Feel kind of dumb asking this, but I'm just not in a mood to do a google dive and frankly prefer asking/looking for info where i can have feedback, so.
Getting ready to start reloading for my Wife's AR, which happens to have a 1in7 twist barrel.
I thought I had a box or two of 55gr or a partial box of 69gr smks in the stash...
But the heaviest .224 pills i have are some Sierra 52gr ones that i can't remember offhand if they're the flat base "varminter" profile or the boattailed "matchkings".
I have fired exactly 35 rounds of ammo through this barrel that were not surplus 62gr "M855 equivalent", those 35 were all 52gr of the same type as found in the bullet stash, and made a shotgun like pattern on a USPSA target at 100 yards. BUT! those were all 20+ year old handloads for a long traded away savage.
so i can't be sure if it was a case of too light a bullet or just not an appropriate load overall for the gun.
so what say you, is it worth trying the 52s in a 1in7 barrel or do I HAVE to look for some 55s or 60s minimum?
Getting ready to start reloading for my Wife's AR, which happens to have a 1in7 twist barrel.
I thought I had a box or two of 55gr or a partial box of 69gr smks in the stash...
But the heaviest .224 pills i have are some Sierra 52gr ones that i can't remember offhand if they're the flat base "varminter" profile or the boattailed "matchkings".
I have fired exactly 35 rounds of ammo through this barrel that were not surplus 62gr "M855 equivalent", those 35 were all 52gr of the same type as found in the bullet stash, and made a shotgun like pattern on a USPSA target at 100 yards. BUT! those were all 20+ year old handloads for a long traded away savage.
so i can't be sure if it was a case of too light a bullet or just not an appropriate load overall for the gun.
so what say you, is it worth trying the 52s in a 1in7 barrel or do I HAVE to look for some 55s or 60s minimum?
