Powder for .223 (55 Grain) Load

[RustyFN]

I'm thinking of starting to reload .223, perhaps with one of the powders mentioned here. I was wondering what reloading generally costs per round if I already have used brass. Currently I'm spending .30-35/round on UltraMax, which I actually like more than Remington 223.

Thanks.

Bear

It depends on the bullets you use. I bought my last batch of bullets from RVO and can load those for $95 per 1,000 rounds. I heard that Pats reloading has 55 grain tracers for $199 for 7,800 bullets.

thx for the headsup on rvo bullets. i was buying m193 from hi-techammo for $75/3000 until they ran out, and now $345/5000 for new m193 from wideners.

Taliv you can buy bullets without pull marks at RVO for $40 per 1,000. I have heard that you can buy new bullets from them also for $65 per 1,000. When I bought mine they were slow and took a couple of months to get. I know somebody that bought the tracers from Pats and it took two months for him to get them. I haven't seen the tracers yet so I don't know how they look. The 62 grain I got from RVO looked really good and I can kick myself for not buying more when I bought them.
Rusty

 

[rino451]

Ramshot TAC. Meters great in my RCBS uniflow. Main thing is that you didn't specify what you were reloading for. Blasting ammo powder (TAC) may be different from power used in match ammo (Varget for instance.)

Also stubbicatt,

That said, I've come to really like Ramshot TAC, and sometimes it is a little less expensive at about $75 per 8#

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[sublimaze41]

H322. I have a bunch of it and it shoots clean and smooth. It doesn't give the highest FPS, but plenty for my plinkin purposes. I love H322 because it is temperature insensitive. After thisn I am gonna make my way back to
AA2230. That stuff meters like butter and has a bit more zip.

 

[YodaVader]

Using H335 , 55 grain match Bergers and Rem 7 1/2 primers has resulted in some of the best accuracy I have ever experienced in the .223. or any rifle caliber for that matter. As mentioned above the H335 meters very precisely, it is extremely consistent in my Hornady or Harrel powder measure.

Benchmark is another that has given me excellent accuracy with the 55 as well as the 69 match.

 

[jhansman]

I voted for H335, 'cause it shoots so well in my Savage 12VLP, but H322 is coming on strong. I haven't been able to get any consistency with Varget yet. More research...

 

[Freedom in theSkies]

I have loaded all the popular powders in .223 Remington and I gotta admit that H4198 had the tightest group out of my Ruger KM77VT Mk II with a grouping of just over 9/16ths at 200 yds. Wow! Was I ever pumped after that. Kept the target just for grins.

For semi-auto, 335 is great and hard to make a "bad round" with. Cycles grat and pretty accurate in my Ruger Mini14 and my AR15.

Although a lighter bullet at 50gr., TNTs' fly great with 748. Hundreds of gophers will attest that is even better than REDBULL... It gives them wings and halos' !

 

[The-Fly]

i've been using 2230 (25gr charge weight with 55gr fmj), with very good results. I am going to try Tac though, heard it works good with the 55gr and 77gr bullets, and its a bit cheaper too.