The .223 is a 235+ yard varmint cartridge. Most serious varmint hunters with .223 varmint rifles will handload the cartridge for maximum accuracy and performance. The most common bullet weights run from 40 to 60 grains, with the 50-55 grain bullets being the most popular for varmint hunting. Widely recommended powders include H322, H335, BL-C2 ...Search and compare load data for your reloads from Hodgdon, the trusted source of reloading information and products. Customize your search by various parameters.223 Ackley Improved: A better 223? Whether it’s simple curiosity or a desire to increase performance, exploring different cartridges is part of being a shooter. One way to accomplish this is…Reloading Depot. Sniper’s Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Sniper’s Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. Forum Statistics. Threads.Other exceptional choices include: Hodgdon H4895 and IMR 4895 (not the same powder, so make sure you follow the specific loading instructions for each) Norma 203-B. Vihtavuori N150. Varget powder, also from Hodgdon. Hodgdon CFE 223 is another popular choice, and it's designed to reduce copper fouling, which is great for the health of your barrel.BL-C (2) seems to get good accuracy reviews and, like Win 748, it is a ball powder. Others say H335 is the only powder choice for the 223. Looking at the burn rates published by Hodgdon they rank H335, H4895, Varget, and BL-C (2) in respective order fastest to slowest.H335 seems to be great for metered 223 rounds. Have a baffle, the problem is the rotor and the sticks don't seem to "mesh" well together. This is the powder drop. CFE 223 meters great! I have the uniflow and it's .1 grains variance It is excellent, my go to for my pdog rounds 55gr zmax.With that in my head, I decided it was time to reload this old workhorse and see what modern components can do for it. The .30-30 Win. was one of the first cartridges to be loaded with smokeless powder. The first time it was handloaded was with Hodgdon 4895 for cryin' out load! It only makes sense to experiment with new components to improve ...Shop at Powder Valley for all of your reloading supplies. Reloading Presses Ship Free.Hornady 5.56 NATO 75gr Interlock HD SBR BLACK. All loads were fired over an Oehler 35P chronograph at a distance of five feet from the muzzle at eighty degrees Fahrenheit.In this video, I'll take you through the basic reloading process and show you what I do and share some of my thoughts for the .223 Remington round. Enjoy! T...Allen, TX, USA. Sep 27, 2020. #1. Today was one those aha moments! I was reloading 5.56 with H335 powder. As I was pouring the powder in the brass with my red plastic funnel, I noticed a few kernels hitting my leg. I measured the actual powder weigh in the brass, and there was a loss of 0.2grs. That explains why all my 223/556 loads with H335 ...Lyman 223 Rem Carbide Deluxe Rifle 3 Die Set Review. The Lyman 223 Rem Carbide Deluxe Rifle 3-die set is one of the best bottleneck rifle die sets on the market. With the addition of the neck sizing die, Lyman has removed problems with overworking the casing. This increases the longevity of your rifle rounds.Shop at Powder Valley for all of your reloading supplies. Reloading Presses Ship Free. ... Nosler 223 Remington Brass. Rated 4.00 out of 5. 1 $ 52.99 - $ 218.99 $ 52.99 - $ 218.99. In Stock. Select options; Sale! Factory Seconds Bullets 0.430 (44 Caliber) 225 Grain Polymer Tipped Box of 100With a G1 ballistic coefficient of .301 above 2,800 feet/second and .305 between 2,800 and 2,200 feet/second this bullet is well known for it performance on the 200 and 300 yard lines. The 69 SMK was 2.308″ to the lands in the test rifle, I loaded it to 2.300″ for a .008″ jump. The 69 grain TMK #7169 is a newer offering.Re: favorite Powder for 5.56 / 223 using 77 gr SMK 23.5 H4895 23.2 IMR 8208 24.5 Varget 24.0 RE15 24.5 N140 23.5 N135 That should get you started. Those are in order of accuracy for me in several rifles, the H4895 was best in everything. You can take it up to 24.0 as well as the 8208.Reloading Costs Calculator; Case Crimp Calculator; Energy, Momentum, Power Factor, and Taylor Knock-out Calculators; Free Recoil Energy Calculator; How I reload; ... Alliant Powder Reloder 10x. Alliant Powder Reloder 7. Hodgdon Benchmark. Hodgdon BL-C(2) Hodgdon CFE BLK. Hodgdon H 335. Hodgdon H322. Hodgdon H4198. Hodgdon H4895.A certain rifle may or may not shoot well with certain powders and I am not rich enough to buy unproven powders to try them out. The thread is titled "the best powder for .223 55 and 62 grn?"What is the best 308 powder for reloaders? It’s not an easy question, but the pros at Powder Valley have some great picks for hunters and match shooters.Jul 4, 2019 · So, what is everyone's favorite powder for heavy bullets in 223/5.56? These would be shot