Did anyone get one of these to shoot descent and what bullets or loads?
Thanks, 22win

I would love to know the answer to this one as well. I am thinking of trading/selling my 10/22T with a Green Mountain barrel for one. Maybe Roger can help.

I have about 220 loads for the .223 that I have tested in the last 4 years. These have been shot through 3 different rifles. The only load shot through the stevens tube with other than surplus powder was a 70 gr. Berger pushed by 25.5gr of Accurate 2520 for a 3 shot group of 2" at 300 yds.

By far the largest % of these loads were with surplus powders. However, with the surplus powders the Stevens .223 I have is MOSTLY MOA.
If you like, PM me your E-Mail address and I'll send you all the data I have on the .223. roger

Almost everyone gets these to shoot well, it is one of the best deals in rifles out there.

Mine shot very well in .223 with 50gr NBT's and 3031. I have since rechamberred it to 22-204(222 Rem Mag Improved) and am pushing 40gr NBT's to 3900fps over H-335, even with the 1-9 twist I'm getting 5 shot groups under 2" at 300yds and is a great coyote combo DRT and little fur damage. This is the factory stock with factory bedding. I did adjust the trigger to remove the creep but left it pretty heavy as I do most of my coyote hunting with gloves on.

375win

Mine with 60 grain vmaxesis sub moa at 100 with 25.6 of H4895 and fed primers....I have had to seat all bullets pretty long though

Oddly enough, the old bulk winchester white box ammo that none of us have seen for years, would shoot 3/8's in my Ruger and about an inch in my Stevens. I found some 250 rd boxes of Federal ammo and they shot about an inch in my Ruger. Out of frustration I tried them in my Stevens and they shoot 5/8's.

My Stevens will shoot all but the Hornady SX's well.

Thanks for the info so far guys. Anyone shooting the Win 64 gr. PP bullet. This bullet shot excellent in my mini mauser 223 I had years ago.

60 grain Hdy hollow points are also very accurate, with good expansion.

These are the only groups I fired from my Stevens 200 before removing the factory bbl.

My Stevens 223 likes 40 gr Nosler BTs over Varget, and 55 gr V-max over W748.

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Originally posted by 22win:
Thanks for the info so far guys. Anyone shooting the Win 64 gr. PP bullet. This bullet shot excellent in my mini mauser 223 I had years ago.

I now have a mini-mauser and about 800 win 64gr PP that won't group at all in my Rem 7615 .223 Do you recall the powder and primer combo used in your mini?....Thanks....Hutt

Hutt-
I used 23.5 grs. of IMR 4895 with the Win 64 gr. PP in my Mini Mauser