ammo advice???

jimbrowning

hi lads. i got the new rifle this week.:D 223 remington 700
impressed with the scope. burris 4-16x44

does any 1 know the barrell twist on this and what ammo works best? maybe save me a few pound trying different rounds.
have tried winchester 55gr and they seem fine, but not cheap at 18e per 20
all advice welcome :rolleyes:

Tackleberrywho

jimbrowning wrote: »

hi lads. i got the new rifle this week.:D 223 remington 700
impressed with the scope. burris 4-16x44

does any 1 know the barrell twist on this and what ammo works best? maybe save me a few pound trying different rounds.
have tried winchester 55gr and they seem fine, but not cheap at 18e per 20
all advice welcome :rolleyes:

Should be 1/12 looks to be a VSSF II 55grain or 40 works really well.

I prefer Hornady V-max Moly coated, barrel is as clean as a nuns knickers after hundreds of rounds.

daithi55

jimbrowning wrote: »

hi lads. i got the new rifle this week.:D 223 remington 700
impressed with the scope. burris 4-16x44

does any 1 know the barrell twist on this and what ammo works best? maybe save me a few pound trying different rounds.
have tried winchester 55gr and they seem fine, but not cheap at 18e per 20
all advice welcome :rolleyes:

its not hard google remington mate for all the specifications
here ya go http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-700/model-700-vs-sf-ii.aspx

18 euro for 20 isnt bad i had a savage in .223 american eagle 50g fired very well from it at 12 euro a box
i spent around 100 euro the first day i bought it on different brands of bullets to see which suited best
dont see the point spendin all the money on the rifle then crib about the bullets
a little research before hand on this very site would of got ya a lot of answers

jimbrowning

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Should be 1/12 looks to be a VSSF II 55grain or 40 works really well.

I prefer Hornady V-max Moly coated, barrel is as clean as a nuns knickers after hundreds of rounds.

your spot on, just looked it up. 1/12

Tackleberrywho

jimbrowning wrote: »

your spot on, just looked it up. 1/12

They are a great rifle, you probably got a good deal on it too, I have seen them sold for €250 less than what i paid for it!

I switched a .22lr for my my Remmy and i never looked back!

Perfect day out for it today.

I might go for a shot now before I head into work!

55grain is the optimum weight in that twist, anything heavier I found your groups widen.

Some guys prefer the 40 grain for flatter shooting, but I found the 55 handle the wind better

http://www.hornady.com/store/223-Rem-40-gr-V-MAX/

jimbrowning

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

They are a great rifle, you probably got a good deal on it too, I have seen them sold for €250 less than what i paid for it!

I switched a .22lr for my my Remmy and i never looked back!

Perfect day out for it today.

I might go for a shot now before I head into work!

55grain is the optimum weight in that twist, anything heavier I found your groups widen.

Some guys prefer the 40 grain for flatter shooting, but I found the 55 handle the wind better

http://www.hornady.com/store/223-Rem-40-gr-V-MAX/

i tradad it in with a cz 22 mag. had it for 10 years but i was mint. gave 800 on top 4 gun scope and bipod. dont think it was bad.
yeah grate day 4 it, and theres a pile of gray crows in the field next door. but have no bullets left!!!!

vixdname

I have a remington 700 in .223, I find the V-max a great round but for cheaper firing as one of the other posts said American Eagles are good too but dont get the "BOAT TAIL" rounds as they DONT suit the remmy 700 make sure and get the "FLAT BASE" rounds. What I like about the remy 700 is that pretty much everything can be upgraded if you want to, from stock, trigger, feckin everything!!!

BTW thats a lovely looking rifle, best of luck with it !!!

andyone

depends how far you want to send her out to..... the cheap stuff is ok up to a certain distance, i found the cheap **** got me out to 200yds and after that... where they landed was anyones guess.... i've heard the federal premium are a good round to.... but every bit as dear as the hornady's

kay 9

andyone wrote: »

depends how far you want to send her out to..... the cheap stuff is ok up to a certain distance, i found the cheap **** got me out to 200yds and after that... where they landed was anyones guess.... i've heard the federal premium are a good round to.... but every bit as dear as the hornady's

+1 on that Andy, found the same results myself.

jimbrowning

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Should be 1/12 looks to be a VSSF II 55grain or 40 works really well.

I prefer Hornady V-max Moly coated, barrel is as clean as a nuns knickers after hundreds of rounds.

how much you talkin roughly 4 a box of the hornady?
heard good things about them.
dont think my dealer stocks them.

Tackleberrywho

jimbrowning wrote: »

how much you talkin roughly 4 a box of the hornady?
heard good things about them.
dont think my dealer stocks them.

Around €27 but worth every penny as they are very consistant. They group very well which means your probability of hitting increases.

