223 load

If you neck size only or don't bump the shoulder back enough you might have a hard time from time to time chambering a round. I just bump the shoulder back as well and at first thought it was my OAL that was too long (IE bullet seated too close to the lands) but in the end it was the shoulder being too far. I guess my bolt gun might have a bit of a tight chamber.
 
Thanks dozer for the info

Thanks Tak

I read that some people neck size a few times then use a full length and trim. New to all this stuff. lol
 
I was looking at what all dies they had around here and found these.

What would a person use these 223 precision dies for?
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It would be great for really precisely seating the bullet with regular dies im having a hard time adjusting the seater enough because they "jump" im finding myself putting ticks with a black sharpie to have a reference point. No need for that with those :)
 
Might be a bit overkill for start, I aint got those and still can achieve .6-.7 moa I don't know what you intend to do in the end thought
 
Yeah I aint buying them.

My intentions are to make a good coyote load, but at the same time make the load as accurate as possible. With in reason.

Thanks for helping out
 
I have not loaded for .223 but I have for .204 and .243. For .204 gophers I use Speers TNT, they are cheap, will shoot MOA no problems at all, and are absolutely explosive on gophers. For coyotes I use Sierra Blitzking, a litle more expensive but incredibly accurate and the lighter ones make such a small hole you don't even need to put a stitch in. I use H322 and H4895. Both are excellent and reliable powders because of how consistent they are in temp fluctuations. Either of those would work great for whatever you decide to do. H322 is more for lighter bullets in smaller calibers because it burns faster. You can't go wrong with H4895 though. Shoot me a PM if you have any questions or anything about reloading. I haven't been doing it for too long but I can introduce you to some guys that have been doing it since the stone age. I also have some H335 I am not using because it shot like #### in my .243 so if you'd like to give it a try I can sell you that (theres about 2/3 of a bottle I'd say). I'm in Regina.

Cheers,

J
 
50 grainers with around 26 grains of benchmark is magic for my CZ. Surprised I don't hear much about benchmark but it seems about perfect for this caliber. Worth a try. I can shoot them into 1.75" at 250 with not much effort. Should mention that I am shooting old stock nosler solid base 50 grainers but I'm sure hornadys will be similar
 
shorttrac said:
50 grainers with around 26 grains of benchmark is magic for my CZ. Surprised I don't hear much about benchmark but it seems about perfect for this caliber. Worth a try. I can shoot them into 1.75" at 250 with not much effort. Should mention that I am shooting old stock nosler solid base 50 grainers but I'm sure hornadys will be similar
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Thats about what I got with the noshers and varget. The 53 shoot into 1.2" for me at 200. Get this the 40gr vmax shoot into 1" at 200 as long as I do my part driving.
 
JRodko said:
I have not loaded for .223 but I have for .204 and .243. For .204 gophers I use Speers TNT, they are cheap, will shoot MOA no problems at all, and are absolutely explosive on gophers. For coyotes I use Sierra Blitzking, a litle more expensive but incredibly accurate and the lighter ones make such a small hole you don't even need to put a stitch in. I use H322 and H4895. Both are excellent and reliable powders because of how consistent they are in temp fluctuations. Either of those would work great for whatever you decide to do. H322 is more for lighter bullets in smaller calibers because it burns faster. You can't go wrong with H4895 though. Shoot me a PM if you have any questions or anything about reloading. I haven't been doing it for too long but I can introduce you to some guys that have been doing it since the stone age. I also have some H335 I am not using because it shot like #### in my .243 so if you'd like to give it a try I can sell you that (theres about 2/3 of a bottle I'd say). I'm in Regina.



Cheers,

J
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Hey thanks for the post

I was thinking of trying out some tnt's, since I got the Speers manual with my kit. Right now since Im alittle new with reloading Im just keeping it simple and staying with one type of round, powder etc. If your not in a hurry I might jump on that powder down the road.
 
Man theres so many options out there its unreal.

I got some loaded up for this weekend. First reloads going down range. :p

Maybe I should get my buddy to shoot em, just incase I screwed something up. lol
 
Just make sure you check casings for signs of pressure (primer flattened or pushed out) and make sure your barrel is free from obstruction after each round. I still do this a lot of the time because I'm relatively new. I don't wanna be the guy at the range that blows himself up. I had a friend forget to put powder in a round and that was almost a disaster.

Definitely try the TNT while the gophers are still out. You'll thank me.
 
For the loads I have sitting ready to go is

Three each of 24, 24.5, 25, 25.2, 25.4, 25.6, 25.8 and 26 for now. 2.412 Thats about 20 thou off the lands. Crazy eh!


Yeah Ill be keepin a close eye on the casings.

Now that I have my 53grainer Vmaxes set up, do I have to like change anything anything with my dies when I wanna change to like lighter TNT's? Your overall length never changes now right?

I was looking at that 335 powder with 40gr Vmaxes and they are really singing along pretty good. Would like to try them out on gophers. :)
 
THose charges are pretty light to be worried about. You can fit 27 gr under them with that col. I have run them 2.392" and 27.5gr in win brass with no pressure signs wasnt as accurate for me as 2.244" 25.7gr varget.

When you change bullets you need to change the seating die as it will not be set to the right depth.
 
hometownhero said:
When you change bullets you need to change the seating die as it will not be set to the right depth.
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OK thanks. Was hoping I didnt have to do anything. :(


Well I finally got out to shoot.

I found that the 26gr-26.4gr shot the best. I also built and little shooting bench to take out with me, but found I wasnt that comfortable sitting in it today. I have a few ideas for some changes that I want to do to it for next time.

So now Im going to make some more loads of 26, 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 26.5 & 26.6. Can I get away with 3 rounds each or should I do 5?

cheers
 
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