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Remington 700 SPS Varmint Reload Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Muttt" data-source="post: 631981" data-attributes="member: 41202"><p>No, it's not too heavy. But, I wouldn't go heavier than 175 with the 1:12 twist. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I use the 168 gr AMAX using 42.7 grains of AA2520 in my SPS Tac with a 20 inch barrel and it's running at 2558 fps. I'm getting .5 MOA and better. I'd think you would get a little higher velocities out of the longer barrel. But, you are using heavier bullets, so that's probably not so.</p><p> </p><p>But, none of that really matters. What matters is how well they shoot. I run 42.7 grains but I could go as high as 44 - 44.5 , but the rifle doesn't groups as well at the higher velocities. So, if it's shooting well and it doesn't groups as well at higher velocities, then shooting it hotter is of no use to you.</p><p> </p><p>When I decided what load I was going to use (and it doesn't matter what powder or bullet), load 3 to 5 bullets at min and then work your way up to max in .2 or .3 grain increments. You will notice that it shoots really well at one or more loads. Pick the highest one (if it shoots better) and load for that. The velocity shouldn't matter much as long as it is accurate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muttt, post: 631981, member: 41202"] No, it's not too heavy. But, I wouldn't go heavier than 175 with the 1:12 twist. I use the 168 gr AMAX using 42.7 grains of AA2520 in my SPS Tac with a 20 inch barrel and it's running at 2558 fps. I'm getting .5 MOA and better. I'd think you would get a little higher velocities out of the longer barrel. But, you are using heavier bullets, so that's probably not so. But, none of that really matters. What matters is how well they shoot. I run 42.7 grains but I could go as high as 44 - 44.5 , but the rifle doesn't groups as well at the higher velocities. So, if it's shooting well and it doesn't groups as well at higher velocities, then shooting it hotter is of no use to you. When I decided what load I was going to use (and it doesn't matter what powder or bullet), load 3 to 5 bullets at min and then work your way up to max in .2 or .3 grain increments. You will notice that it shoots really well at one or more loads. Pick the highest one (if it shoots better) and load for that. The velocity shouldn't matter much as long as it is accurate. [/QUOTE]
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