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The Ultimate Reloading Manual
Wolfe Publishing Group
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The Ultimate Reloading Manual

.223 Remington in a Savage Model 11F

.223 Remington in a Savage Model 11F
Warning! Notes: Savage Model 11F, 22-inch barrel. Average group size (inches) by powder for seven groups: IMR-4198, 1.34; RL-7, 1.36; VV-N130, 1.15; H-322, 1.32; X-Terminator, 1.06; Varget, 1.20. Average of all 42 groups for this rifle: 1.24 inches. Average for 30 groups (minus 45-grain bullets): 1.07 inches. 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 3,356
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
40 Hornady V-Max Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,280
Remarks: group (inches): .63
40 Hornady V-Max Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,490
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
40 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,375
Remarks: group (inches): 1.88
40 Hornady V-Max Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,412
Remarks: group (inches): .88
40 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 2,972
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,383
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,337
Remarks: group (inches): 2.00
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,504
Remarks: group (inches): .63
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,396
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,386
Remarks: group (inches): .75
40 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,024
Remarks: group (inches): .63
40 Sierra BlitzKing IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,376
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Sierra BlitzKing Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,302
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
40 Sierra BlitzKing Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,475
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
40 Sierra BlitzKing Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,385
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Sierra BlitzKing Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,379
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
40 Sierra BlitzKing Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,063
Remarks: group (inches): 1.56
45 Sierra softpoint IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,275
Remarks: group (inches): 1.75
45 Sierra softpoint Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,242
Remarks: group (inches): 1.25
45 Sierra softpoint Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,389
Remarks: group (inches): 2.13
45 Sierra softpoint Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,317
Remarks: group (inches): 1.88
45 Sierra softpoint Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,199
Remarks: group (inches): 1.25
45 Sierra softpoint Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,051
Remarks: group (inches): 1.75
45 Speer softpoint IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,307
Remarks: group (inches): 2.13
45 Speer softpoint Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,271
Remarks: group (inches): 1.88
45 Speer softpoint Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,381
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
45 Speer softpoint Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,315
Remarks: group (inches): 1.63
45 Speer softpoint Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,176
Remarks: group (inches): 1.50
45 Speer softpoint Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,058
Remarks: group (inches): 1.63
50 Hornady V-Max IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,259
Remarks: group (inches): 1.31
50 Hornady V-Max Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,231
Remarks: group (inches): 1.63
50 Hornady V-Max Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,340
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
50 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,188
Remarks: group (inches): 1.13
50 Hornady V-Max Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,179
Remarks: group (inches): .63
50 Hornady V-Max Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,084
Remarks: group (inches): 1.06
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip IMR IMR-4198 Subscribe 3,218
Remarks: group (inches): 1.06
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Alliant RL-7 Subscribe 3,223
Remarks: group (inches): 1.00
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Vihtavuori VV-N130 Subscribe 3,330
Remarks: group (inches): .88
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon H-322 Subscribe 3,152
Remarks: group (inches): .75
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Ramshot X-Terminator Subscribe 3,146
Remarks: group (inches): 1.38
50 Nosler Ballistic Tip Hodgdon Varget Subscribe 3,078
Remarks: group (inches): .75