.223 Reloading
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I'm not sure of the exact velocity, but I load for my .223 with Accurate AA2230 powder, Hornady 55gr. VMax, Remington small rifle primers and Remington brass from one of the bulk packs. With these loads I have achieved 3-shot groups at .25 MOA consistantly.
This is with a Savage Model 11 International Trophy Hunter with a 1:9 twist rate.
This is with a Savage Model 11 International Trophy Hunter with a 1:9 twist rate.
New to reloading? Because the answer to your question, is pretty much "Most of them".
Buy a Reloading manual or two, read and understand the bits at the front of the book.
Read the various recipes in the manual(s), and compare those to what you can actually find in stock. No point in trying to put together the theoretically 'perfect' load, if the primers, powder, bass and bullets are all on back-order for the next century or so, eh?
The kind of shooting you want to do can change what is 'best' as well. Some powders are dirtier than others. Some meter better through an automatic powder measure, etc., etc.
Really, to get good suggestions, you pretty much gotta ante up a little more info about things like what you are expecting to do, whether the rifle you are using has a slow or fast twist rate barrel (affects the weight of bullet that will stabilize) and a bunch of other info about your expectations.
Where in Alberta? No point in sending a Grande Prairie boy to Lethbridge for his supplies, or a Lethbridge guy to Grand Prairie either.
Cheers
Trev
trevj's response is very good.
To expand upon it a little, look at some of the loads on the Reloading Data Centre at http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/. Reference to multiple reloading manuals is highly recommended as they all differ a little.
The key is what is more important to you - the velocity and/or the accuracy and at what distance. You will probably want to experiment with a variety of components to find which set work best with your individual rifle. The experimentation can be frustrating, however, it is a great learning experience and, quite frankly, it is fun.
Lots of information on this site already, with many experienced members to provide feedback and advice. More particulars nets you more precise information, as trevj said.
Best of luck.
To expand upon it a little, look at some of the loads on the Reloading Data Centre at http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/. Reference to multiple reloading manuals is highly recommended as they all differ a little.
The key is what is more important to you - the velocity and/or the accuracy and at what distance. You will probably want to experiment with a variety of components to find which set work best with your individual rifle. The experimentation can be frustrating, however, it is a great learning experience and, quite frankly, it is fun.
Lots of information on this site already, with many experienced members to provide feedback and advice. More particulars nets you more precise information, as trevj said.
Best of luck.
I am going to head to bass pro shops to get the supplies people recommended and my grandpa is going to teach me to reload btw thank you
Bass Pro will be just about the most expensive anything that you will be buying. In the Calgary area every other gun store is a better choice if you can get to them.
Mark
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25.7gr of varget, 223rem brass, cci small rifle primer, hornady 53gr vmax. col 2.244" 3020fps in my rifle.
Best you buy a manual. You need to decide what you'll be doing with the rifle too. There are hordes of different bullets with different purposes. A varmint bullet is completely different than a deer sized game bullet and requires different velocities.
If your Grandpa is going to help you reload find out what reloading manual he has and choose a powder and bullet that he has data for. Alternately you can go to Hodgdons website and download some reloading data and buy components based on that.
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/
Hope this helps. Have fun. G