out of 2 different AR's and one bolt action. The two AR's are 20 inch barrels. One is a ban era bushmaster A2 DCM with 1-8 twist (open sights), the other is a build with a heavy (.850 muzzle) 20 inch barrel with 1-7 twist (scoped).Best ADI powder for 223 rifle reloading • Enough Gun. 49 posts • Page 1 of 2 • 1 2. Best ADI powder for 223 rifle reloading. by newgunner » Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:03 …There are faster and slower, but your barrel is going to have little to do with the powder you choose. Faster for lighter bullets, and slower for heavier. That is not even set in stone a member markm has a killer load using h322 for 77 matchkings. Most Will say h322 is to fast for the weight, but his results show different.88. AR. Feb 13, 2021. #1. I've seen the usual 8208 xbr and Varget discussed alot as being great powders for 223 AI. In searching I've seen a few people mention Leverevolution as a great powder, but not nearly as many as the 2 aforementioned powders.Here is the info chronographed for those that are interested... This is using a small rifle primer ( Winchester) a Ruger VT with a 26 inch barrel.. 18.5 grains of 2400 and. 40 grain Sierra HP: 3626 fps. 45 grain Speer SP: 3430 fps. 50 grain SPSX Hornady SP: 3363 fps. 18 grains of 2400 and. 52 grain HP Speer: 3293 fps.How is powdered activated carbon used? Keep reading to learn about powdered activated carbon and how it is used. Advertisement The use of activated carbon is pretty straightforward...Best Reloading Powders on the Market in 2024 Best Powder for .223: Hodgdon H4895. If you are looking for a good powder to load .223 rounds for your bolt gun or AR-15, it's hard to go wrong with Hodgdon's H4895. While this Hodgdon powder will work great with just about any .223 load, it really shines with the heavier bullets.Alliant Power Pro Varmint. This power is similar in burn rate to perhaps, Accurate 2460. The load data for Accurate 2460 is in the ballpark. This powder is about as close to the "best" all around power you can buy for 5.56 as humanly possible. It can do lighter bullets, it can do heavy, it can do it ALL.Nov 9, 2020 · A case as small as 223 makes it very hard to get speed some want with extruded powders, which are single based powders and less sensitive to temp changes. Small cut extruded powders like 8208 will get you the speeds you want, optimum temp stability, typically without super compressed loads. Reactions:Danoshoots.556.Best Reloading Powders on the Market in 2024 Best Powder for .223: Hodgdon H4895. If you are looking for a good powder to load .223 rounds for your bolt gun or AR-15, it's hard to go wrong with Hodgdon's H4895. While this Hodgdon powder will work great with just about any .223 load, it really shines with the heavier bullets.Vihtavuori 20N29 1lb #VN20N291 For .50 BMG there are two special Vihtavuori powders available, 24N41 and 20N29. They ar...From online research, a lot of folks have mentioned Hodgdon Benchmark, Hodgdon Varget, Hodgdon H335, Hodgdon H4895, and Alliant Reloder 15. Right now, almost all powders seem impossible to find, but I'd like opinions of what powders might yield the best precision for this benchrest cartridge.I've set up a Howa .223 with a rifle basic trigger at 14oz., tactical stock, and Sightron 32 power. When it was factory, I could put down about .5" at 100 yds. The trigger wasn't spectacular so I switch it to the 14oz rb trigger and the Bell tactical stock. I've tried several different loads...Sedalia. MO. May 10, 2013. #12. RL-15 has been the standard powder used by Lake City for the M118LR Match ammo for many years now, and among highpower Service Rifle shooters, they're pretty evenly split between RL-15 and Varget for use in the 223 with 77-82 grain bullets. No worries, you're on solid ground here.Buying Guide for best 223 powder. When looking for the best 223 powder, be sure to read customer reviews that are available online. This can give you an idea of what others think about the product and if it is right for you. There are a variety of different powders on the market, so it is important to find one that will work well for your needs.Borax powder, also known as sodium borate, is a versatile household product that has been used for centuries. While it is most commonly associated with cleaning, borax powder has a...May 9, 2018. #1. I have a Tikka 223 that came in a 1:10 twist. I am wanting to try some 69 Sierra matchkings and wondering about what powder works well. I use Benchmark on the 52 smk and it is one accurate load. I'm hoping the 69 can be as accurate as well as better for distance and wind. I will try the benchmark powder but I'm thinking I ...CFE BLK is a very versatile powder for both rifle and limited magnum pistol applications, best suited for .300 BLK subsonic and 7.62x39mm rounds. As a ball powder, it meters consistently from powder drops and progressives. (I tested this specifically on the Hornady Lock-N-Load AP.) The integral copper fouling eraser is also a nice feature.HANDLOADERS' ADI POWDERS 6th edition | 2013 RRP $7.95 FEATURING Complete data for the new Bench Mark 8208 rifle powder INTRODUCING Australian Outback Ammunition: The only Australian factory manufactured ammunition with Ballistic Temperature Independence MORE DATA Over 400 additional loads WORLD -CLASS POWDERS AND AMMUNITION www.adi-powders.com.auFind reloading guidelines and data for your Barnes Bullets products. Skip to content. Load Data. Ammunition. Hunting. ... 