Gary,
Would you please share your 52 grain bullet load information? The bullet, powder you use, and charge. I would greatly appreciate it.
The reason I am asking is I am working with a Savage Model 12 .223 Remington with a Hart barrel with 1:9” twist rate. It was installed this past winter and after three shooting sessions it appears to prefer Berger 64 grain bullets and Varget powder. However, I have a bunch of 52 grain benchrest bullets that I would like to use in it if I could get them to shoot well. I have tried Tucker, Knights, and Gentner 52 grain bullets in it with 25 to 25.5 grains of N133 powder but none of these bullets are shooting as well as the Berger 64’s with Varget.
If you would, please let us know what has worked best for you in your rifle. Any insight you may have regarding the use of 52 grain bullets in a 1:9” twist barrel is what I am looking for.
Best Regards,
LE Hanson