dph Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 ive just traded in my old hornet for a new 223 cz527 varmint, now comes the question of bullets, do i go for a 40gn for accuracy and speed or a 50gn for stopping power ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Go for which will group best, my opinion would be the fifty grainers as they should do better in the wind than forty grainers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 50g V Max :lol: Good accuracy plus knock down capability. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Or try the 45gr V Max Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 i have the same gun and it absolutely loves the Hornady 40g v-max. Fox or munties wont tell the difference between the 40g or the 50g. In fact they do a bit to much meat damage when shooting for the table (if your shooting munties you want least amount of damage as possible). There totally flat out to 200 and only have a 5" drop out to 300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 For foxes 50 or 55grain v max works well. Don't use 40 grain on munties min 50 grain and 1000ft/lb, also a psp would be better than v max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I would try a box of each, then use whichever gives the best group, its pointless going faster if they dont shoot as well as the slower, even the 50gr factory loads will be doing about 3000fps ?. Good choice on rifles, i have heard they shoot very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 50gr factory loads will be doing about 3000fps ?. and i have never seen a fox that can duck quicker than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dph Posted December 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 thanks for the replies, i think the 223cal seems to offer a wide choice of bullets. ive been reading lots of reviews on lots of calibres and for accuracy they all seem to place the hornaday on top so i think i will start with v-max 40 gn. i tried very hard to find hornaday ammo for my hornet but it seemed impossible in the cambs area which is probably why every gun shop in the area advised me to go for a 223. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I would try a box of each, then use whichever gives the best group, its pointless going faster if they dont shoot as well as the slower, even the 50gr factory loads will be doing about 3000fps ?. Good choice on rifles, i have heard they shoot very well. There was a post not too long ago that said he had always used the cheaper rounds but treated himself to a box of the expensive stuff and was absolutely amazed at how well his 527 shot he would not be going back the his usual brand. You will have to just tell me how you got on if you buy some because Ive just spent all my pocket money on a Lidle NV and cant afford the posh ammo :( D2D PS had a scroll, it was Ferretboy Dec 12th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Rob, How you gettting on with the NV stuff - what did you settle on to luminate it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trakker01 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 50g v max for destruction, & mess (fox) 55g soft point for clean kill (other) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 what is the twist, decide from that. typically .223 are fast twist so will preffer a heavy projectile. Mine is a slow twist for a .223 (1:12) and likes 50 grain. Most 1:9 .223 will favour 69grain or something in that area, but may well shoot 50grains fine. just a case of experimenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dph Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 its interesting you bring the question of twist rate into it, the gun i have ordered is a cz527 varmint laminate 223cal. i assumed it had a 1-9 twist but i have just read an article which tells me that it is 1-12.....or do they come in two different twist rates?...it all seems a bit confusing.... is there somebody out there who actually knows for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 is there somebody out there who actually knows for sure. Cz 527 is 1:12 twist so you should be fine using the light stuff,my .223 is a 1:8 twist and shoots every thing from 45gr (have not tried 40gr) to 64gr to virtually the same poi at 100yrds My mate has a 527 .223 and it shoots every thing pretty accurate and it wasnt too fussy on ammo either If i were you id go for the 55gr hornadys there a very hard hitting bullet and should shoot better in the wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 its interesting you bring the question of twist rate into it, the gun i have ordered is a cz527 varmint laminate 223cal. i assumed it had a 1-9 twist but i have just read an article which tells me that it is 1-12.....or do they come in two different twist rates?...it all seems a bit confusing.... is there somebody out there who actually knows for sure. I believe it was different between the different models of cz, when i looked a few years ago they did americans, and varmint etc.... one was 1:12 the other 1:8 TBH twist dosent always make a massive difference, i know pleanty of 1:9 .223's that shoot 50grains fine and 1:12 that shoot the heavy stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEye Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I shoot 55gr Nosler varmint bullets, and Sierra 65grn GameKing soft points for the little deer (would also work on Scottish roe), and the 100yds POI is identical. I load both with Varget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 i,m pretty sure you will find its a 1 in 12 twist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.