![]() The standard Savage 24" 1:9" barrels have demonstrated repeatedly since I started shooting them in 2001 that the HPBT Match will stabilize, and the A-Max won't. The A-Max was ruled out for legitimate reasons I thoughy I had already adequately explained. ![]() However, the object of our exercise was to develop a load that worked well in both rifles, with my 1:9" 24" barrel being the limiting factor. Of course the 75gr A-Max will shoot fine out of a 24" 1:8" barrel. Rayners now has 223/308 only matches to 1000 yards due to the interest with these challenging calibers and the scores aren't much different than the scores from the anything goes caliber matches.ģ08pirate, agreed on all points. You can be very accurate with your 223, it takes a good shooter that can read the wind and conditions. It's like shooting rimfires out past 400 yards, some say it's just lobbing rounds till you get a hit, don't believe that. I'm currently finishing up a 223 7 twist Savage Target action 26" rifle and 15 7/8" long rang pistol for this summer's matches. I was spotting when Chris shot the new record score and it was all really well centered hits. Many of the top shooters shoot their 223 guns for the challenge along with their 6.5 and 6 mm gun at the monthly matches. Steel plates from 235 to 1000 yards with all stages having some incredibly small high value targets. Some of the Countries best shooters with the best guns and scopes built by the best Smith's shoot here. It is a Savage with a Green Mountain barrel. The range record is currently being shared by a 223 and a 6.5 at Rayners Range here in Ohio. But pushing the envelope was not on our agenda. Undoubtedly, the rifles, chambering, and probably the loads, are sufficient for longer distances. I think that's a highly adequate performance for a never before shooting beyond 250yd beginning competitor. ![]() The match was fired at 600yd, and every shot my Granddaughter fired for score was a 9 or better. At significantly longer distances, it would probably not be truly indicative of the human segment of marksmanship performance, but we weren't training at longer distances, so 55FMJ was fine. For training purposes, at 100yd the inherent accuracy of the load in these pretty accurate rifles was highly adequate to the task. Once the handload was verified in trainup, it was set aside, and all marksmanship training was performed using factory Prvi-Partizan 55FMJ ammunition at 100yd. The rifles will not process (feed) or shoot the 75gr A-Max reliably due to its greater length. ![]() This load was tested in both rifles at 300 meters, and performed well within reasonable expectation. 223, has a 1:9" rifling twist while my Granddaughter's rifle was a Stag Model 6 Super Varminter, with a 1:8" rifling twist. This bullet because my rifle, a Savage 11VT. We also employed the same handload, a 75gr HDY HPBT-Match bullet in unprepared Win brass with a close but not Max charge of Varget, and CC BR-4 primers. 223 rifles, both with 5.56 chambers and 24" barrel lengths. Her first organized Highpower (F T/R) match coming out the other side with a smile was achieved, and highly satisfactory. More importantly, my Granddaughter competed alongside me, and the success of the expedition concerned her, not me. My failure was of medical origin, not mechanical. But my success (or lack thereof) is only secondary, and has very little relationship to the efficacy of using the. I recently competed (poorly, I must add) in the Berger SW LR Nationals in Phoenix AZ.
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