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  1. 04-08-2025, 07:33 AM #1
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    223 1 in 8

    Hiya will a 1 in 8 tikka/sako still shoot the 52gr ok? Cheers


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    A good 1:8 barrel will shoot absolutely fine with a quality 5xgr bullet
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    I would suggest if any issues are found,slow them down a bit and the issues SHOULD go away...
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    Hi Buzzman, my Tikka shoots 50gr Speer tnt very well.
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    My 1:8 .223 barrel wont shoot a 50 gn Nosler BT, but does shoots the 55 gn BT outstandingly well. Other 50 gn pills may shoot ok, but the .222 takes over that role.
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    Shot ooo's of 52/53gr Sierra out of T3 8T.
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