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I would appreciate comments from those who have tried this bullet in ARs.

what is your intended purpose for this bullet?

Nothing more than curiosity at this point; was wondering about accuracy. I've tried many bullets in 1 in 7" Colts, and the Nosler looked like an interesting one.

Way more accurate than you'd think, considering they're so blunt.

Accuracy wise, best anyone been able to manage is about an inch at 100 with IMR-4895.
To date, I've head of no reports of similar accuracy with a ball or other nice metering powder.

If someone has a sub-inch load with a fine powder and these bullets, I'd sure like to hear about it.

25 grains of Varget for us here.

It's a deer-killing machine.

Yep. I'm getting about the same accuracy with 24.5gr of Varget. 10 shots at 100yds.

My results were with 5 shot groups. If your doing the same with 10, I'll have to try some Varget.

I appreciate the input on this so far. It may be a while before I have the opportunity to try the 64 Bonded in an AR, but I have loaded a few test rounds for bolt-action rifles in .223 and .22-250. Hope to try these next week.

Let me also add that this is out of a 20" varmint barrel, 1:8 twist.

well, I may have to try some of these at half the price of TSX bullets. I have killed several animals with the 75 grain swift bullet but in no case not even a little 120 pound buck did I get an exit from the shoulder shot. The swift is not that accurate in my guns and more expensive.

I shot a 200lb boar with this bullet in Noslers factory load. Distance was around 300 yards. First shot broke the onside shoulder and exited midway back in the rib cage. The hog swapped sides while lifting the broken leg. The 2nd shot broke the other shoulder and exited, crisscrossing the bullets wounds. The boar dropped on impact of the second hit. Accuracy was right at 1 moa at 100 yards.

Kills cshit out of 200 lb pigs

We recovered one out of a shoulder shot on a 300 pound live-weight huge buck. Broke both shoulders and lay under the skin.

Other than that, all exits on a variety of angles.

This...

Silver State Armory (a Nosler company) loaded that bullet for a while in .223. It was the most accurate factory load I've ever shot in my three .223's.

I have used a bunch of them over 25.5gr Varget, loaded to 2.250" with CCI 400 primers. Very accurate and kills whitetails and hogs right now.

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I guess I have to try some, they are at $45 per 100 somewhat cheaper than the 62grain TSX. Wish federal would sell their 62 gr fusion bullet as a component, if they do I have not seen it, that is a very good bullet as well, but cartridges cost's me a dolla a shot . I got plenty over varget, so I guess I need to order some noslers .

Not the final word on accuracy, but a beginning...

fired a few groups to get seating depth right with a CZ .223 and a heavy-barreled Savage .22-250, both with 1 in 9" barrels. Two five-shot groups from the CZ were 1.4" and .9" using Varget, not my favorite .223 powder. Bullet must be seated quite deeply for this rifle, best OAL is 2.18".

In the .22-250, four 3-shot groups averaged just under 3/4" using IMR4064. OAL of 2.35" is good. I think I can improve on the groups sizes with a little work. Have yet to try this bullet in a Colt AR 1 in 7".

You're trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear...................that's not a target or match grade bullet; what you have is good for that bullet's intended performance.

If you want match grade accuracy, get Bergers, SMK's or Hornady's match grade bullets.

MM

The 64 gr Nosler loaded with a max charge of CFE-223 along with the 55 gr TSX loaded with the same powder as well as the factory loaded Federal XM556FBIT3 62 grain load hit in the same snuff can sized groups at 50 yards with an Eotech sight.

Haven't hit meat yet with the Noslers.