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rem 700 varmint 1-12 twist ammo ??

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Just bought a brand new rem 700 in 223 it has a 26 inch bull barrel with the
1-12 twist...I bought 3 boxes of the hornady superformance 55 gr gmx HP
Has anybody tried these yet in a 1-12 twist......and I also wanna change the stock
But could not find any place who offered a adl varmint count or stock any suggestions
Where to look my gun has the blind mag....I plan on changing that later on
 
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I have one of those too. I put it in B&C stock and have a Leupold ultra 10x on it. After testing 52 gr SMKs, Berger HPBTs and Berge target FBs, mine like the FBs best. I have it down to 3/4" 5 shot groups at 100 and shoot it regularly at 300. And have shot 2 1/2" 10 shot groups there. I am going next weekend to do the Tubbs final finish system on the barrel. So we will see if that tightens anything up.

Ryan
 
I bought hornady superformance 55gr gmx ..I was just wondering how they would shoot out to 300yards .out of a 1-12 twist
 
I bought hornady superformance 55gr gmx ..I was just wondering how they would shoot out to 300yards .out of a 1-12 twist

Hard to say, some rifles may like it, some may not. I have the same rifle and dropped it in a McMillan HTG. I load for it, and have found it shoots 52gr Hornady bullets very well with most powders. Reloader 15 has given me the best performance so far.