Says who?

[brotherdarrell]

This is a load in my Rem 788 .222 that I had tested out last summer. I wanted to check it again to see if I got the same results. I did.

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On the bottom left is a 50 yd 5 shot group with a NOE 70 gr. boolit on 5.7 gr. reddot and Rem 5 1/2 spp. I am guessing it is around 1700 fps or so out of a 1:14" twist barrel. The target shows no sign of tipping or in-stability.

Of course.........at 100 yards the group has opened up to 1 1/2" and the boolit holes are mostly round.

Just goes to show you never know what will happen until you try it. The target never lies.

Darrell

[runfiverun]

they both show vertical stringing though....

[wallenba]

That's a tight group for a heavy .22 with that slow of a twist. You got a secret to share?:wink:

[rhead]

That's a tight group for a heavy .22 with that slow of a twist. You got a secret to share?:wink:

The secret is "Unless it creates an unsafe condition go ahead and try it. Your gun may like it."

Of course there are many other secrets that also work.

[leftiye]

In cast boolits forum in a thread about a 9' twist savage .223 one of the responses was from Bullshop stating he got fine accuracy from the NOE 70 gr .22 boolit from subsonic and on up with, I believe, a 9 twist. So it may not be a fluke.

[brotherdarrell]

they both show vertical stringing though....

There is only one group so I am unsure of what the "they" is you speak of. The 100 yard group is not shown and is is strung horizontaly. The stringing in both cases is due to a typical 788 trigger that is over 5 lbs and a loose fitting wool jacket. Trying to get a good trigger pull and maintain consistent stock pressure was a problem the whole morning. My point was that sometimes guns and loads dont always follow the rules.

I dont know why this combo works but it has evey time I have tried it. The same boolit in my 1:12" ar wont hit a square foot at 100 yds. Go figure.

Darrell

[runfiverun]

I was thinking you were showing 2 different groups shot on the same target...

[brotherdarrell]

Nope, them other holes were from experiments gone bad.

Darrell