Remington 700 Tactical 5R in .223

[bubba04]

We shoot 80 gr Sierras through a silencer on Pappabears 1/9 5R.

Mark are yall loading them hot? What velocity are yall pushing it out of the 20" barrel.

[markm]

Mark are yall loading them hot? What velocity are yall pushing it out of the 20" barrel.

I don't have any chrono data in my log. I can tell you that I just loaded them to Hodgdon's published max for H322 powder. The bullets seat long... but I think I'm .020" or so under the specified OAL for the round.

I just loaded some up this week. So if Pappabear brings the box out, I'll chrono some of them.

[ryantx23]

I have a Remmy 700P in .223 that I bought used from Kieslers a few years ago. It was an Indiana Dept of Corrections tactical team precision rifle and came topped with a Leupold all for the grand price of $750. It even had its log book in the case with it. Had exactly 450 rounds of FGMM through it according to the log book. The only thing I did to it was a trigger job. I lightened it up to about 1.5 lbs and it will shoot lights out. It's stupid accurate and one of my favorites. It really does well with 69 grain SMK's and especially LOVES 60 Vmax's. Perfect little white tail gun for North Texas deer.

[markm]

I have a Remmy 700P in .223 that I bought used from Kieslers a few years ago. It was an Indiana Dept of Corrections tactical team precision rifle and came topped with a Leupold all for the grand price of $750.

That's a steal.. damn.

[ryantx23]

That's a steal.. damn.

Always keep your eye out for PD trade in guns. They can be had pretty cheap and the accessories that they come with a lot of the time are just thrown in for free.

[markm]

Mark are yall loading them hot? What velocity are yall pushing it out of the 20" barrel.

Just got back from the range. I'm seeing 2718 fps out of the 20 inch 5R barrel. This is with 22.0 gr of H322. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this load. It's a .223 load that's running about as fast as my 5.56 pressure load with a 77 gr.

[Alpha Sierra]

I'm not sure why heavy (75 gr and up) 223 loads making 2700+ fps out of a 20" rifle are so "unusual".

They are standard fare for NRA HP shooters using AR service rifles going back to the late 90s.

24.7 grs of Reloder 15 in LC cases topped with Hornady 75 gr bullets (both HPBT and Amax) were my go to loads for HP when I competed and I had no trouble getting 2750 fps with zero pressure signs.

[markm]

I'm not sure why heavy (75 gr and up) 223 loads making 2700+ fps out of a 20" rifle are so "unusual".

Nothing unusual about it. It's just odd that the 75 got past the 2700 mark on such a relatively mild load. When I get up near 2770, I start seeing short brass life, and sometimes get some blown primers. I suspect it's my faster burning powder.

[Alpha Sierra]

Nothing unusual about it. It's just odd that the 75 got past the 2700 mark on such a relatively mild load. When I get up near 2770, I start seeing short brass life, and sometimes get some blown primers. I suspect it's my faster burning powder.

Varget, Reloder 15 and H4895 are the go to powders for heavy bullets in 223.

[markm]

Varget, Reloder 15 and H4895 are the go to powders for heavy bullets in 223.

Not for me. All I shoot are heavy bullets. I've had outstanding luck with H322 and XBR. R15 is too temp sensitive, Varget is too much of a metering ass ache and its bulk density is sub-optimal for 223. I've dropped it and got max loads to fit in .223, but I do too much volume to be running that process. (I do run it for .308 with my chargemaster).

I've never tried 4895 however. I think I saw some 4895 on the shelf the other day, but didn't have the stomach for any more load development.