.223 ammo weight and twist rates.

[Deleted]

I have a Bushmaster with a 1/9 twist and have been using Federal 55gr.

After learning that twist is better for heavier rounds i will go to the 60-70 gr rounds.

Might be a better round for hog hunts.

Ed

[DaFadda]

Man... I knew I read a decent article on this somewhere recently. Maybe it's in this months American Rifleman. I'll see if I can find it. In the meantime, here's a good web article on the subject.
Da

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

[Sheepdog]

Great article .

[deldago]

Thanks Da,that was very informative!I planned on going out today to experiment with different weights but the wind is blowing 30-40mph.Not very condusive to accuracy with light bullets.

[RandallZ]

Thanks for posting that link, . It's very timely for me, since I just bought a CZ527 Varmint in .223 Rem. I'm prepping brass like a mad man, and the info in that article will give me some good starting loads to try when I get my rifle out of jail (Kalifornia has a 10 day waiting period).

Randall