Good morning!
I have started loading some X-treme Bullets 55 grain .223 fmj projectiles, and think I have settled on a good load within my starting ladder. Would someone with Quickload be willing to check my load and make sure it is safe?
I am shooting this load in a .223 AR-15 with a 16 inch barrel and with carbine length gas port.
The load is 25.0 grains of H335 with the aforementioned 55 grain fmj projectile (sectional density: 0.157, ballistic coefficient: 0.243), using a Remington 6 1/2 small rifle primer, loaded to a coal of 2.1875" and light crimp. It is slightly shorter than what the manual specifies, but that coal gives me proper feeding/chambering in this particular rifle.
The first three cartridges were chrono'd at 2974, 2963, & 2966 fps, with no signs of excessive pressure.
Would someone be willing to check this load and make sure it is safe?
Thanks in advance for any help or advice provided!
I have started loading some X-treme Bullets 55 grain .223 fmj projectiles, and think I have settled on a good load within my starting ladder. Would someone with Quickload be willing to check my load and make sure it is safe?
I am shooting this load in a .223 AR-15 with a 16 inch barrel and with carbine length gas port.
The load is 25.0 grains of H335 with the aforementioned 55 grain fmj projectile (sectional density: 0.157, ballistic coefficient: 0.243), using a Remington 6 1/2 small rifle primer, loaded to a coal of 2.1875" and light crimp. It is slightly shorter than what the manual specifies, but that coal gives me proper feeding/chambering in this particular rifle.
The first three cartridges were chrono'd at 2974, 2963, & 2966 fps, with no signs of excessive pressure.
Would someone be willing to check this load and make sure it is safe?
Thanks in advance for any help or advice provided!