Help Rqst - duplicating Hornady 223 55g BTHP Steel Match

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Markit

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Hoping some one here might know what powder Hornady uses / used in their 223 55g BTHP Steel Match.

Trying to duplicate this recipe.

I saw on the web that Hornady uses Varget in some of their match ammo.

Is anyone able to confirm this?

Many thanks in advance.
 
Can't help you on that Markit, but the powder that manufacturers use is not the same powder that we reloaders buy as cannister type powder.
 
Hornady often uses off-the-shelf stuff for a lot of products outside their Superformance and Leverevolution lines. Obviously in much larger quantities but yeah... Send them an email and ask, I had a similar question and they told me everything they knew including the type of primer used in my lot of ammo.
 
coleman1495 said:
Better question is what powders do you currently have at your disposal?
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I’ve got Varget and RL15 as well as some BLC-2. My best loads shoot between 1/2 and 3/4 moa.

THe hornady steel case match cloverleafs at a consistent 1/4” moa until the barrel warms up.

I’m gonna pull a round to see what the powder looks like.
 
Markit said:
I’ve got Varget and RL15 as well as some BLC-2. My best loads shoot between 1/2 and 3/4 moa.

THe hornady steel case match cloverleafs at a consistent 1/4” moa until the barrel warms up.

I’m gonna pull a round to see what the powder looks like.
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My first attempt would be with BLC-2 but Varget should give good results too. No experience with RL15.
I don’t think Hornady still makes the 55gn BTHP. Budget shooter has the 52gn BTHP at a good price.
 
The bullet is still made for Hornady's Frontier line. I have 500-/+ rounds with Hornady headstamp and brass cased. It does shoot quite well but velocity is definitely in the .223 range.
 
Replication is very doable. First thing the OP needs to do, is chrony the factory offering. Next would be to choose a powder (I would start with BLC-2) and work up a load that replicates the speeds of the factory ammo. Then depending on the rifle, seating tests to shore up accuracy. Using a semi would hamper seating depth testing though.

Not that hard.
 
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