which powder to use!

[lpmartineau]

Hi everyone,

I just picked up most of my reloading equipment, primers, Hornady 55Gr (to start) and a good Book,

one thing I can't find in the book is the recommended powders, it tells me how many grains for X powder to use but that is it.

what do you all recommended for a Remington 700 sps varmint in .223.

this is for 100 to 300 yard target (not competitions yet)

Thanks

Luc

 

[lpmartineau]

ah found a couple pages on it!

from reading it seems the H322, H335, IMR4064 and IMR 4320 would be good choices?

Luc

 

[roberti11]

I have had good results with H335, varget, and Vitavhouri 540.

I am sure many others will chime in with their favorites

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

I use soley the IMR 3031 pushing the 55gr FMJs. Great at the range. Even better at the gopher meadows. Every one has thier own mix and by trial and error and testing, you will find the best combination for your gun. Not all like the same recipe.

 

[purple]

You can also use ball powders with good results and they meter very well. Your manual should give you loads for W748,BLC2,AA2230 and H335-all excellent in the .223. If you are into volume shooting,as I have done with gopher guns,you can speed up the process by throwing charges of ball powders,rather than weighing out individual charges of the stick powders.Having said that, IMR 3031 is still a favorite,but those big bulky powder logs do not work thru a powder measure.

 

[raks]

Varget / 4895 and H335 are the main ones recommended for .223

 

[Obtunded]

go to hodgdon dot com and look up the data on-line.

Varget and Benchmark are excellent 223 powders

 

[punkrockboy]

Benchmark, and H335 are what I use. I use the H335 for my 55gr FMJ and for my accurate loads(my brother as well, who uses a 700sps varmint .223) I use Benchmark!!

 

[vtrguy]

I love Varget! I have it for breakfast too, tastes good with chocolate milk

I shoot a Remington 700 VTR .223 and have been reloading for about 3 months and have 2 very accurate loads using Varget.

 

[sunray]

"...recommended powders..." Manuals don't give that. Even powder maker's books. Of course, they want you to buy a pound of every powder they list for each bullet weight. I've always started with whatever powder is given for the 'accuracy load' in my Lyman manual.

 

[Ganderite]

You should mention the bullet weight.

For a geneneral purpose, easy to use powder, I suggest WW748 or H335.

 

[blindman]

You should mention the bullet weight.

For a geneneral purpose, easy to use powder, I suggest WW748 or H335.

X2 H335 gives great results for IPSC and plinking with my 55gr FMJ's. I just discovered WW748 a few days ago, I need to get some now. I wish he wasn't so far from me.