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53 Grain Hornady Superformance .223 Data

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    #32
    declan1980
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    I chrono'd some 53gr superformance today, and I didn't get any where near tack's velocities. My average velocity was 3430fps, highest was 3441, lowest was 3406. I shot a little under a 1" 5 shot group at 225 with them, buy I'm sure I can do better tomorrow. I'm very happy with them so far since this is the closest I've ever gotten to advertised velocity out of my rifle. I think they're going to be a deadly foxing round


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    dev110
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    declan1980 wrote: »
    I chrono'd some 53gr superformance today, and I didn't get any where near tack's velocities. My average velocity was 3430fps, highest was 3441, lowest was 3406. I shot a little under a 1" 5 shot group at 225 with them, buy I'm sure I can do better tomorrow. I'm very happy with them so far since this is the closest I've ever gotten to advertised velocity out of my rifle. I think they're going to be a deadly foxing round

    Can I just ask what is your twist rate in your barrel?


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    declan1980
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    dev110 wrote: »
    Can I just ask what is your twist rate in your barrel?

    1:8 twist


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    Tackleberrywho
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    declan1980 wrote: »
    I chrono'd some 53gr superformance today, and I didn't get any where near tack's velocities. My average velocity was 3430fps, highest was 3441, lowest was 3406. I shot a little under a 1" 5 shot group at 225 with them, buy I'm sure I can do better tomorrow. I'm very happy with them so far since this is the closest I've ever gotten to advertised velocity out of my rifle. I think they're going to be a deadly foxing round

    I look forward to tomorrows updates. I'm working so no fun.


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    dev110
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    declan1980 wrote: »
    1:8 twist

    Them custom Trueflite must be magic :D

    I taught I had a theory that Hornady used a slower twist like 1-12 as the custom barrels were getting faster speeds with faster twist rates but you blew up that theory :D


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    Tackleberrywho
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    declan1980 wrote: »
    I chrono'd some 53gr superformance today, and I didn't get any where near tack's velocities. My average velocity was 3430fps, highest was 3441, lowest was 3406. I shot a little under a 1" 5 shot group at 225 with them, buy I'm sure I can do better tomorrow. I'm very happy with them so far since this is the closest I've ever gotten to advertised velocity out of my rifle. I think they're going to be a deadly foxing round

    They preformed well tonight Dec.181816.jpg

    We must do it again.


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    declan1980
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    Tackleberrywho wrote: »
    They preformed well tonight Dec.181816.jpg

    We must do it again.

    They sure did alright. You won't feckin believe this, but as I was driving away last night a feckin huge fox ran out onto the road in front of me not fifty yards from where we had the cars parked. Is that a classic case of murphys law or what.


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    #39
    lee70
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    Here's a ballistics gel test upload for the 52gr Hornady Superformance in .223

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCqmclsRQmM


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    #40
    Tackleberrywho
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    Awesome wound channels.

    I have seen the damage on a fox, and it is deadly.
    Perhaps the best fox round in a while, I can't wait to push them past 350.
    I've not had a chance with the days so short.


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