Maple Ridge Armoury Renegade MKII .223 recipe

[KDX]

I ordered one of these rifles and was wondering if anyone had any load data they would like to share. Supposedly they are MOA capable with good ammo. I currently have Hornady 55gr V-Max and 68gr HPBT on hand along with Varget, Benchmark, H335 and lesser amounts of a few others. I want to take this one out for foxes and coyotes once I get it dialed in.

 

[Ex3dy]

Which barrel length did you order?
I don't have a recipe for you, just dropping by to say hi.

 

[PPCLI-Jim]

I ordered one of these rifles and was wondering if anyone had any load data they would like to share. Supposedly they are MOA capable with good ammo. I currently have Hornady 55gr V-Max and 68gr HPBT on hand along with Varget, Benchmark, H335 and lesser amounts of a few others. I want to take this one out for foxes and coyotes once I get it dialed in.

It'll depend on your barrel. XBR 8208 is a good start powder for that bullet / caliber. then do a ladder test

 

[Deathrawt]

I use 24 or 25 grains of H335 in all my rifles and it seems to work good
I have a recipe for H322 too but can’t remember what it was exactly
Good to see you back btw

 

[mephisto002]

I do 23 grs Varget under 65 grs sierras, makes one hole at 50 yards, should be good for longer distances.

 

[KDX]

Which barrel length did you order?
I don't have a recipe for you, just dropping by to say hi.

16"

I use 24 or 25 grains of H335 in all my rifles and it seems to work good
I have a recipe for H322 too but can’t remember what it was exactly
Good to see you back btw

Thanks. Hopefully I last a while.

Thanks for all the replys. I'm going to start with Varget as it's what I have the most of. If I get anything decent I'll post the results.

 

[beltfed]

I'd pair the 68gr HPBT with the Varget and the 55gr. Vmax with the H335.

 

[KDX]

Got out for the first time today. Sighted in with some old bulk 55gr FMJ with 25gr Varget.



55gr VMax with 25gr Varget



55gr VMax with 25.5gr Varget




55gr VMax with 26gr Varget



55gr VMax with 26.5gr Varget



55gr VMax with 27gr Varget



Lyman manual states 27.8gr max load for a 55gr Sierra SPT. I had one hard extraction at 27gr so I'm not sure what was up with that. Considering the crappy trigger I think this rifle has some potential. Going to have to order a new trigger for it.

 

[mephisto002]

These rifles like heavier bullets.

I have very good results with 65 grs Sierras and 23 grs Varget.
Found a box of 69 grs Sierra Match bullets at the gun show today (35 bucks), with try them out this week.

 

[mephisto002]

the problem with these rifles are the very tight chambers, which cause extraction problems.
I had to invest in small base dies.

 

[KDX]

the problem with these rifles are the very tight chambers, which cause extraction problems.
I had to invest in small base dies.

Which dies did you get?

 

[mephisto002]

RCBS 223 Rem Small Base dies, in the Black Box.

 

[mephisto002]

Yesterday, a range buddy brought his new MRA to the range,
He was shooting Norinco surplus, grouped worse than a shotgun, and he had extraction problems as well.

 

[KDX]

Thanks for the advice. I'll pick up a set of those dies. Unfortunately I have 50 resized and primed cases sitting on the bench.

 

[Deathrawt]

I use normal dies on my 300 black renegade with no issues but on the 308 maverick I have to use the small base dies and I still have feeding and sometimes extraction issues with it
I wonder if polishing the chambers on these would help, too bad they are kind of a pain to take down