welsh warrior Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 what sort of effective range can i get from the 223 ? what do you mean by 1:9 or 1:12 twist ? :blink: also what bullet weight is the best ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) the effective range is what your capable of shooting. twist means rate of the barrel in other words a 1 in 12 in 223 will shoot 40 grain bullets up to 60 grain bullets a 1 in 9 will shoot say from 50 or 55 grain bullets up to 75 grain bullets. bullet weight and twist you need will depend on a couple of things. what you need the rifle for. if its for foxing say 250 to 300 yards a 50 to 55 grain bullet will do the job if you want to shoot longer ranges on targets then a 1 in 9 tist for the heavier rounds would suite better. if it was me i would go for 1 in 9 at least you have a choice if you want to shoot longer ranges. saying that ive seen vids on the net where people are shooting targets at 600 yards with 555 grain bullets form a 1 in 12. the choice is yours. dotn forget get some targets up if you get one and pratice at different ranges your soon work out the drop and clicks on your scope then Edited January 8, 2011 by jamie g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh warrior Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) thanks mate good idea about learning about the bullet drop thankyou ..does it cost more to have different twists ? what range will the 223 round start to drop depending in the bullet weight? Edited January 8, 2011 by welsh warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 thanks mate good idea about learning about the bullet drop thankyou ..does it cost more to have different twists ? what range will the 223 round start to drop depending in the bullet weight? again can depend on a number of things. really mate what bullet weight your using how fast your pushing them. alot of people who use there for foxing. say with 50 grain bullet set with a zero 1 inch high at 100 yards will be bang on at 200 yards. up to this range is where most foxes are shot. as for price i dont think there is anything in price for different twists ? if i where you i would get the 1 in 9 or if you go tikka i think there 1 in 8. this will let you shoot heavier bullets but also let you shoot 50's also what you have to look at if you use say'' 75 grain amax for longrange targets you might find you have to load them single as the col might be to long for thre mag to cycle. of course this depends on your case overall length. what do you intend to use the rifle for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 again can depend on a number of things. really mate what bullet weight your using how fast your pushing them. alot of people who use there for foxing. say with 50 grain bullet set with a zero 1 inch high at 100 yards will be bang on at 200 yards. up to this range is where most foxes are shot. Do you mean zero'd at 200 yards, so poi will be 1 inch high at 100 yards? What would it be at say 50? Cheers Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 90 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Go to www.hawkeoptics.com & download the BRC (it's free) you can look at the trajectories for many calibers on it BUT remember it's a guide I use a Tikka T3 .223 Varmint with a 1/12 twist I use Norma 50gr Vmax ammo & it awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrelsniffer Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) i have x2 tikkas in 223 one is set up with NV scope that is 1-8 twist and shoots 50gn vmax like said above its zeroed at 1inch high at 100m and i easily take fox at 300-350 My other tikka for day shooting is just in middle of getting a 1-9 barrel fitted but was 1-8..this will be using 60-75gn heads for distance. But if i was you id look at 1-8 or 1-9 twist then you have the options of using 50 to 75/80 gn heads Mick Edited January 8, 2011 by barrelsniffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 i have x2 tikkas in 223 one is set up with NV scope that is 1-8 twist and shoots 50gn vmax like said above its zeroed at 1inch high at 100m and i easily take fox at 300-350 My other tikka for day shooting is just in middle of getting a 1-9 barrel fitted but was 1-8..this will be using 60-75gn heads for distance. But if i was you id look at 1-8 or 1-9 twist then you have the options of using 50 to 75/80 gn heads Mick Apologies for hijacking the thread - what N/V do you use, I've been looking for something thats competant to 250 yds and I'm struggling to find one without spending £4,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 thanks mate good idea about learning about the bullet drop thankyou ..does it cost more to have different twists ? what range will the 223 round start to drop depending in the bullet weight? more about wind than drop, more about practice than theory, more about shooter skill than which centrefire calibre, more about load accuraccy in your gun than the bc of a particular bullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrelsniffer Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Apologies for hijacking the thread - what N/V do you use, I've been looking for something thats competant to 250 yds and I'm struggling to find one without spending £4,000 Mine are all US gen 3 i believe for anything similar in UK you would have to double the 4000..prices in uk just take the ****. What have you looked at so far and what price range would you be able to spend ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Mine are all US gen 3 i believe for anything similar in UK you would have to double the 4000..prices in uk just take the ****. What have you looked at so far and what price range would you be able to spend ? Kite Mk4, and I've just sent a Pulsar N550 back cos it wasn't up to the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh warrior Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 again can depend on a number of things. really mate what bullet weight your using how fast your pushing them. alot of people who use there for foxing. say with 50 grain bullet set with a zero 1 inch high at 100 yards will be bang on at 200 yards. up to this range is where most foxes are shot. as for price i dont think there is anything in price for different twists ? if i where you i would get the 1 in 9 or if you go tikka i think there 1 in 8. this will let you shoot heavier bullets but also let you shoot 50's also what you have to look at if you use say'' 75 grain amax for longrange targets you might find you have to load them single as the col might be to long for thre mag to cycle. of course this depends on your case overall length. what do you intend to use the rifle for ? my main use will be for fox ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 90 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Have you seen this for sale on here - http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/151167-full-223-set-up/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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