1 in 7 twist .223

[SCORPION KING]

Looking at buying a AR in .223 with a 24" 1 in 7 twist barrel,what would be better ammo for it? Light 40-55gr or heavy 60-70?


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[haztech3]

The benefit of having the 1:7 twist rate is to be able to shoot the Hvy grain bullets accurately. My Favorite round is the Barnes Tax.

[Colton]

1-7 twist is meant to stabilize the heaviest 223 bullets

[kd350]

I shoot 62 gr hornady American whitetail out of mine. But have also shot 55 gr vmax in the past with no issues

[35remington]

With a 24" barrel you can just reach out a poke the target if you run out of ammo.

[Saltyag15]

I'm currently shooting 75gr Hornady hollow points out of mine 1:7 twist and they group pretty nicely.

[LWD]

You'll have to shoot it to see what it shoots best. 1:7" twist is designed for the heaviest .224" bullets, which it obviously will stabilize. It may fragment lightweight frangible bullets like Sierra Blitz and Hornady SPSX.

LWD

[double bogey]

Neither of my 1 in 7's like less than 60 gr. bullets. Still working on larger ones.

[ren087]

Heavy

[rather-b-fishin]

Anyone shot the 64gr Speer Gold Dots LE in there 1 in 7 yet? I have some of those and some 75gr and was hoping the 64's aint to light.

[Dogkeeper22]

Mine likes the 65 Grain Sierra Game Kings

[LWD]

Anyone shot the 64gr Speer Gold Dots LE in there 1 in 7 yet? I have some of those and some 75gr and was hoping the 64's aint to light.

Those bullets won't be too light. It's a bigger, well-constructed bullet. It won't fragment. It will stabilize in a 1:9 twist, but over-rotating a bullet only matters to bench rest shooters. Go try some and find out if your gun likes them.

LWD

[Pushbutton2]

[tigerscowboy]

60 + works best for mine too