Factory load particularly for a 26” .223 Shilen bull barrel, 7 twist?

[Turkeytider]

Rebarreled a Savage 110 action with the subject barrel, interested if anyone has a recommendation for a factory load, through experience, with this particular barrel. Thanks.

 

[mark5pt56]

Nothing more than a guess. Buy a box or two of the typical top performers and hit the range.

 

[Rob01]

No one has shot your barrel so they can’t tell you what works for it. You can have two of the exact same barrel and they may like different things. It’s a 7 twist .223 so will shoot the heavy bullets for long range so just buy some and try it. For shorter range anything will work as far as weight.

How far you plan to shoot it?

 

[Turkeytider]

No one has shot your barrel so they can’t tell you what works for it. You can have two of the exact same barrel and they may like different things. It’s a 7 twist .223 so will shoot the heavy bullets for long range so just buy some and try it. For shorter range anything will work as far as weight.

How far you plan to shoot it?

500 yards. Shooting at 3 and 4” gongs.

 

[Rob01]

500 yards. Shooting at 3 and 4” gongs.

Yeah pick up some match loads in the 68-77grn range and test them out. Should work well for you for shooting small gongs.

 

[Maurygold]

Yeah pick up some match loads in the 68-77grn range and test them out. Should work well for you for shooting small gongs.

This guy actually has 4 brain cells that hardly work. Do the opposite of what he says