223 REMINGTON 223 WSSM 224 VALKYRIE 5.56 NATO 10.5″ BARREL 5.56 NATO 14.5″ BARREL ... This jump may possibly stay the same regardless of powder or charge weight within a given rifle. If preferred accuracy is not obtained ...The best powder is a difficult answer! Your rifle might not like what my few like. I have a total of 9 AR's that shoot .223. Five of those ARs and a Weatherby bolt action like CFE-223. I guess that if I HAD to pick a best, I would have to say CFE-223. Several others here have had good results with CFE 223.CSG. Nov 30, 2011. #7. Re: Cleanest burning ball powder for .223 (AR15) Fredo, You may want to try PowerPro Varmint. It appears to be faster than the 2000 MR, which is very clean with 80gr. bullets. Unfortunately, I haven't tested the Varmint powder with the 62-69 gr. bullet weights.Re: Best ADI powder for 223 rifle reloading. by Apollo » Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:54 am. For 52-55gr bullets I think you will find that AR2207 is too fast a powder and the opposite for AR2208 being too slow and suited to much heavier bullets like around 70gr. The better powder would be in my opinion and what I use is Bench Mark 2.Best Reloading Powders on the Market in 2024 Best Powder for .223: Hodgdon H4895. If you are looking for a good powder to load .223 rounds for your bolt gun or AR-15, it’s hard to go wrong with Hodgdon‘s H4895. While this Hodgdon powder will work great with just about any .223 load, it really shines with the heavier bullets.Jan 4, 2019 · Matched to the right loads, an AR-15 can be incredibly accurate with .223 Remington reloads; here are a few pointers on how to build super-accurate handloads for America's longest-lived battle rifle. The AR15 and the Ruger 10/22 have something in common other than the fact that both are semiautomatics. Both can be transformed into precision ...So, what is everyone's favorite powder for heavy bullets in 223/5.56? These would be shot out of 2 different AR's and one bolt action. The two AR's are 20 inch barrels. One is a ban era bushmaster A2 DCM with 1-8 twist (open sights), the other is a build with a heavy (.850 muzzle) 20 inch barrel with 1-7 twist (scoped).These are my thoughts on choosing a powder for 223 and 5.56 pistols and SBRs.Find me other places: https://www.patreon.com/reloading https://www.twitch.tv/jo...Best Reloading Powders on the Market in 2024 Best Powder for .223: Hodgdon H4895. If you are looking for a good powder to load .223 rounds for your bolt gun or AR-15, it’s hard to go wrong with Hodgdon‘s H4895. While this Hodgdon powder will work great with just about any .223 load, it really shines with the heavier bullets.Reloading 223 Rem/5.56 Nato – Interactive Data Tables. September 21, 2018 by Roy Ayers Leave a Comment. Below is an interactive data table for reloading 223 Rem / 5.56 NATO based on Hodgon’s reloading data. We hope this will be a helpful resource as you put together new loads. If you find this helpful, let us know!The best of the bunch was the Hornady 178-grain ELD-X over a charge of 44.0 grains of Hodgdon CFE 223 powder. The average velocity was 2,378 fps, for a muzzle energy of 2,236 ft-lbs.This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. It was an active week in the tec...Engineered to produce velocities as regular as clockwork, the Hodgdon Extreme Powder line delivers what reloaders chase—consistency.Javascript is required. Please enable javascript before you are allowed to see this page.Rem. 223 Load with Winchester 748 Powder. I recently purchased a beautiful Savage BTCSS in Rem. 223 caliber and have started looking for an accurate load using Winchester 748 powder. The rifle has a 26 inch barrel and a 1 in 9 inch twist. I am using new Remington brass, 68 grain Hornady HPBT Match bullets and CCI Small Rifle primers.Frankford Arsenal DS-750 Digital Reloading Scale Pros and Cons. Tare function- In addition to measuring grams, carats, etc. Price - Very low price for such a reliable scale. Limited capacity - Only measures half of what some others can. Shallow - The powder pan has shallow sides.Handloading the AR-15 .223 with 1-in-7 twist Pt. 3. Author: Brian Pearce / Wolfe Publishing Co. Date: Mar 30 2008. In the two previous articles on "Handloading the AR-15 .223 Remington," we offered tips and data for rifles with barrel twist rates of one turn in 12 inches and one turn in 9 inches. Now let's look at rifles with the one-in-7 ...Leverevolution does not (as far as I know) have any 223 load data. Fortunately for me I can also use this powder in 6ARC. Johnny's reloading bench used Lever in a 223 video so I worked my way up to similar loads that he was using. Given his bullets were 77 grain in that video. 