Ok guys, I've been loading .223 ammo with Varget and IMR 4064 because that's what I use for my .308 loads but as you know measuring every charge for .223 range ammo gets pretty old. I now have a Lee Perfect powder mesure set up and would like to know of a good spherical powder that can be thrown by such a device. Thanks.
Powder that flows like water
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rcmodel
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WW748, any of the Hodgdon ball powders suitable for the .223 like BL-C(2), H335, etc.
Any ball or spherical type powder flows like water through a powder measure.
rc
Any ball or spherical type powder flows like water through a powder measure.
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jerkface11
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My Frankfort armory Uniflow copy meters 20mm cannon powder. I wouldn't be able to stomach a measure that wouldn't handle Varget.
Historian
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I have been using H335 for quite a while now. Great for .223 loads and I have found that I only need to check every tenth throw. Very consistant.
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Bula
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AA 2230 and W748 get my vote, very good flowing powders and both work well with .223 loads
Fat_46
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Ramshot TAC - pretty clean, easy metering, and (at least up here) easy to find.
R.W.Dale
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I would get rid of my powder measure, dog or heck even the wife before I gave up on Varget
Ditch the plastic toy powder measure and get a real reloading tool. I like a lot of Lee's products but their scale and powder measuring systems are a joke. Lee using the word perfect in conjunction with their measure is borderline false advertising, and yes I owned one.
As far as the LEE ppm goes there are two kinds of powders.
A. Powders that won't meter at all
B. Powders that meter great but get leaked all over the place around the drum
Weighing individual rifle charges = waste of time
Ditch the plastic toy powder measure and get a real reloading tool. I like a lot of Lee's products but their scale and powder measuring systems are a joke. Lee using the word perfect in conjunction with their measure is borderline false advertising, and yes I owned one.
As far as the LEE ppm goes there are two kinds of powders.
A. Powders that won't meter at all
B. Powders that meter great but get leaked all over the place around the drum
Weighing individual rifle charges = waste of time
eng23ine
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another vote for W748
evan price
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Varget works good in my Lee Autodisk, but H335 flows like water.
rfwobbly
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Obviously, your wife does not read THR !!
PotatoJudge
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The Lyman 55 and RCBS Uniflow can often be found used for $40 or so, usually less for the Lyman than the RCBS but they're both great measures. I like Lee and use it for most of my reloading, but I sprang for the Uniflow.
sublimaze41
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AA2230, best buy and easy to meter.
I like H322 and Varget... but cost & metering lead me to choose AA2230.
I like H322 and Varget... but cost & metering lead me to choose AA2230.
I have a Ruger M77 in 223 and have used H335 with good results. Flows very well. But when I switched to Hodgdon Benchmark, which by the way, flows great in my RCBS powder measure, group sizes went down to very pleasing little groups. There are a number of good powders for the 223, but I will stick with the Benchmark. Good stuff.
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30Cal
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Charge weight consistancy is highly overrated.
I weigh my 600yd match loads about half the time, but can't see a difference on the target.
I value temperature stability more than I do smooth metering.
I weigh my 600yd match loads about half the time, but can't see a difference on the target.
I value temperature stability more than I do smooth metering.
jcwit
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The Lee Perfect Measure may be made of plastic but once set up and adjusted correctly it throwes charge after charge Perfectly. Golly wasn't that what its supposed to do? Oh ya it didn't cost $100.00 and there fore has no bragging rights.
My vote for a good powder for the .223 is AA2230, Use it for B/R shooting.
My vote for a good powder for the .223 is AA2230, Use it for B/R shooting.
jerkface11
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You can always tell the Lee guys have never tried good equipment.
jcwit
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Hey jerk It throws the same charge every time checking with my RCBS ChargeMaster 1500 scale. Also matches my Harrell measure from Sinclare. Lee doesn't give me the gritty feeling.
Till you know what equipment I reload with and own you have no idea what you're talking about. So the best advice would be to keep your thoughts to yourself.
Till you know what equipment I reload with and own you have no idea what you're talking about. So the best advice would be to keep your thoughts to yourself.
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