62g hpbt hornady workup

[z7]

midsouthshooters has some 62 hornady hpbt .224 bullets that I ordered 250 to try out

I want to use a ball powder so I can load them progressively

I tried H335 and TAC. I did not do a full workup, I reduced from a known safe load and tried out a few batches

24.5g of h335 a decent group at just over 1” out of a 16” AR. (6 shot group)

24.5g 25 and 25.5g ofntac were also tried.

25.5 showed no pressure signs, and was 1”

25g of tac was about 2”

24.5g of tac put 5 shots into a quarter, I threw the other one low

All shots at 100 yds with a crappy front rest and rear bag.

Best group attached

Work up at your own risk obviously, but the. 62g hpbt hornady bullets midsouth has show some real potential for accuracy

 

[grandpawj]

Darn good loads, as I see it. My 100 yard groups with 55gr Varmageddon's using 24 grains of IMR 4064 are good but not quite that tight.

 

[z7]

That gun is a rock river arms, it is very accurate and i have never really “tried hard” and set up a good solid rest. In the right hands with sandbags fore and aft I imagine it is a consistent 3/4” gun,

 

[JEB]

out of curiosity, what is your twist rate and do you know what kind of velocities you're getting?

 

[z7]

1-9 twist, no idea of velocity

 

[Mr. Paco]

Try CFE223