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06-16-2005, 02:30 PM
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You should be able to get near 3500 fps with a 40 gr bullet in the 223. Maybe.
As Catfish pointed out, your 1-9 twist rate may not only affect the accuracy, but it's likely to slow things down as well. It takes extra energy to spin the bullet faster, and that used energy doesn't go into velocity. I've always preferred 50-gr bullets in the 223, but it's amazing what a 40 Ballistic Tip or VMax will do - even way out there. Just remember, its accuracy and bullet performance that kill, velocity just scares 'em as the bullet misses.
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