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Win mod 70 sporter varmint .223 rem ?

cattle buyercattle buyer Member Posts: 532 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
early to mid 90's gun, shoots like a house afire with horandy 55gr varmint express or TAP, my question being what twist rate did Winchester use,I know about the cleaning rod trick to check but its shooting to good to clean! Thanks in advance,very best Thanksgiving all...
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    cattle buyer,

    My list has two references for the sporters:

    1:9" and 1:12" with no discerning information.

    The use of the cleaning rod with a patch will certainly not hurt the accuracy of your rifle even if it removes a little of the fouling present in the barrel. In your situation, I'd set the rod and patch up so that I was sure what the actual twist rate was.

    Best.
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  • cattle buyercattle buyer Member Posts: 532 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks nosense, I have a cleaning rod that spins at the handle,Ill index the rod and push a patch,To shoot the 60+ grain pills I need the slower twist? very best
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    cattle buyer,

    Good for you! Running the rod will settle the question of twist rate for sure.

    If it is the 1:12" twist, you should be able to handle 63 gr. standard ogive bullets. Any variations such as VLD designed bullets usually require a slightly faster twist. I have used the 60 gr. Hornady VMAX and the 60 gr. Nosler Partition in 1:12" twist barrels with great success.

    Best.
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  • cattle buyercattle buyer Member Posts: 532 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I cleaned it and checked it today its a 1 in 12, Ill let you know how the federal gold metal match 69 gr do off the bench as well as the Fed 50 gr(200 rd bulk packs) @ 30c / round.It shoots like a house afire with the old wally world Win USA 45 gr ammo.and super groups with horandy 55gr var express and TAP ammo,Im hearing good things out of Black hills match ammo but have yet to find any locally..
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Black Hills 223 is very scarce [V] It is all going to the military,for the sand pile [xx(]
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