AR 180B and Reloading Observations

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Some observations for any of your 180 Bravo owners who reload.

1) Winchester 64gr PowerPoints are CRAP
a) They jam, they misfeed and they suck donkey balls.
b) They make a mess in the upper receiver, so as to hamper the loading of other ammo without first cleaning the rifle.
c) The powder does not matter, tried Varget, H-322, H-323 yukkk - best grouping was around 4 inches at 100 yards.

2) Honady 68gr HPBT with 24.5gr of Varget kicks butt.

3) Sierra 69gr HPBT with 25gr of Varget does likewise

4) Winchester brass seems to be the most reliable.


Set up some paper and clay pigeons to shoot. put 15 rounds of the Winchester stuff at one pigeon and gave up. Hit it with the first round of the Hornady.... Guess that says something....

I'm sure you all know this, but, this is what I've learned today after my second trip to the range with my own reloads.

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Cheers!
 
Thanks man...disregard my PM, got the same findings with the heavier stuff. A plinking Bravo load that worked was 23.5 gr. WC735 and a 55gr fmjbt. Just thought I'd add to the Bravo loaders list.

J
 
Glad to hear of your success!

What optic did you have on the AR180B? Also, did you try a range of different powder charges for each projectile (like 24, 24.5, 25, and 25.5 grs of Varget for the Hornady or Sierra HPBT)?
 
Yeah I'm kind of thinking that when I make my next set of reloads for my savage I'll use 24 to 25.5 gr of Varget, and if something in the lower end shoots well I'll stick with it. The less powder, the longer the brass and barrel will last. I figure I don't need the 100 more fps for 300 meters, let alone the 100 meters I shoot at now.
 
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