Powder recommendation; 223 55-69 grain

[ThisIsMyBoomstick]

Morning.

I almost have my reloading setup complete and I'm starting to collect the consumables. If I were to buy a single powder in bulk to start with (to mitigate stock issues), what would that be? We have 3 x 223s, one with a 1:9 twist, 24" barrel, the other two 1:8 with 20" barrels.

Thank you.

 

[.22LRGUY]

I only used Varget when I was loading 223 in 53-55gr., varmint bullets all Hornady V-Max.

I also used Varget with 75gr BTHPs on a different 223 years later.

 

[iron cat]

Holy smokes, danged near anything that will work with the 308 will do fine for the .223!
4895, Varget, CFE223, Benchmark many of tge Vitivouri powders , it's not a fussy cartridge to load for at all .
I use either 4895 or Varget, varget mostly however.....
Cat

 

[ThisIsMyBoomstick]

Holy smokes, danged near anything that will work with the 308 will do fine for the .223!
4895, Varget, CFE223, Benchmark many of tge Vitivouri powders , it's not a fussy cartridge to load for at all .
I use either 4895 or Varget, varget mostly however.....
Cat

Thank you.

What conditions would make you choose the 4895 over the Varget or vice-versa?

 

[prosper]

availability, price.

At this point in time, being choosy isn't really an option. Ya use whatcha can get

 

[iron cat]

Thank you.

What conditions would make you choose the 4895 over the Varget or vice-versa?

I don't have a preference although I use more Varget.
Both work very well through the whole bullet selection
Cat

 

[Grizzlypeg]

I use Varget and get good results from 55-69 grain projectiles.

 

[KePet]

My go to has been BC-L(2). I love the ball powder for both 308 and 223. It just makes life so much easier when you can throw charges that are consistent right out of the powder measure.

 

[Ghillbert]

I will agree with whats been said, personally I have only tried 3 so far those being cfe 223, varget, and TAC
I had no problems finding good loads with all 3 with bullets ranging from 55-77gn
I settled on an 8lb jug of cfe 223 because I found a good deal on it.

 

[todbartell]

Viht N140, H4895, IMR 8208xbr, Varget, Ramshot TAC, StaBALL Match

 

[jparent]

Varget sucks to meter, but is insanely temp stable and consistent. I use a lot of it. That one minor trade off is worth it IMHO.

 

[wolf300H&H]

Not varget.

Dont dare use it

 

[sk8snwmx]

Varget, -The staple but sucks metering, but I run an auto-measure
8208 XBR - I can't say anything bad other than you can't find it.
H335 - great for lighter projectiles but not the best option for the 69gr+

Haven't used Benchmark, or CFE223, and I hear N140 is the ####, but I haven't seen it on a shelf in years.... much like 8208

 

[cdnrokon]

I am shooting the sierra 65 gr boat tail # 1395 bullet and getting good groups with AA2495 24.5 gr shooting 1/7 twist stainless bull barrel on a Savage 111

 

[bibatoad]

Morning.

I almost have my reloading setup complete and I'm starting to collect the consumables. If I were to buy a single powder in bulk to start with (to mitigate stock issues), what would that be? We have 3 x 223s, one with a 1:9 twist, 24" barrel, the other two 1:8 with 20" barrels.

Thank you.

The .223 will eat any of the medium burners, I personally like Win 748 & AA 2015.

 

[FortHunter]

N140, N135, X-terminator, CFE223 and accurate 2015 have all been good to me.

N140 is where I usually start though

 

[scotteboy]

I use cfe223 and 62gr sierra gamekings with excellent accuracy

 

[Irons78]

N140, N135, X-terminator, CFE223 and accurate 2015 have all been good to me.

N140 is where I usually start though

+1 for N140. Fantastic powder.

 

[remington jim]

Viht N140, H4895, IMR 8208xbr, Varget, Ramshot TAC, StaBALL Match

and Many More too !

 

[Lefty Dick]

BLC 2, 748, CFE 223, 8208, TAC, N135, AA2520