I am wanting to buy a savage in 223 to shoot heavy bullets. will this twist still shoot the 45-55 gr bullets accurately? thanks

I shoot savages with the fast twist and they shoot .25 to .375 groups with the 52's I use the myth of fast twists not shooting ligher bullets should of been put to rest a long time ago.

Thanks for the reply

If it's any help use only light bullets that can handle the twist otherwise they can come apart dramatically in flight at 3300 fps plus. I have shot 1000s of rabbits with a 9" twist and 55gn projectiles and 3 local BR matches using 52-53s with great results. 69-80grn are worth a look for long range.

Just watch which small bullets you buy. Some can't handle the high speed twist like the speer 50gr TNTs. Bought a box and didn't read. Vaporized the bullets before they got to the target. I've had luck with some 50gr Barnes Varmintators @ 3100fps. Shot .2 - .3 out of my savage 12fv

I have a Savage FV12 it even shoots 40 Gr. V-Max bullets very well

my 12bvss-s does very well with the lighter bullets as well as the 75 grainers. Out of curiosity, why do you want to shoot the lighter bullets? roger