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Are IMR3031 and IMR4895 good powders for .223? Those are the main powders I use and would like to cut down having to get others for reloading .223. Does that sound like a good plan?
This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
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Not a good plan from my perspective. I let my guns decide which powders they like, I don't dictate...  TAC is my latest .223 powder, although a number of powders in that general burn rate will work. The two powders you listed will work. Whether or not your gun agrees with that is the question. DF
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As Dirtfarmer said, those two powders will work, but may not be your best option. My 223s seem to do best with TAC, Benchmark, and CFE 223 with bullets up to 60 grains and Varget for the heavier stuff. If your powders don't satisfy you or your rifle, I'd give the above a try.
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Not to be contrary to the above gentlemen, but both 3031 and 4895 give stellar accuracy in each of my 223s, all bolt actions, but I do have more than a couple of them...
while the 223 is not really finicky with most powders, I could live with the above two powders for all of my 223 work if I had to...they were that accurate...
in fact both work well in any caliber I regular shoot... from the 223, to a 338 Win Mag...
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Guess I'm a nut for powders. I've accumulated a bunch of different powders, just to have what I want for most any project. Norma MRP has been hard to find for a long time. I was able to buy 8#'s from MidwayUSA while it was available, also got a can of N-217, which is the current version of MRP-2 and a can of URP, today's version of N-204, a powder I used years back and found to be a real performer. So, limiting myself to two or three powders...  I'm at the other end of that spectrum...  DF
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IMR 4895 is my fave in the .223�.
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They work fine, but those long sticks are hard to get in the case. Ball powders are much easier.
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They work fine, but those long sticks are hard to get in the case. Ball powders are much easier. Awww..., Ingwe probably weighs each and every load...  No difference to him...  DF
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"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Ugh...the list of "go to" 223 powders. Probably not a longer list of powders exist.
IMHO - H4895, Benchmark, 2460, 2230C, & TAC. (in no order)
My absolute preference - OLD H4895 - the old style, super black powder - good luck finding it.
Shot my smallest groups with OLD H4895, but all the others are right on spot as well.
No mention of BLC2?
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When I first started loading the .223, back in the Dark Ages, IMR4895 worked very well.
But that was back when I loaded all my centerfires with three powders: IMR4895, IMR4350 and H4831. These days I'm more like Dirtfarmer, trying a pile of powders. Life would be simpler with only three, but what the hell....
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When I first started loading the .223, back in the Dark Ages, IMR4895 worked very well.
But that was back when I loaded all my centerfires with three powders: IMR4895, IMR4350 and H4831. These days I'm more like Dirtfarmer, trying a pile of powders. Life would be simpler with only three, but what the hell.... Yeah, but what fun would that be...? One could become very "un-loony" seeing how FEW powders he could use... Makes me shudder to even consider thinking that way...  DF
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I'm a hybrid of you two gents...
I settle on just a few powders for most of my needs.. then at the same time, I love to spend time at the reload bench and 'explore' and answer the what ifs that pop into my head...
I am sure I am like most campfire members....
I have a lot more powder and variety of powders, than you can find in almost any store in the nation....
things are that crazy....
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Yeah, I can smoke most any gun store I can think of regarding power variety, probably quantity, too.
It is a crazy time.
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When I first started loading the .223, back in the Dark Ages, IMR4895 worked very well.
But that was back when I loaded all my centerfires with three powders: IMR4895, IMR4350 and H4831. These days I'm more like Dirtfarmer, trying a pile of powders. Life would be simpler with only three, but what the hell.... I'm still pretty much in the dark ages and try to limit my number of powders. Trouble is a gun writer friend will occasionally 'gift' me a pound of this or that to try�.and it would be rude of me to turn him down�.
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When I first started loading the .223, back in the Dark Ages, IMR4895 worked very well.
But that was back when I loaded all my centerfires with three powders: IMR4895, IMR4350 and H4831. These days I'm more like Dirtfarmer, trying a pile of powders. Life would be simpler with only three, but what the hell.... I'm still pretty much in the dark ages and try to limit my number of powders. Trouble is a gun writer friend will occasionally 'gift' me a pound of this or that to try�.and it would be rude of me to turn him down�. Maybe that good bud is trying to tell you something, trying to coax you out of the dark ages... DF
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Well���he got me to like TAC
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Poobah, I thought it was past your bedtime!
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