Here I am little me with a new AR in 5.56/223 and a lot of re-loading equipment. I purchased a can of Federal 223 ammo just to obtain some new brass to fiddle with. Bought 3 kinds of powder too.
The Federal ammo tosses the brass about 20 feet away.
I have loaded some test ammo and chronographed it today to settle my doubts. My hand loads were tossing the brass about 5 feet and that gave me pause to drag out the electronics and do a little testing.
Ramshot TAC 22 gr. 55 gr.FMJ surplus pulled bullet average 2417 fps
Ramshot TAC 22.5gr ( " ) average 2487 fps
Ramshot TAC 23.0 gr 55gr ( " ) average 2559 fps
IMR 4198 19.0 gr Hornady 55gr soft point average 2621 fps
IMR 4198 19.0gr ( " 55gr. FMJ) average 2606 fps
All my reloading books are calling for 2850 to 3000 fps for similar loads.
Is this data consistent with any of yours???????
The Federal ammo tosses the brass about 20 feet away.
I have loaded some test ammo and chronographed it today to settle my doubts. My hand loads were tossing the brass about 5 feet and that gave me pause to drag out the electronics and do a little testing.
Ramshot TAC 22 gr. 55 gr.FMJ surplus pulled bullet average 2417 fps
Ramshot TAC 22.5gr ( " ) average 2487 fps
Ramshot TAC 23.0 gr 55gr ( " ) average 2559 fps
IMR 4198 19.0 gr Hornady 55gr soft point average 2621 fps
IMR 4198 19.0gr ( " 55gr. FMJ) average 2606 fps
All my reloading books are calling for 2850 to 3000 fps for similar loads.
Is this data consistent with any of yours???????