chopps Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) By the naked eye it looks the same ( other than a little shorter ) and have had a few tell me its the exact same powder but, wanted to ask here and see what experiance if any some of you have had with it. TIA Edited February 10, 2015 by chopps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Alliant AR-Comp powder is not the same as Hodgdon Varget, they aren't even made in the same country let alone the same manufacturer. They are both extruded stick powders that work very well for .223/5.56 but can be a little difficult to meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopps Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Alliant AR-Comp powder is not the same as Hodgdon Varget, they aren't even made in the same country let alone the same manufacturer. They are both extruded stick powders that work very well for .223/5.56 but can be a little difficult to meter. I kinda figured that and thats why i asked here. Plus the load data on allient vs hodgdons was not the same so i knew something did not add up. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullzaye Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I've had great luck with AR-comp in 223 and 308. Just worked up a load of hornady 75gr BTHP 223 and was hitting 800yards consistently out of an AR15 with 18" barrel. Edited February 12, 2015 by bullzaye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbkky71 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) FYI... It's Alliant AR-COMP I shoot a lot of NRA/CMP highpower and have completely switched from Varget to AR-COMP. In my experience, I am obtaining velocities using 1-2 less grains of AR-COMP than I do with Varget. It is a bit dirty, but I can live with that. 200/300 yard load Sierra 77gr MK 22.4gr AR-COMP CCI450 primer LC brass 2.25" OAL 600 yard load Berger 82gr MT 23.3gr AR-COMP CCI450 primer LC brass 2.50" OAL The 23.3gr load is a bit on the warm side and I need to run a carrier weight with that. It shoots *very* well though. I have read on other forums that some folks have reported about cycling issues or the bolt failing to lock back in the AR15. I witnessed this shooting with a buddy last month while he was working up some loads for his service rifle. Turned out that the primer made the difference, with my loads running a SRM primer instead of him using a SR primer. Fair warning... Edited February 13, 2015 by nbkky71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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