.223 powder?

[8valve4life]

hello i will be reloading .223 (5.56) using 55gr fmjbt projectiles for an A/R, 14" barrel. shooting mostly indoor 50 yards
i have been reading lots and lots of info on powders,but am not to sure on what powder to use. i dont want to use a compressed load,
so my main question is what powders are people using?
any pros and cons to specific powders would be great, thanks in advance.

 

[AK]

There are a few powders people swear by. H335 is the one I see mentioned most often. Higginson's has that mystery surplus WC-735 that's cheaper than anything else and is said to work very well though I haven't seen any published load data for it, just that it's supposed to be 5% faster than H335.

 

[billdick]

I use imr 4320 with good results

 

[punkrockboy]

Higginson's has that mystery surplus WC-735 that's cheaper than anything else and is said to work very well though I haven't seen any published load data for it, just that it's supposed to be 5% faster than H335.

I use WC735, I reload .223 right now for .17c per round with 55gr FMJs.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

Imr and Hogdon 4895, Benchmark and Varget all seem to produce decent loads in 223. At 50 yards you should be getting a pretty tight group.

 

[Tim@nutz]

I use WC735, I reload .223 right now for .17c per round with 55gr FMJs.

I use WC-735 as well with great results. Not expensive.
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[jmiddy]

H4895 or H335

 

[Therion]

IMR 4198 works pretty well too, in those small cases.

 

[AK]

I use WC735, I reload .223 right now for .17c per round with 55gr FMJs.

Would you mind sharing the load data?

 

[sunray]

"...compressed load..." Nothing to worry about.
The indoor range allow FMJ's?

 

[Stranger]

There are a few powders people swear by. H335 is the one I see mentioned most often. Higginson's has that mystery surplus WC-735 that's cheaper than anything else and is said to work very well though I haven't seen any published load data for it, just that it's supposed to be 5% faster than H335.

Same here.
WC735 is as cheap as it gets and works fine with 55 and 62 FMJ.
I like H335 mostly for accuracy.

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[rfo1]

I've had good results with Winchester 748 and Hodgdon BL-C(2). Both are great powders for small capacity cases.

 

[Attention]

Just curious...why dont you want a compressed load?
Varget and H322 got me the best groups

 

[mbogo3]

Win 748.................Harold

 

[crazydave]

Fastest load data i have for 55 grain spitzer is with 4895

 

[RojamB21]

Win 748 X 25 +55=1/2 groups

 

[trykillthis]

I went with H335 as its a finer powder that will meter out better when using a powder measure once I wanna start cranking out rounds.

 

[daBear]

Have tried all sorts of powders. H335 used to be my favorite but now I am very happy with TAC and AA2230
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[hakx]

Win 748, H335, Varget, IMR 4198...

223 / 5.56 aren't fussy.

 

[punkrockboy]

Would you mind sharing the load data?

I use 25 gr of wc735, CCIBR2 primers, and 55gr fmj Hornady.