Gowan and Bradshaw are the sole Importers , but they wholesale to most good RFD's.
Any dealer I know in the whest sells them

poulo6.5

jimbrowning wrote: »

hi lads. i got the new rifle this week.:D 223 remington 700
impressed with the scope. burris 4-16x44

does any 1 know the barrell twist on this and what ammo works best? maybe save me a few pound trying different rounds.
have tried winchester 55gr and they seem fine, but not cheap at 18e per 20
all advice welcome :rolleyes:

smashing looking rig you got there well wear...
the best thing about buying a nice rifle like that is the time you spend with it getting to know how it shoots and what she likes to eat.

buy as many different rounds as you can and spend the day shooting groups, allowing plenty of time between each 3 shot group you fire.
its the only way you will know what suits your rifle;)
enjoy the shootin

kieran1141

jimbrowning wrote: »

hi lads. i got the new rifle this week.:D 223 remington 700
impressed with the scope. burris 4-16x44

does any 1 know the barrell twist on this and what ammo works best? maybe save me a few pound trying different rounds.
have tried winchester 55gr and they seem fine, but not cheap at 18e per 20
all advice welcome :rolleyes:

hi, have a remington .223 vls model 700 and remington .243 bdl model 700, both with schmidt&bender 8x56 scope, have shot over 200 foxes since last year under the lamp with .223 tried every type of ammo you can think of and will use nothing else now onely believe it or not federal american eagle 50gr flat base hollow point 12 euro a box, have shot 1 fox 410 steps and a lot over 300 i seem to be able to fire these flat, mabey its the heavy barrel on .223. iam no expert but 3 dealers i spoke to told me this ammo flying out the door, seen it in mullingar for 11 euro a box, hope you have fun..... ps; my vls is 1/12 twist too.

jimbrowning

kieran1141 wrote: »

hi, have a remington .223 vls model 700 and remington .243 bdl model 700, both with schmidt&bender 8x56 scope, have shot over 200 foxes since last year under the lamp with .223 tried every type of ammo you can think of and will use nothing else now onely believe it or not federal american eagle 50gr flat base hollow point 12 euro a box, have shot 1 fox 410 steps and a lot over 300 i seem to be able to fire these flat, mabey its the heavy barrel on .223. iam no expert but 3 dealers i spoke to told me this ammo flying out the door, seen it in mullingar for 11 euro a box, hope you have fun..... ps; my vls is 1/12 twist too.

i,ll give them a go then. where you gettin them for 12e a box? my local dealer,s lookin 15e for them.

thanks

kieran1141

jimbrowning wrote: »

i,ll give them a go then. where you gettin them for 12e a box? my local dealer,s lookin 15e for them.

thanks

last day i was in lakelands shooting grounds in mullingar they were onely 11 or 12 euro a box, go to irishguntrader.ie and look in ammo in sportsden.ie its 11.99, i've paid 32 euro a box and it was rubbish, i think anything between 40 and 55 grain, have fired 75g boat tail hollow points had more damage with american eagle 50g. an older guy with a lot of gun told me if you go over 55 or 60g in a 1/12 your in trouble, best of luck to you.

dan17

jimbrowning wrote: »

i,ll give them a go then. where you gettin them for 12e a box? my local dealer,s lookin 15e for them.

thanks

12e for a box. i must get a .223. paying 38e a box for 20 .17 rem rounds. deadly accurate but thats a great deal cheaper

Tackleberrywho

dan17 wrote: »

12e for a box. i must get a .223. paying 38e a box for 20 .17 rem rounds. deadly accurate but thats a great deal cheaper

€38 a box, you'd want to get a good reach around from Mary Jane rotten crotch for that

dan17

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

€38 a box, you'd want to get a good reach around from Mary Jane rotten crotch for that

she was too busy getting finger banged by major numb nuts:D

Tackleberrywho

dan17 wrote: »

she was too busy getting finger banged by major numb nuts:D

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bunny shooter

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

€38 a box, you'd want to get a good reach around from Mary Jane rotten crotch for that

Nod to the wise

Rebarrel your .17 Rem with a .223 barrel. You'll find it hard to get a dealer to take a 17 Rem in a trade and if they do they'll rape ya :eek:

Be cheaper to rebarrel what you have as it's the same bolt face for both

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

Nod to the wise

Rebarrel your .17 Rem with a .223 barrel. You'll find it hard to get a dealer to take a 17 Rem in a trade and if they do they'll rape ya :eek:

Be cheaper to rebarrel what you have as it's the same bolt face for both

If you are in the midlands Call to Figgy in Athlone, if you are in the South east i hear green is good.

Either way rebarrel seems the way to go.

A Trueflite will give you serious accuracy and cheaper ammo.
I will have a remmmy VSSF II .223 barrel for sale soon.

€200 and it's yours

bunny shooter

Custom barrels are going for approx €300 from my enquiries, not sure what makes though Fitting on top of this too ............ +€600 and you'd be on a winner, cost ya that to trade anyway

Tackleberrywho

bunny shooter wrote: »

Custom barrels are going for approx €300 from my enquiries, not sure what makes though Fitting on top of this too ............ +€600 and you'd be on a winner, cost ya that to trade anyway

trueflie 28" .224 €540 + fitting.

A remmy VSSF II barrel I hope to get €200 for, which would leave my match barrel €400 ~ Fitted


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