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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Hornseeker on April 20, 2012, 07:28:57 PM

Title: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: Hornseeker on April 20, 2012, 07:28:57 PM: Whats your favorite load and what are some of the best values in bullets and such? Just curious.... once i buy this fricken gun I'm gonna reload about 2.3 million rounds for it!!!!!

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Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 20, 2012, 07:31:22 PM: 52g hpbt serria is a fave of mine :tup:
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: jyerxa on April 20, 2012, 09:30:00 PM: Sooooo why stop only at 2.3 million rounds. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: BullMagnet76 on April 20, 2012, 09:34:55 PM: 2.3 Million loads :chuckle: Good luck with that :tup:
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: Hornseeker on April 21, 2012, 06:29:25 AM: 2.3, 2.4....somewheres in there...
You using Varget at all Matt? Do you have a progressive?
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: Todd_ID on April 21, 2012, 10:38:08 PM: Don't have my numbers/info readily available to give you better information, but my best grouping has been with Varget and a 70 grain hollow point from Speer; I do know that it was loaded at max mag length (2.75" if I remember correctly). That's a 16" 1-7 twist AR; 5 shot in .38" at 100 with no fliers, the best part is it's consistently doing it when I can do my part. It was .5", and then I added the Sims Deresonator and found a surprising 1/8" in group shrink when I got it to the right point on the barrel.
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 21, 2012, 11:30:16 PM: Quote from: Hornseeker on April 21, 2012, 06:29:25 AM
2.3, 2.4....somewheres in there...
You using Varget at all Matt? Do you have a progressive?

I use h335 in most of my 223 loads. Nope all on a single stage press :yike:
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: whitetailslyr on April 22, 2012, 07:36:24 AM: I mostly shoot the 55g Nosler ballistic tip, yotes don't stand a chance. As for powder h335 or 4198
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: mazama on April 22, 2012, 08:51:46 AM: I assume you are talking AR type gun,as a bolt gun would use different load,with AR you want to economize and use powder that flows throug meter because you will use a lot.
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: TheHunt on April 22, 2012, 09:35:50 AM: Quote from: mazama on April 22, 2012, 08:51:46 AM
I assume you are talking AR type gun,as a bolt gun would use different load,with AR you want to economize and use powder that flows throug meter because you will use a lot.

Great point... What kind of progressive reloader do you have?
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: wraithen on April 22, 2012, 09:44:23 AM: I'm using varget since I just started reloading. I saw that a lot of people were using it. The good news is I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to overload a .223 with it. The bad news is I can't figure out how some people are getting more than 27 grains in there. 27 grains puts me at the bottom of the neck after I tap the case a bunch of times to get it to settle.
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: Hornseeker on April 23, 2012, 06:11:07 AM: Compressing it will get you mor in ....
Coolio all... thanks for the info. Yes, AR15... 20" barrel. 5.56. (the 556 allows for a hotter load than the 223 right?)

Well gentleman...they are calling for 86 degrees here in Billings today. THe PD's and gophers will be sitting up tall!!!
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: JohnVH on April 24, 2012, 11:56:37 AM: 52 or 53gr HP BT, IMR4198 powder, never had good luck with varget in anything Ive tried it in. This load makes the bullets touch at 100yds
Title: Re: Favorite 5.56 / 223 Load?
Post by: Blacklab on April 24, 2012, 09:04:05 PM: BT 50gr noslers w/ imr 4895 and 4198