Philip Dedmon Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Found some Sierra 69 gr. HPBT-Match bullets that I forgot I had. I can't remember loading any of them so I have no data. Looking to load them for a 18" & 20" AR I have. Both are 1/8 & Wylde chambers. Both are rifle gas. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertTortoise Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I did some load work ups with Hornady 68 gr. BTHP in my 18 inch 223 Wylde. So using a similar but not the same bullet. This bullet wasn't anything special for accuracy in my rifle so I didn't buy more when I ran out. If you are looking for a spherical powder, I got good velocity (up to 3000 fps) with Ramshot Tac. Accurate 2200 (spherical, meters well) and Varget (stick) both worked up to 2800 fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoRecon Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 iirc, 69 smk, 24.0 varget, 2.25 oal. small rifle primer (or match). basically i was trying to mimic the black hills blue box reloads that worked great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 6 hours ago, Philip Dedmon said: Found some Sierra 69 gr. HPBT-Match bullets that I forgot I had. I can't remember loading any of them so I have no data. Looking to load them for a 18" & 20" AR I have. Both are 1/8 & Wylde chambers. Both are rifle gas. Thanks in advance what do you have for powder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
625 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 23 gr of CFE; 2.250 oal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankge Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) Some recent 69 loads with Ramshot, Accurate, and Shooters World. Rifle is a 16" Spikes with a Wilson 1-8 Wylde Stainless Fluted Barrel. Most accurate in my gun, in bold. Bullet Bullet Bullet Powder Powder Powder Brass Case Overall Date Rounds Notes Date Chrono High Low Average .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.5 TAC Mixed UG556 11/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 10 2586 2488 2528 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.8 TAC Mixed UG556 11/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 5 2754 2532 2636 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.0 TAC Mixed UG556 11/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 10 2749 2576 2652 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.8 AA2520 Mixed UG556 11/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 9 2508 2345 2393 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.7 AA2520 Mixed UG556 11/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 10 2686 2498 2591 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.8 TAC Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 8 2588 2503 2554 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.0 TAC Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 9 2645 2557 2584 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.2 TAC Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 5 2671 2577 2630 5.56 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.5 TAC Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 9 2729 2625 2689 5.56 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.8 TAC Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 9 2809 2714 2757 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.8 AA2520 Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 9 2473 2356 2390 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.3 AA2520 Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 8 2487 2407 2448 5.56 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.7 AA2520 Mixed UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 8 2590 2431 2515 5.56 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.9 AA2520 AUSA UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 7 2601 2530 2570 5.56 69 RMR-B BTHP 25.1 AA2520 PPU UG556 12/23 12/23 100 3G AR-15 9 2632 2502 2573 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.8 SW MR LC UG556 1/24 2/24 100 3G AR-15 10 2578 2493 2534 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.3 SW MR LC UG556 1/24 2/24 100 3G AR-15 10 2604 2507 2559 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.7 SW MR LC UG556 1/24 2/24 100 3G AR-15 5 2663 2606 2635 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 24.9 SW MR LC UG556 1/24 2/24 100 3G AR-15 7 2727 2624 2669 .223 69 RMR-B BTHP 25.1 SW MR LC UG556 1/24 2/24 100 3G AR-15 8 2471 2620 2665 .556 69 RMR-B BTHP 23.2 SW AR+ LC UG556 1/24 2/24 100 3G AR-15 9 2723 2567 2658 Edited February 20 by frankge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbzero Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) On 2/18/2024 at 2:36 PM, PhotoRecon said: After not having much luck with the 69gr and 8208 XBR, the "accuracy load" of 25.3gr of Varget at the bottom of this page worked great for me in multiple rifles. Not sure what primer they used, but I used Remington 7.5's. Never bothered to look for anything else to do with my 69gr SMK's after testing it. Fortunately, the 8208 XBR I have has done better under 77's. Edited February 23 by fbzero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokecloud Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 It’s been a while since I ran the 69s, but when I did load development for my 18” 1-8, I tried varget, 335, RL15, 8208 Xr, TAC and 748. Surprisingly got my best groups with 748. Even better yet, it was very close to my 55gr fmj zero. Later I went to 77s and 8208 became my go to powder. I was digging in the back of one of my cabinets a couple weeks ago and found about 800 of the 69 SMKs I never loaded. I will have to do more digging to locate the charge data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 The 25.3gr Varget load has been magic for me. I get single digit SDs and great accuracy. It’s been my go to for accurate AR ammo for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmc1974 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) I know your wanting for a 69gr but, My gun is Aero Precision upper and lower 18" sanders armory match SS barrel with R5 rifling 70gr RDF LC brass WSRP 23.0 AR Comp COAL 2.260 AV 2800 fps Edited March 10 by usmc1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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