Help Please .223 problems

[tulkyuk]

Well i think your right boys - she seems to be shooting fine now, i've just been out with Magamn to a golf course we shoot on and stopped this vixen in her tracks at 136 yrds.

 

 

 

Then shot this rabbit at 175yrds - both shots hit virtually where i aimed

 

[JohnGalway]

Nice one Tulky I hope she stays right for ya now

[Fleabag]

Nice one Tulky I hope she stays right for ya now

 

hi yea mate can you tell me what twist you have in your remington, been told I can only have a 1 in 12 in the thumbhole my mate says I should try and get 1-9 for higher grain & faster round.

[fortune]

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hi yea mate can you tell me what twist you have in your remington, been told I can only have a 1 in 12 in the thumbhole my mate says I should try and get 1-9 for higher grain & faster round.

 

Why does your mate say this?

[JohnGalway]

Nice one Tulky I hope she stays right for ya now

 

hi yea mate can you tell me what twist you have in your remington, been told I can only have a 1 in 12 in the thumbhole my mate says I should try and get 1-9 for higher grain & faster round.

 

It's 1-12 FB, be fine for foxes mate None of the ones I've shot have complained about it yet

[Fleabag]

Nice one Tulky I hope she stays right for ya now

 

hi yea mate can you tell me what twist you have in your remington, been told I can only have a 1 in 12 in the thumbhole my mate says I should try and get 1-9 for higher grain & faster round.

 

It's 1-12 FB, be fine for foxes mate None of the ones I've shot have complained about it yet B)

:o :o nice one, cheers

[Guesty]

but i'm under the impression that all .223 cal tikka's T3's are 1-8 which suit the heavier projectile .Having said that you should be getting far better results with lighter ammo anyway .

 

Used to be Ive, they've started making them in 1-12 now as well as 1-8, details here.

 

SNIP

 

The early T3s in 223 were 1:12" like the older 59x series.

It then changed to 1:8" when the T3 Tactical was introduced, and now recently there seems to be the option of either with Tikka and Sako.

It's widely accepted that the most accurate bullets are those that are only 'just' stabilised, so for foxing and best trajectory go for the 1:12" for up to 60gns, and for target and best BC go for the 1:8" for anything heavier.

[Fleabag]

but i'm under the impression that all .223 cal tikka's T3's are 1-8 which suit the heavier projectile .Having said that you should be getting far better results with lighter ammo anyway .

 

Used to be Ive, they've started making them in 1-12 now as well as 1-8, details here.

 

SNIP

 

The early T3s in 223 were 1:12" like the older 59x series.

It then changed to 1:8" when the T3 Tactical was introduced, and now recently there seems to be the option of either with Tikka and Sako.

It's widely accepted that the most accurate bullets are those that are only 'just' stabilised, so for foxing and best trajectory go for the 1:12" for up to 60gns, and for target and best BC go for the 1:8" for anything heavier.

cheers

[JohnGalway]

I wonder. The .223 T3's, as far as I know, started out life as 1 in 8. But the older Tikka .223 rifles were indeed 1 in 12 AFAIK. Just going from memory from a couple of years back mind you.

[Guesty]

I wonder. The .223 T3's, as far as I know, started out life as 1 in 8. But the older Tikka .223 rifles were indeed 1 in 12 AFAIK. Just going from memory from a couple of years back mind you.

 

I don't wonder, I know.

My early T3 Varmint Stainless is a 1:12". Which I have verfied by pushing a patched cleaning rod rod up the barrel, and seeing how far it went in for one whole rotation.