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53 grain v-max in 223 rem #6291550 03/14/12
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OP minnesota10 Campfire Member M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 299 minnesota	I was wondering if any of you have tried these bullets before and if any of you have found any good loads for them. Thank you

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Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem minnesota10 #6291644 03/14/12
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tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,949 Likes: 21 Rural Utah USA	Its a great p/dog boolit....... Too bad Hornaday doesn't at least pack in in 250 ct boxes... Or better yet in 1K pc cartons like Nosler & the 55 BTs Loads ? I load them in my 223 AI with my std charge for 55s The 53 V max BC is higher than Nosler 55 BTs... T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem tikkanut #6291728 03/14/12
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 792 Missouri B Bowman44 Campfire Regular
Bowman44 Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 792 Missouri	They worked well for me with a number of different powders in my 223's. Seemed to be pretty easy to get to shoot. Never got a chance to try them on coyotes, I had too many 60 gr Hornady HP's waiting. T.S.

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem Bowman44 #6293111 03/14/12
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,912 Likes: 13 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana
Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,912 Likes: 13 Southern Oregon USA	My disappointment with them, is they have not been an accurate as other 22 cal bullets.. even the Hornady ones...50 and 55 SPSXs, the 52 A max, the 52 and 53 HP Target bullets, the 50 and 55 grain SPs are still all more accurate as are the other V MAX bullets... in both the 22.250 and 223... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem minnesota10 #6293393 03/14/12
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born	Originally Posted by minnesota10 I was wondering if any of you have tried these bullets before and if any of you have found any good loads for them. Thank you Tried them but since I have to burn up 4 pounds of h335, that's the only powder I've ran behind them . Groups arn't too bad but still working with my new rifle (ruger m77 mkII target/varmint 223). Loaded 15 rounds of each charge weight in powder and this is what I came up with: 5 shot group Not perfect but work in progress.... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

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Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem bsa1917hunter #6323672 03/22/12
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born	Anyone else running these bullets??? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem Seafire #6323990 03/22/12
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,912 Likes: 13 Southern Oregon USA	Originally Posted by Seafire My disappointment with them, is they have not been an accurate as other 22 cal bullets.. even the Hornady ones...50 and 55 SPSXs, the 52 A max, the 52 and 53 HP Target bullets, the 50 and 55 grain SPs are still all more accurate as are the other V MAX bullets... in both the 22.250 and 223... addendum or update... tried some in the Ruger VT in 223 this afternoon at the range.. not chronograped yet, but with an over max load of BLC2 ( 30 grains) in Remington case with Win SR primer, they were giving results similar to BSA's results.. best I have seen so far... my Ruger is long throated, so I am also taking advantage of that... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem Seafire #6324137 03/23/12
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 956 Australia J JasonF Campfire Regular
JasonF Campfire Regular J Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 956 Australia	My go-to bullet in the 223. Max load of Benchmark with a 205m and Lapua brass gets me 3330fps and consistent 0.5moa accuracy. Seems to like a tiny jump, unlike other V-Maxes which preferred to be lightly jammed. Shot a rabbit at 406 metres recently with them.

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem JasonF #6371348 04/04/12
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Burleyboy Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,056 Likes: 8 Idaho	I'm running them with benchmark and cci400's in win brass. 25g gets me 3200 from a 20" 8 twist and shoots 1/2 moa. It is replacing my 50g vmax's which were my preferred varmint bullet for about the last 10 years. Bb

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem Burleyboy #6378844 04/06/12
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Swifty52 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 8,711 Likes: 5 Nebr	Benchmark and 50 to 55s is the bomb. 223 & 22.250 I shoot 52 SMKs, goes .25 for 5 shots both calibers 3 diffrent rifles. Swifty Swifty

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Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem Swifty52 #6382712 04/07/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,742 Midwest H Horseman Campfire Regular
Horseman Campfire Regular H Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,742 Midwest	I just got back from shooting pdogs today with the 53gr Superformance load and we were underwhelmed with the effect on pdogs. They're accurate, flat shooting and FAST in the Superformance loading but they do almost nothing to adult pdogs. I was shooting handloaded 55gr Vmax's and they did a bit more devastation on impact.

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem Horseman #6382979 04/07/12
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born	Originally Posted by Horseman I just got back from shooting pdogs today with the 53gr Superformance load and we were underwhelmed with the effect on pdogs. They're accurate, flat shooting and FAST in the Superformance loading but they do almost nothing to adult pdogs. I was shooting handloaded 55gr Vmax's and they did a bit more devastation on impact. That's good to know but disappointing to say the least..... Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem bsa1917hunter #6383278 04/07/12
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Dat is dissappointing...gotta have accuracy + splatter factor... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem ingwe #6383646 04/07/12
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana
bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,252 Likes: 27 Battle Born	Originally Posted by ingwe Dat is dissappointing...gotta have accuracy + splatter factor... Yep, what's the point if there's no red mist???? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: 53 grain v-max in 223 rem bsa1917hunter #6391876 04/10/12
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,912 Likes: 13 Southern Oregon USA	Per Mr Barsness's recommendation, I also tried the 53 V Max with a charge of 28 grains of TAC...that was as accurate as the BLC 2 load... however the thing that surprised me... is I spent some time shooting over the chronograph for find out the MV of some of the accurate loads... chronographing is the last thing I do in load development... if I find an accurate load, once I get there, I want to chronograph it to determine point blank range and where to set scope adjustments accordingly... I was highly surprised of the MV that the TAC load gave me with the 53 grain V Max...which is supposed to have a high BC.. and I was looking for the 'best' load for those WAAAAY out there situations... chronographing 5 rounds.. the MV was at 3450 fps out of a 26 inch barreled Ruger 77 VT.... that's pretty darn good for a 223 in my book.... so I have found my load for that scenario... that's for sure... oh, and a Win Small Rifle primer was used in Remington brass... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

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