sized these with some Lee carbon dies & measured the cases. I only needed to trim a few of these to meet the specs in the manual.

I loaded some 40 gr V Max with no problem but when I went to load some 55 gr V Max it shaved the sides of the bullets. I only tried 2 & stopped loading these. When I got to the range with the 40's & started loading the rounds into the rifle some loaded without problem but others seemed a little tight when I cammed the bolt over. They all fired fin & came out with ease. I forgot my vise so I didn't credit any of the targets but some of the loads looked very promising. I had 3 different loads group .75", another 1", & the other 2 weren't to bad ether. I hope to get true results soon. Still need to figure what out what I'm doing wrong or not doing.

 

[MrOldLude]

Are you using new brass, or once-fired? Also, what type of sizing die are you using?

Regarding shaving of the jacket, did you put a light chamfer on the inside of the case-neck?

 

[kingmt]

Are you using new brass, or once-fired? Also, what type of sizing die are you using?

Regarding shaving of the jacket, did you put a light chamfer on the inside of the case-neck?

I found the problem last night. I checked one of the processed case on my sizing die & it went with ease so I pulled the bullet that shaved & it was very tight so I looked a the last step befor setting the bullet. My powder drop is tapered & I must have been rolling the neck over. The 40 gr was boat tail & was probaly poping the neck back out. The 50 gr had a flat Bottom.

This rifle loading is a slight curve from handgun but I'm glad I started it.