55 gr vmax over cfe .223

[pdhunter]

Has any one loaded this combo ?
55 Gr vmax over cfe .223 powder in a .223 ?
The rifle is a Rem. 700 with a 1:12 twist

 

[JKM]

pd I loaded some 55 V Max over 26 grs of CFE last weekend for my R15 (1/9 twist) shot a 5 shot group had the 1st 3 touching the fourth and 5th about 3/4" out. Using it in my 22-250 if I am steady can cover the groups with a quarter. So the 4th & 5th might have been me.

 

[pdhunter]

Thanks for that info.
I dont know if the 1:12 twist would be that much different

 

[pdhunter]

Any one else ?

 

[trshootem]

My Rem 700 varmint(26" 1/12) shot well with 27 gr of CFE and 55 v-max. Most of my loads have been with the 50 gr v-max@ 28.0 gr with good accuracy. I have been testing CFE loads in my .308 and haven't been back to the .223. I did try 40-68 with CFE and saw some promising data. The 52 gr match HP's shot very tight.

The .308 loads have been outstanding