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Good Evening, I know everyone is at the edge of their seat watching the democrap convention :-) , Anyways, I've been looking for load data for Hodgdon Benchmark and 55 grain FMJ for the 223 Remington. I have looked and haven't found anything on any kind of load data for these Winchester 55 Grain FMJ I bought back in 2010. I was on a reloading hiatus for almost 10 years. I've looked in several books and on the web, and there is nothing on this bullet and powder combination.
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26.5 Grains....shoot a lot of those.. especially since I've been loading up on Benchmark over the last three years where a lot chain store has been selling it for $23 a pound....
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This is from bolt guns...its awfully darn accurate also...if it is a good FMJ, not Amscor or some bulk CRAP....
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Campfire Tracker
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26.5 grains might be a bit hot in some rifles, back off a grain or two and work up
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Nosler data works just fine with 55 FMJ ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/j5Bt4KsY/E8147-C71-F07-F-4-EBD-8-D0-C-60-C6-B1-F48230.png) Sierra data showing max only ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/G24bD9nj/7-A2-F7-A4-A-C6-FA-441-F-A2-BD-F9-CE3-D96134-B.png)
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Thank you for the good information, I will try working them up this weekend.
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I have been using Benchmark for 7-8 years and found 25.0 grains to work with every 55 grain bullet I have tried in my Remington 700 SPS.
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Right on the bottle......25.6 grs w/55.....work up to that http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle
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