Thread: 223 55gr sp moving to 60gr?

Originally Posted by Sr5dan

Morning all. Am shooting savage weather warrior .223 1and9 twist. Shooting 55gr benchmark2 26g
Works well for deer at 200m neck shoots looking to move up to 60gr just for a project any1 got a good projectile that you are using. sp/vmax ? And if so any load data happy to continue with the benchmark as 55gr very accurate.

I shot the 55 gr sp Hornady for years and had no dramas at all with it.

I never intentionally body shoot deer and the like with a 223 but have fluffed a few shots over the years into the body and was surprised how effective the small bullets can be.

However, I changed to the 62gn scirocco just because. My load is the same and I get the same velocity as I did with the 55 Hornady.

Haven't shot anywhere near as many animals with the scirocco as I have with the Hornady but they go as expected with clean shots.

Tried the 65 game king as well. Doesn't shoot as tight as the other 2 I have used but it is still pretty good and I like it.

All 3 projectiles shoot the same POI in my rifle and that works for me as far as I am happy to shoot deer with it.

I fluffed a shot with the game kings on a yearling the other day.

Long story short I eventually hit the poor bugger in the ass as it was trotting away.

I had to give the dog half the meat from the hind quarters as they were really badly bruised right thru both sides. Wasted a week of power in the chiller.

To be fair, if I could get nothing but the 55 Hornady I would still be happy. It's a great wee bullet.

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