N555
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One mini14 load to rule them all, one load to find; In the Land of Enchantment where the coyotes lie.
I finally got around to load development for the mini14. First logical test is try all the loads developed a for AR15. My expectations were the mini14 would like the AR15 carbine loads better than the full power 5.56 rifle loads.
Loads were developed for carbines and mid lengths that were accurate, didn't beat up the AR15 with silencer and H3 carbine buffer.
The AR15 carbine silencer and 18.5'' 180 series mini14 load is in a federal case, cci400 primer, 22gr of H322 and I believe +0.02" over book coal. No annealing or any special case prep vodoo. Cases trimmed to 1.75'', FL sized.
This is fairly close to the start load to middle of the load chart for H332 with that style bullet.
It was the only consist 1 hole group with no fliers at 25 yards. Looks like it has great potential to make sub 2 inch groups at 100'', actually the 25 yard shots were really close to 1moa wide by 1.25moa tall , but I'll believe it when I see it at 100yd
Was doing 5 shot groups because the barrel heats up a lot after just that many shots.
People who make excuses for the mini14 usually are shooting 3 shot groups which imo are useless and cream them selves when they get anything under a 2 inch, 3 shot group. I was wanting to do 7 or 10 shot groups, I had the ammo but not the time.
The worst was definitely factory loaded fed "xm193".
Most of my AR15 loads were pushing around 4 moa and the worst one "fed xm193" was more like 6 moa.
My 2 H322 loads were the best. The start load of H322 with a 55gr fmj bt did real well too.
I finally got around to load development for the mini14. First logical test is try all the loads developed a for AR15. My expectations were the mini14 would like the AR15 carbine loads better than the full power 5.56 rifle loads.
Loads were developed for carbines and mid lengths that were accurate, didn't beat up the AR15 with silencer and H3 carbine buffer.
The AR15 carbine silencer and 18.5'' 180 series mini14 load is in a federal case, cci400 primer, 22gr of H322 and I believe +0.02" over book coal. No annealing or any special case prep vodoo. Cases trimmed to 1.75'', FL sized.
This is fairly close to the start load to middle of the load chart for H332 with that style bullet.
It was the only consist 1 hole group with no fliers at 25 yards. Looks like it has great potential to make sub 2 inch groups at 100'', actually the 25 yard shots were really close to 1moa wide by 1.25moa tall , but I'll believe it when I see it at 100yd
Was doing 5 shot groups because the barrel heats up a lot after just that many shots.
People who make excuses for the mini14 usually are shooting 3 shot groups which imo are useless and cream them selves when they get anything under a 2 inch, 3 shot group. I was wanting to do 7 or 10 shot groups, I had the ammo but not the time.
The worst was definitely factory loaded fed "xm193".
Most of my AR15 loads were pushing around 4 moa and the worst one "fed xm193" was more like 6 moa.
My 2 H322 loads were the best. The start load of H322 with a 55gr fmj bt did real well too.
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