223 Rem, Hornady 68g Match; Varget, Accurate 2230 

My savage 12 FV likes 25.5 of Varget ,no pressure signs even at 90 plus degrees. But that is my rifle and , 3140 fps for an average , 26 inch barrel .Work up slow in your barrel. AA 2520 is good also at 24.5 grains again work up slowly. Tac also is good, won't give my load for that one though.

The Accurate 2230 runs perfect through my powder measure. Only tricked a couple. That's worth a lot.

From what I understand Accurate designed this powder just for this round. That why it's called it 2230

Just FYI Accurate’s data for the 68 Gr BTHP with A2230 is 23.0 Grs Max for 2977 FPS from a 24 inch barrel

Mine really likes the 40g Vmax with IMR 4198. Got them going about 3400fps. I really like the 2230 for how well it meters. No trickling required.

@@243Outdoors I've been shooting a lot of blc-2 under the 55 gr bullets. It meters well for me and shoots little bitty groups. I haven't found a combination that works with the 68 gr yet, so I'm definitely interested in the 2230. Varget hasn't worked for me either.

Sometimes the cold bore shot will be off, but it generally takes several rounds for it to start stringing shots. Of course the outside temperature will speed or slow this up or down. At this temperature I would feel comfortable shooting 20-25 rounds before giving it some time to cool down. As far as the scope, I have been using a Sightron SiH-Tac 3-9x40. It has been an excellent scope, but I prefer a little more power than 9x. I have this Vortex Viper 6-24x50 borrowed from a friend, and decided to try it out on this rifle.

243 Outdoors Thats amazing, 3x9 at thoes ranges. Had to laugh, my Gunsmith has been trying to get me to put that Exact Vortex on all my rifles. Especially the 270s. Said Id never regret it. I always sight in on a COLD bbl because I hunt & never see more than 1 shot. Lucked out & got a Browning A-bolt w the "Boss system" & it really works! W the 150 grain Rem core locks it prints 1 hole @ 100, 1 raggidy hole @ 200, cloverleafs @ 300 & .5 @ 500. Never tried beyond that. Using an economy ZEISS 3x9x 36 ( Diavari C) Bought the rifle used from an old gunsmith who was going blind & dumping his collection cheap. Has a hardened/polished sear set at 2.5 lbs & NO creep at all. Amazing lucky buy. $500 complete. He told me I could hit an elk in the eye @ 300 & I scoffed. So he sent me to the range w his Lead Sled & said to wait 5 mins between shots. I did, Went back & apologized feeling REALLY stupid & paid for it. After he was through laughing at me he sold me his Winchester Mod. 70 (Also 270) w a NIKON 4X12 & it shoots almost as well for my wife. ($400) (We spent 27 years in Alaskan bush & hunting was our food.) That ol boy knew his stuff. Hers has a 3 lb trigger. Up north we had one of thoes "Once in a lifetime" Ruger M77s in 300 win mag that shot 1 hole @100 right out of the box after I did the bbl break in bit. Was printing .5 during break in & just got tighter as break in progressed. Got lucky there too, had a military friend who GAVE me an experimental sniper scope designed to shoot only 1 load. A 180 FMJBT Mil ball round & it only had 1 setup on the knobs. Dial in @ 100 & put the caps back on forever. After that turn the front rectical until perfectly focused at any range & shoot dead on. W THAT scope & ONLY that scope/load (4x16x 50) I could print 1 MOA @ 500. I had its trigger fire hardened/polished & set @ 2.5 lbs. That rifle was stolen by a "so called" friend I left it w up there when we left. BUT, I kept the scope. Had to sell it later during hard times. In ANY case, love your vids! Thoes long strings of shots u make really weird me out thou. BBL heating & burnout have always been a major concern of mine. When u said how many shots w/o cleaning that REALLY flipped me out! I cant even imagine that. 😁

About the same. Predator is a much better rifle as far as features.