Favorite .223 bullet-powder combo
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For shooting accurately the .223 at varmints 1,000 rounds per day with no bore cleaning or over heating, I like 15 gr Blue Dot, 33 gr Vmax moly 3600 fps in a clean bore burnished with Lyman moly bore cream.
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I typicaly use BLC-2 for 55Gr. "mil-spec" loads, but the Varget works great for 62 Gr up. The great thing I've found with Varget, is that 40* or 110* outside, the chrono shows Varget to be VERY stabil velocity wise, which indicates stability presure wise also.
I am using H335 for the contender, and 4895 for the AR. I usnderstand the AR and Mini14 have a slightly looser chamber, so I keep the brass segregated, that is, the contender brass is only for the contender.
I neck size only the contender brass also.
I am using 24 Gr, H335 with a 50 gr bullet, vmax.
No pressure signs. I drop the load and recheck when I change jugs of powder, then work it back up. the company is pretty consistant from batch to batch.
BLC2, 3223, 4895, H322, are al good powders, so is Varget.
Get the powder in 1 lb bottles, and try several loadings of each until you find the exact combo you like: powder type, amount, bullet type, seating depth, brass, etc. Then bulk up on your powder and other components.
Good luck.
I neck size only the contender brass also.
I am using 24 Gr, H335 with a 50 gr bullet, vmax.
No pressure signs. I drop the load and recheck when I change jugs of powder, then work it back up. the company is pretty consistant from batch to batch.
BLC2, 3223, 4895, H322, are al good powders, so is Varget.
Get the powder in 1 lb bottles, and try several loadings of each until you find the exact combo you like: powder type, amount, bullet type, seating depth, brass, etc. Then bulk up on your powder and other components.
Good luck.
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