Hunter

"Hey Gents. Getting a Remington 700 VSSF in .223 noticed it has a 12" twist in its 26" barrel. Will heavier bullets like the 75 grain V Max shoot well in this rifle? Its a slow twist, but a long barrel."

No, the barrel still isn't long enough.

"Anybody got one and willing to share favorite load info?"

Lot's of good load info available with 50-55 gr bullets which is the ideal weight range for this twist. I've been shooting a M700V in .223 with 12" twist since '74. Shot the throat out and set the barrel back 2" in '89. She's got maybe one more squirrel shoot left in her before a new barrel. Not bad for over 15,000 rounds and still holding in the .7"s. I've tested quite a few bullets over the years but always go back to the hornady 55 gr SX for everything from sqirrels to coyotes. It is always extremely accurate and gives superb terminal ballistics across the effective range of this cartridge. The newer bullets look slicker, cost more but they don't shoot or kill any better. Caveat; for pure accuracy though one of the match type bullets are more accurate. I used to shoot in the .2"s with the old Speer 52 gr Gold HP Match bullets.

I also have come to favor H335 for this cartridge with 50-55 gr bullets. It always meters accurately and is accurate. I have shot 200+ rounds without any degredation of accuracy. With the 55 gr bullet work up to 26 gr if the rifle has a tighter SAAMI chamber. Work up to 26.5 gr if it has a milsurp chamber. Velocity should be 3200-3300 fps. Use primers for ball powders like the WSR, Rem 7 1/2 or the CCI 450.

Larry Gibson
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