Thread: 223 adventures

After much humming and harring and a deal too good to pass up, I am the very recent owner of a Bergara B14 Extreme Hunter in 223.

I've got some Fiocchi 55 grain VMAX to get used to the rifle and smack some hares and goats. Once I've gotten through those I'll be loading for it. It has a 18 inch 1 in 9 twist barrel. Am I wasting my time thinking about 80 grain projectiles? Or even 77 grain TMKs?

Predominant use will be goats, fallow, feral cats and rabbit/hare. No photos yet as I haven't collected the rifle yet.

Cheers

Extreme hunter is 1:8.

Originally Posted by gimp

Extreme hunter is 1:8.

That’s a welcome change the early ones are 1-9

Originally Posted by Kelton

That’s a welcome change the early ones are 1-9

Hmm that's what they've been advertised as anyway

1:9 restricts you to 69-70gr bullets maybe 73

On special at gun city at moment $1199 pretty good buying


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Their blimen nice little rifles

Originally Posted by gimp

Hmm that's what they've been advertised as anyway

1:9 restricts you to 69-70gr bullets maybe 73

Hmmm. From memory my HOWA measures 1:9 by the old cleaning rod method. Cut to 16”, stabilises 73 ELDM’s out to 600yds alright on NZNRA Range. Might recheck twist sometime but wtf it works.

Originally Posted by gimp

Hmm that's what they've been advertised as anyway

1:9 restricts you to 69-70gr bullets maybe 73

Yet to see a 1:8
I saw the same website info and went looking at actual rifles and 1:9 is clearly marked on their barrels.

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Originally Posted by buzzmann

On special at gun city at moment $1199 pretty good buying


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That's the deal, a brand new gun at second hand price!
Too good

Originally Posted by gimp

Hmm that's what they've been advertised as anyway

1:9 restricts you to 69-70gr bullets maybe 73

That will fit the intended purpose, I've got the 300 WSM for dinosaurs and up

1:9 will stabilise the Targex 74 grain. Look no further.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Yet to see a 1:8
I saw the same website info and went looking at actual rifles and 1:9 is clearly marked on their barrels.

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Yeah Bergaras own website sucks. What a shame, they should make them 1:8

"On special at gun city at moment $1199 pretty good buying"

Wow, great price.

https://www.thebarn.net.au/Products/...Sporter/116018

65gr gameking works well in a short barrel and makes easy work of goats and fallow deer

Yes to this