bodene 5 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Thoughts on which powder that you prefer for loading 223/5.56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=154757 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13835 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=174633 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=187797 http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44954 ( I could go on but this should be enough ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 What the hell, here's one more: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=123416 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateTSU Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 It somewhat depends on bullet weight and barrel length, that being said I don't think you could go wrong with Benchmark, XBR or Varget. These are very versatile powders that work well with the 223 and many other cartridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishsticks Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Right now it's more about what powder you either have or can find. Varget works well, but may not meter well in a progressive press. TAC is good for lighter bullet weights and meters like water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrs Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 You'll find that TAC is also good in heavier bullet weights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Mine are all 5.56 with Lake City brass. I use H335 for match/play ammo and get great accuracy out of it. When CFE223 came out I gave it a try and found it to be superior for precision loads. It works great for plinking too but mentally I've set it aside for precision shooting. As stated though right now it's more about what you can find if you don't have it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 CFE and Tac for heavy loads and RL-15 for 55grs. Most of time ( lately it what I can find in stock). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddKS Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 H335 for 55 and 69gr loads. AA2520 for the 77's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtp Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I'd gladly load most match .223 with any of these.. TAC CFE 223 8208XBR XTerminator (same as AA 2230) AA2230 H322 H335 748, BLC-2 As someone (probably everyone) has said, it's more about what you can find, but any of the above will work generally well enough, as well as metering well through powder measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Weidhaas Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 H335 meters like water and has been great w/ 55gr bullets. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf25 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Ramshot tac meters great as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdinga Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Powder Valley has Ramshot Tac in stock this morning for halloween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash74 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 H335 and Varget are my go to powders in 223. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breacher217 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thanks. 16 lbs of TAC coming my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Powder Valley has Ramshot Tac in stock this morning for halloween Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djeffers Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 8lbs. of TAC! .....and a few primers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djeffers Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I was being lazy and didn't want to change my powder measure on my 650 and added a different powder just to see what I came up with. I was out of x-terminator powder 24.8 grains (max) and I put in TAC and without changing anything it threw 25.5 gr of TAC (25.8 max). Well, it works for me. Anyone else do the same with different powders? Anyone else track this? I was thinking about starting a spreadsheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpulled Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 H335 is what I use for lighter projectiles and rx15 for heavier ones. H335 gives me awesome accuracy in .223/5.56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydee38 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I did not care for TAC using 55gr bullets but H335 has been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebwake Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Has anyone loaded H335 with Hornady 68gn BTHP's? I worked up 10 each of 22.6gns to 23.4gns last night and will see how they do this weekend. I am getting low on varget but got 4#'s of 335 to try out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddKS Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I load 24 gr H335 with a 69gr SMK. My go to load for that bullet weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gose Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 335 is what I use for my hoser loads. I played around with it a bit for 69s as well, but even though it meters much better than VV N140, I could never get as low ES and SD as I could with 140. So, 335 for 55s and 140 for 69s is what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuJudge Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 For what use, and for what bullet weight? For 100 yards, or for 200 yards on a range with no wind, 26.5gr 748 with a 52gr match bullet in a LC or WRA case will always shoot well. For match use, look at the New Jersey Highpower site's "Reloading Stuph" for loads with a variety of powders and bullet weights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solidgun Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I think I have a load data for most of the capable powders out there. But I mostly use what powder is available. My favorite is BL-C2 and W748. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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