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Tikka .223 Hunter – Whats my twist rate?
Hi im new to this forum and also new to rifle shooting.
I have recently purchased a .223 hunter and on the side of the barrell is stamped (.223 Rem. 8″)
Am I right to say that my gun has a 1 in 8 twist ???
This is probably one of the stupidest questions on here but if someone with more knowledge could clear this up for me it would be great!!
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3 Replies
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Yep, you got one of the “much sought after” 8 twist .223's!
Beretta just recently switched the twist rate on our .223's to 1 in 10. Congrats on your find.
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Thanks for the fast reply!!
Glad to hear my rifle has the 1 in 8 twist this means I can use a slightly heavier loads, right? I'm currently using Hornady 55 grain soft points (factory :-[)
I mainly shoot foxes, my factory ammo seems good out to about 200 yards for this but i live beside a local herd of wild deer and would like to shoot one, close range of course!! What would be a good round to use???
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65 grain Sierra game king would do the job!
I have 3 8 twist .223 Tikka's. The Super Varmint I shoot in F-TR competition is shooting 80 grain Berger VLD's into moa at 600 yards.
One of my T3 Lites shoots 50, 55, 60, and 65 grain bullets all at 1/2 moa to 200 yards. I haven't shot it any farther…
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