Would you share your .223 recipe?

[GILLY]

I am looking for a load for the .223 barrel I plan on getting soon for my encore. Have any of you found the "sweet" load and would you be willing to share the recipe? I want to tweak whatever I get to the best shooting round for my gun but I'm hoping that a good starter from you folks would be a good place to begin because it would have been tried and tested.

 

[chuckwagon]

I like 27 gr of win 748 with a 52 match HP. I also use for varmits is 23.5 of H322 with a 50gr VMax. That load worked nice. I have a Rem HVSF, it is fussy on loads. I used Varget with the vmax and it shot a 3 inch group. The H322 was .63 inch. The 52 match bullet is a good bullet to start.

 

[todbartell]

55 gr. spitzers of your favorite desgin and Hodgdon Benchmark

 

[(((Echo)))]

A couple of favs of mine:

Rifle: Savage 12 BVSS, 1:9

40 gr V-Max, 26.5 gr H335, 3500+fps, 2.280 COL
<1" @ 100, 2-2.5" @ 200

52 gr HPBT (Sierra), 26.0 gr H335, 3300 fps, 2.280 COL
<1" @ 100, a shade over 1.5" @ 200 :shock:

Gonna load up some heavies (60-68 gr) soon and see how they do.

(E) 8)

 

[todbartell]

50 gr. Speer TnT, 25.5 grs. Benchmark, WSR ~ 3300 fps

55 gr. Sierra BTSP, 25.0 grs. Benchmark, WSR ~ 3205 fps

 

[Auggie Doggie]

Hornady 52gr. A-Max pushed with 26.8gr Varget. Does 0.60" 5 shot groups @100m out of my 700VS (1-12" bbl).

Auggie D.

 

[t-star]

almost the same as factory- 25 grains ofww 748 70 grain speer- but i got a 1/7 twist

 

[maynard]

26 gr Varget behind an 80 Sierra or Nosler moly'd. 1/9 twist Kreiger barrel.

 

[GILLY]

Awesome info boys, thanks much for the help!!!!

 

[Huntsman]

Looks you'll be needing some Varget :!:
Any idea what the barrel twist is for your Encore :?:

 

[todbartell]

another good one -

55 gr. Nosler BT over 27 grains RL15 (W-W case, WSR primer) ~ 3200 fps / 22" tube
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[ZuluMike]

60 gr. V-Max
24 gr. Varget
Winchester Brass
CCI 400 SR Primers

This load is even accurate in my Mini 14.

 

[medicman5555]

anyone have any good AR .223 loads?? looking for a good load for 55 gr bullets and while im on that topic, anyone know of a good place to buy the normal winchester bullet, in 55 grains, in bulk for a decent price? im used to my pistol bullets at a 1000 for 70 bucks

 

[667]

would you be willing to share the recipe?

In a word... No.

 

[todbartell]

in bulk for a decent price?

I bought them from WHolesale Sports and RUssell Sports for $8 per 100

 

[RePete]

Knowing the twist of the barrel would help.

55gr bullets won't stabilize in a 1:7 twist.

RePete.

 

[Why not?]

40 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips ahead of 30 gr of WW 748 and CCI 400 primers, is a half-inch shooter in my 1:9 inch twist 223.

Ted

 

[Moe]

Still working out loads myself. Sofar though:

50 gr speer tnt 25.0 gr, AA2230, 2.180 oal in my Rem 700 PSS with 1/12"

I shot several groups last spring of 3/4 " at 200yds

Moe

 

[Gatehouse]

A case full of H4895 and a 50gr BT

 

[Gatehouse]

In a word... No.

I doubt anyone is interested in your feeble attempts at reloading, anyway.