Looking for some favorite powder loads using a Hornady 75 grain HPBT bullet in a .223 Remington with a barrel twist rate of 1 in 9”.
Been running 26.0grn. LeveRevolution, Remington Brass, Fed. 205M's in my 16" AR.
The last 5 I fired went into 7/8" at 100 yards (3 were in 3/8'). Rolling 2700 and change out of my 16" Black Hole Barrel.
It's a Wylde chamber, so if you're running a bolt gun, I'd start a couple grains under that.
H 322, 2015 BR, 4895....CFE223, W 748, BLC2....
all work real well, and 2700 fps or better MV...
bolt guns for me..
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
My Montana dotes on 25.5 Varget for 2950 fps. CCI400s and RP brass.
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
There must be 1 idiot out there someplace that would do that.
Maybe he will chime in here?
The rest of the population will try to make a humane kill and use bullets designed for hunting applications.
So I guess the guys on this forum who regularly kill chit with AMAX and scenar bullets are idiots?
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
There must be 1 idiot out there someplace that would do that.
Maybe he will chime in here?
The rest of the population will try to make a humane kill and use bullets designed for hunting applications.
Right here buddy. My son and I have taken three whitetails and one 250 lb wild hog with this bullet, all one shot kills and none of them traveled over 50 yards from where they were shot.
I've since switched to the Hornady 55 grain GMX bullet in front of 25 grains of H335. I prefer this bullet to the 75 gr. HPBT because of the complete pass throughs we get with them. My son and daughter both took a deer each last fall. Really liked the performance and great blood trails left by this bullet.
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
There must be 1 idiot out there someplace that would do that.
Maybe he will chime in here?
The rest of the population will try to make a humane kill and use bullets designed for hunting applications.
LMAO
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
There must be 1 idiot out there someplace that would do that.
Maybe he will chime in here?
The rest of the population will try to make a humane kill and use bullets designed for hunting applications.
LMAO
x 2...
If someone didn't do it or ever try it, it must not be able to be done...
Loaded up some of these 75 BTHP, with a charge of Unique for a young Scout
locally, a couple of seasons ago.. a bolt action 223 was all his Granddad had...
and that was the box of bullets they picked up.. on sale...
Boy must have not known what he was doing.. that blacktail pretty did a bang flop...
I use the 75 gr Hornady HPBT with 22.6 gr of of XBR 8208 out of a Stevens 200 .223 with a 1/9 twist. This loads yields me 2700 fps.
devnull and I have almost the same load.
LC 13 brass
CCI 400 primer
22.8 gns IMR 8208 XBR
75 BTHP Hornady
My 1-9 twist shot them ok but not the best, my 1-7 twist barrel shot them really well. CCI 450 primer and 26.5 grains of AA2520. Killed one doe with it but would take either the 60 gr. Hornady SP or the HP version over it.
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
There must be 1 idiot out there someplace that would do that.
Maybe he will chime in here?
The rest of the population will try to make a humane kill and use bullets designed for hunting applications.
Yep... They’re really horrible in game...
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...true/223-not-very-effective#Post12164567John
I've had very good experiences with the Hornady 68's and 75's on deer, as has my brother and his youngest son. No huge-bodied deer, but a few in the 220-230lb class, and several younger meat deer that were 200lb or less. Broadside shots through ribs, through shoulders, or through neck, ranges 80-180yds Exits every time, even through both shoulders on a bigger deer. Not all of the bullet exited, but there was definitely an exit. Bullets break ribs, punch through vertebrae, bust through shoulder blades, exit. Damage looks like a tough bullet in a larger caliber, with lots of soft tissue trauma, but less bruising. I repeat: exits every time.
In a few different rifles, the 68 is loaded in Fed or LC brass with 205M primers, and 27-27.5gr CFE, for speeds 3050-3100. The 75 is loaded with 26.5gr CFE in same brass and primer for right under 3000fps. Note that these are not loaded at 223 Rem pressures, and all 3 guns are bolt guns with 22" bbls. No issues with pressure, BTW, just not sticking to 55k limit.
Anybody used these bullets for deer or antelope hunting?
There must be 1 idiot out there someplace that would do that.
Maybe he will chime in here?
The rest of the population will try to make a humane kill and use bullets designed for hunting applications.
Get off the couch and live a little. You might learn something.
The 105gr 6mm Hornady HPBT has worked okay for me on deer and pigs so far. It's not designed for such, but it works. The 75gr .224 version is bound to be just a bit less of the same.
My Howa Mini 1-9 twist loves them, I'm loading with a Lee Loader and scoop and found both AR2206H and AR2208 shoot to the same POI, less than 1" at 100m but very mild and cheap loads.
The Hornady Superformance Match print right down around a 1/2", I save those for my hunting trips and use my reloads for pest control around the farm.
I can only speak for me and won't throw stones but I believe I'll stay with hunting bullets for hunting applications. I know many guys here regularly hunt with match bullets and do very well with them. I just don't think its the right thing for me. Pigs and coyotes are not game and I'll shoot them with anything I have available.
I just did a workup and some accuracy testing with this bullet in a 5.56 A3 style 20 inch upper. This upper is combined with a pretty heavy barrel that takes a while to get warm. At any rate I ended up with 22.8 grains of AA2520, popped by a CCI 450 primer and the cannelured version of the 75 gr. BTHP. It will put ten rounds right at an inch and 5 inside an inch every time. During load workup I found that between "accuracy" nodes it could really spread them out to more than 2 inches. I have shot one deer with this bullet and performance was acceptable, hit one shoulder and out over the other shoulder blade with the biggest part of the bullet going through the hide sideways. I like the Hornady 60 grain HP and SP bullet better for hunting.
I just did a workup and some accuracy testing with this bullet in a 5.56 A3 style 20 inch upper. This upper is combined with a pretty heavy barrel that takes a while to get warm. At any rate I ended up with 22.8 grains of AA2520, popped by a CCI 450 primer and the cannelured version of the 75 gr. BTHP. It will put ten rounds right at an inch and 5 inside an inch every time. During load workup I found that between "accuracy" nodes it could really spread them out to more than 2 inches. I have shot one deer with this bullet and performance was acceptable, hit one shoulder and out over the other shoulder blade with the biggest part of the bullet going through the hide sideways. I like the Hornady 60 grain HP and SP bullet better for hunting.
I didn't comment earlier since the question was about 223 Rem, but in a 5.56 or 223 Wylde there is a very good load for this bullet that shoots well in a lot of rifles. Try 23.4-23.6gr of 8208 XBR or Benchmark with this bullet seated to AR mag length (~2.255"). Velocity should run ~2675-2700 fps in a 16", but probably 2750+ in your 20" barrel. In the rifles I've tried it in, this load shot better with WSR primers than CCI 450, but either were acceptable. That load seems to be at a node that works well across a wide range of rifles, and it's very temp stable too. Either of the powders mentioned seem to work, as they are very similar. Hope that helps.
Good to hear your experience with this bullet for hunting. It's mainly a target bullet for me, but I figured it'd probably do fine on deer if I needed to use it. I think I'd grab my 65gr Sierra GK load though if I intended to hunt.
53,55,75 and 88 grain bullets in 223,223 imp
I have great results with ar comp and aa 2520
and imr8208 powders
I will try some of the 8208 XBR when I empty my 8 pounder of AA2520. The 75 gr Hornady BTHP is mostly a target/truck gun load for me. I have a bunch of them and hope to shoot them all before I kick the bucket. I originally used BLC2 with good results also. For a varmint bullet there are many better choices.