hello, i have just started to reload (haven't even started yet actually... )
need some help picking powders for 223, 308, 45 and 9mm.
for the 223, the rifle is an ar15 with 1/7 and 1/9 barrels. I will be shooting 55 gr FMJ and ss109 bullets primarily
the 308 is a Patriot ordnance factory (ar type) I have 175gr FMJBT, 168gr BTHP, and 145gr FMJBT (ordered from wideners)
wideners is out of H4895 and varget which were my first choices.
For the 9mm (have 115 gr fmj and 121 IPF bullets) using a G34 and G17
i haven't bought bullets for the 45 yet, it will be used with a g21
I would like to use the same powder on the handgun cartridges if i can. Would HS-6 work well? plenty of load data for 9mm and for the 45.
I am trying to order everything from wideners (getting my primers there) I might need to order a few 8lb containers of varget in the future when it becomes available again.
Is Benchmark a good choice for the lighter 223 loads and lighter 308 loads?
any other suggestions?
thanks in advance
t
need some help picking powders for 223, 308, 45 and 9mm.
for the 223, the rifle is an ar15 with 1/7 and 1/9 barrels. I will be shooting 55 gr FMJ and ss109 bullets primarily
the 308 is a Patriot ordnance factory (ar type) I have 175gr FMJBT, 168gr BTHP, and 145gr FMJBT (ordered from wideners)
wideners is out of H4895 and varget which were my first choices.
For the 9mm (have 115 gr fmj and 121 IPF bullets) using a G34 and G17
i haven't bought bullets for the 45 yet, it will be used with a g21
I would like to use the same powder on the handgun cartridges if i can. Would HS-6 work well? plenty of load data for 9mm and for the 45.
I am trying to order everything from wideners (getting my primers there) I might need to order a few 8lb containers of varget in the future when it becomes available again.
Is Benchmark a good choice for the lighter 223 loads and lighter 308 loads?
any other suggestions?
thanks in advance
t