.223 Powder

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Getting ready to load .223 for the first time.

Here's my setup:

55g Hornaday FMJBT
Remington Brass (and Lake City after I remove the crimp)
Winchester WSR primers

What brand/type powder should I use.
These would be plinking rounds.

Shooting an AR and possibly Mini-14.
 
Im going to start with H335 as Ive read many good reviews about that powder and .223. I chose CCI primers because they are said to be one of the harder primers, which I prefer with a floating firing pin.
 
Rather like Accurate 2230 or 2460 because they are a little cheaper and performance is excellent.
 
I have a pile of Hodgdon 4895. Looked at load data in Hodgdon web site and tried it. Did very well. 4895 is pretty decent stuff and you can load about anything with it.
 
I just made up my first batch with H335 and Wolf primers...worked well enough for me. Bought some TAC as well since it seems to be highly regarded here.
 
You can't go wrong with H-335

You can't go wrong with AA 2230C,,,very cheap powder

You can't go wrong with Hogdons BL-C-2

And for extreme accuracy, H 4895 is hard to beat.

The .223 cartridge is very forgiving with powder selection.

Great cartridge;)
 
Like everybody have said, I'll second.. Also I'll add Varget, does a very good job for me as well.. I like it all, I've not had a powder that I didn't like! The important thing is working up the correct load :) *finding the bullet weight that your gun likes is #1 IMO
 
I use AA 2230 now. Used to use H-335 but found it a little slow in my 11.5" barrell (with 4.5" Flash Supressor installed to make it legal) on my CAR-15. The AA2230 is cheaper, meters like a dream, and burns faster than the H-335 so I have less residue to clean out of the action.
 
I have had great results with H335 also. But recently I tried Hodgdon Benchmark and 45 grain Sierra Varminters. Great recipe. I used 25.5 grains and had groups less than 3/8". Hope it helps you.

good shooting
 
223 shoots well with alot of different powders. I have used H4895, rl15, and Varget with awesome results. Never used H335 but it seems to have a very large following and I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
 
I've loaded 250 rounds of .223 with Varget (69 gr. bullet). I rely on the Dillon Powder Measure that drops 24.9 to 25.2 grains (target is 25.0)This load and the rifle are better than the shooter.

Next I'm trying H4895.

I'm loading Radway Green and a CCI small rifle primer.
 
Made my choice

Picked up a pound of H4895 and promptly loaded 40 rounds when I got home. I hope they shoot as good as they look!

Thanks for the info.
 
I bought a pound of 748. It will be my third round of trials.

My neighbor shoot it and likes it....
 
Your useing a FMJ, don't expect the accuracy of a match bullet.
I'm useing the same componets that you listed with the exception of brass. And I am useing winchester.

Ramshot Tac is what I am useing for my blasting loads. I looked for an economical powder with decent accuracy and found it in Tac. 25.8 grains with a velocity of 2900fps and 10 shot groups that average 1 in at 100yds.

This load works great in my 3 ARs.
 
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