60gr Vmax load

08 January 2007, 10:30

Jeff Higgins

60gr Vmax load

Hi everybody!

I have a RRA Varmint gun in .223 I am working on a load for. 1-8" twist with an 18" barrel. I have been trying H335 and am getting 1"-1.75" groups. Reading some of the manuals it seems that H335 is better for the lighter loads. Would I be better of looking at another powder? If so which ones?

Also, I have been using CCI 400 primers. Do I need to be using magnums with ball powders?

If you have a pet load for 60gr bullets I sure would like to hear about it.

08 January 2007, 15:52

vapodog

Only your gun has answers to questions like that.

This I will say....you don't need a magnum primer with the 223.....even with ball powder!

H-335 has worked for me and If I was getting 1.75" groups, I'd be checking my rifle first....bedding primarily!

But you said you have an RRA Varmint gun.....is that a Ruger Ranch rifle .....a mini-14? If so, that's about as good as you might get!

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08 January 2007, 16:36

perry

H4895 works well in my AR with the lighter bullets, 24gr with a 62gr bullet.

08 January 2007, 20:25

seafire/B17G

Try 27.5 grains of IMR 4320...

or 25 grains of Varget or IMR 4895...

25 grains of IMr 4064 also works well, but is a pain charging 22 caliber cases with because of its grain size...

25 grains of H 322 is also proven very accurate in my Savage with that bullet... in fact that and the IMR 4320 load are the two most accurate with that bullet..

I have found the 60 grain V Max for some reason to be a lot more finicky on accuracy, in several of my 22 caliber rifles, (with fast twists I might add)...than compared to 55 grain V Maxes...

If you do have problems switch to the 55 grain V Maxes and you will find accuracy is not so hard to find...