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The Ultimate Reloading Manual
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The Ultimate Reloading Manual

.223 Remington in a Rock River A4 Varmint

.223 Remington in a Rock River A4 Varmint
Warning! Notes: Rock River A4 Varmint, 20-inch barrel. Average group size (inches) by powder for seven groups: IMR-4198, 1.02; RL-7, .81; VV-N130, 1.20; H-322, 1.02; X-Terminator, .96; Varget, 1.03. Average of all 42 groups this rifle: 1.01 inches. Average for 30 groups (minus 45-grain bullets): .89 inch. All chronograph notes taken with Oehler Model 35P with start screen at approximately 6 feet. All group sizes are for five shots fired from sandbag rest at 100 yards. All brass was headstamped BHA (Black Hills Ammunition). This project was its second firing and it was full-length sized. Bullets were seated using a Redding Competition grade seating die. All loads used Remington No. 7 1/2 primers. (Handloader Issue #246 - April/May 2007)
Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data.
Wt. Bullet Powder Manufacturer Powder Charge Velocity (FPS)
40 Hornady V-Max IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,448
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Hornady V-Max Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,431
Remarks: group (inches): .63
40 Hornady V-Max Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,536
Remarks: group (inches): 1.25
40 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,468
Remarks: group (inches): .75
40 Hornady V-Max Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,468
Remarks: group (inches): .88
40 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,044
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,478
Remarks: group (inches): .69
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,526
Remarks: group (inches): .44
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,551
Remarks: group (inches): 1.38
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,481
Remarks: group (inches): 1.38
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,415
Remarks: group (inches): .75
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,147
Remarks: group (inches): .63
40 Sierra BlitzKing IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,412
Remarks: group (inches): .50
40 Sierra BlitzKing Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,428
Remarks: group (inches): .88
40 Sierra BlitzKing Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,539
Remarks: group (inches): 1.25
40 Sierra BlitzKing Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,439
Remarks: group (inches): .88
40 Sierra BlitzKing Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,457
Remarks: group (inches): .50
40 Sierra BlitzKing Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,138
Remarks: group (inches): 1.19
45 Sierra softpoint IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,340
Remarks: group (inches): 1.88
45 Sierra softpoint Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,368
Remarks: group (inches): .88
45 Sierra softpoint Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,445
Remarks: group (inches): 2.00
45 Sierra softpoint Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,403
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
45 Sierra softpoint Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,271
Remarks: group (inches): 1.38
45 Sierra softpoint Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,076
Remarks: group (inches): 1.63
45 Speer softpoint IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,370
Remarks: group (inches): .94
45 Speer softpoint Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,375
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
45 Speer softpoint Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,445
Remarks: group (inches): 1.25
45 Speer softpoint Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,405
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
45 Speer softpoint Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,298
Remarks: group (inches): 1.50
45 Speer softpoint Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,156
Remarks: group (inches): .88
50 Hornady V-Max IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,319
Remarks: group (inches): 1.38
50 Hornady V-Max Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,349
Remarks: group (inches): .69
50 Hornady V-Max Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,401
Remarks: group (inches): .63
50 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,240
Remarks: group (inches): 1.25
50 Hornady V-Max Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,231
Remarks: group (inches): .75
50 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,120
Remarks: group (inches): .88
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,283
Remarks: group (inches): .75
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,331
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,372
Remarks: group (inches): .63
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,224
Remarks: group (inches): .88
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,172
Remarks: group (inches): .94
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,110
Remarks: group (inches): .88