25.5 grains of Lever netted 2373 FPS with the 75 grain bullets.The Hide Armory. Reloading Depot. Sniper's Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Sniper's Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. Forum Statistics.Oct 26, 2020. #4. One powder for both will be a compromise to one or the other caliber. Varget, AR Comp, 4895 or 8208 are good with 65-77gr 223, but only really applicable to lighter bullets in 6.5CM. And same with 4350, RL16 and others in CM-they have no application in 223, regardless of bullet weight.The only .223 rifle I have is a Colt AR-15 HBAR with a 20 inch heavy target barrel. Like I said, I don't have any of my reloading notes with me, but I do know that the 2230 powder seemed to work well for me for quite a few years now. Best wishes, Dave WileLearn how to choose the right 223 powder for your needs as a shooter, whether you prefer varmint, target, or recreational shooting. Compare the features and benefits of different powders from top brands like Hodgdon, Alliant, IMR, and more.Bullets used for testing included, left to right, Rocky Mountain Reloading ... CFE 223 did the best with 23.5 grains of powder, printing .69 inch at 2,646, with Accurate 2230 best showing just .89 inch using 21 grains of powder at 2,547 fps. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR impressed, producing .57 inch (25 grains), .88- (26 grains) and .56-inch ...Feb 14, 2021 · 88. AR. Feb 13, 2021. #1. I’ve seen the usual 8208 xbr and Varget discussed alot as being great powders for 223 AI. In searching I’ve seen a few people mention Leverevolution as a great powder, but not nearly as many as the 2 aforementioned powders.This article covers the basics of reloading for the 5.56 NATO (.223 Remington), including how to choose the right equipment, component explanations, and the prepping of brass for accepting a powder charge and slug.Jun 26, 2013 · W748 is in my opinion one of the best 223 powders, though it can be a bit temperature sensitive in the cold weather months (your velocities may drop a bit). It burns about the same speed as Varget, and you normally find the powder charges for the two powders end up being pretty close as far as accuracy nodes go.By careful loading, the .223 Remington can duplicate the performance of the .22 Hornet, .22 WMR or .22 LR. Several manufacturers have introduced loads of lower power and recoil in such cartridges as .30-30 Win., .30-06, .270 Win., .308 Win., 7mm Magnum and others, but they are still of sufficient power that they are suitable for hunting species as large as deer.Here's how Hodgdon says to build a reduced load. Find a load that uses H4895, multiply the maximum powder charge by 0.6 and the result is the lowest charge of H4895 that will reliably ignite and give uniform pressure and velocity. Hodgdon shows 26 grains as the maximum load for a 55 grain Speer SP.H4895 is a proven performer in the 223 as well as H335, H322, and IMR 4895. I currently use Varget in my longer barrel varmint rifles (24" and above) because it works quite well in all of them and is clean burner and seems to be somewhat temperature tolerant. I get very consistant results with Varget.I have used two powders for heavy bullets in 223 - TAC and Varget. I only use 75 gr Hornady HPBT-M and Sierra 80 gr MatchKings. Every time I test, Varget yields better accuracy than TAC (1/2 MOA vs 3/4 MOA at 200 yards). For me, in my measure, using my technique, Varget meters better than most extruded powders (SD = 0.1 gr).Learn about the features, benefits and applications of Hodgdon's CFE-223 spherical powder, a versatile and accurate propellant for many rifle cartridges. See comparison with other powders, burn rate analysis and load data for 223 Remington.The outlier was the second shot in the string. The best powders I've found for the .223 and heavy bullets are: H335,BLC2, WW748,WW844,WW846, H322 and IMR4895. All but the IMR are ball powder and meter very well in a progressive press. If you want your children to follow in your footsteps, be careful where you walk.Sep 24, 2020 · 3917 posts · Joined 2009. #35 · Oct 18, 2020. I load for all three of those cartridges (for Mini 14, M1 Garand, and Remington Model Seven), and use a different powder for each (.223=Hodgdon Benchmark, .30-06=IMR-4064, 7mm-08=H414. All three cartridges are very forgiving, and many load combos are excellent performers.