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If you were going to buy a large quanity what would you choose for bullet weights 50grs to 63 grs?
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TAC for 50's or less. Varget for 60's.
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AR Comp, IMR or H 4198, RL 7...
H 322, Benchmark...
or as Ingwe said, you can never go wrong with IMR 4895...in about any cartridge...
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Benchmark shows some of the higher velocities, do you guys prefer ball over extruded in the 223? I realise sperical meters better, I have lots of Varget and RL15 for the 75's, this would be more of an all around use!
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H335. I only shoot .223s in a bolt gun but some folks say it is dirty. So if you're using it in a "platform", it may not be too compatible with your gas system.
Aim for the exit hole.
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Winchester 748, Ramshot Xterminator, AA 2230.
If only using 40-50 grain bullets, the speed king is VV N-133.
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H 4895. Extruded, but meters fine if you aren't sloppy.
TAC is also nice in that range, I like it better than the usual fall-back for 223, H335.
Up hills slow,
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I have had great results with Varget with everything from 55-75gn bullets.
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I have 8 lbs of Varget and 9 lbs of TAC on hand. I may need to pick up 8 lbs of IMR-8208XBR, if it turns out to be the "go to" powder for my son's new .338 Federal. I hear it also performs very well in the .223, too. My current SOP is TAC for 50 gr and under, Varget for 55 gr and up and occasionally Accurate 2200 or 2015 for the 40 gr lightweights.
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+1 on W748; 26 gr w/55 gg V-max
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H4895, with Benchmark a close 2nd.
Varget works well with the heavier bullets, but my rifles seem to prefer 4895 within the wt range posted.
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Try TAC, H4895, Benchmark, Varget etc., and let the rifle decide. The more powders you try, the more shooting you get to do and that's where the fun is. That said, Benchmark works for me, but I don't shoot anything heavier than 55 gr. in the .223. Just me.
Last edited by lastround; 04/05/12.
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Depends on bullet weight. I shoot mostly 50's and 55's and hence bought an 8# jug of H-335. If I was shooting heavier pills I'd probably go with a different fuel.
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Either...but if I was re-starting today I'd use H...
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TAC or BLC2. Use both for a wide range of weights.
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