Could be several things, powder lot, difference of powders, neck tension, primer. With LBC precision EDM scope mounting rings holding a brilliantly clear Weaver 6-20X Grand Slam scope atop its flattop receiver, it weighed two ounces beyond 12 pounds on my postal scale, and that along with its incredible accuracy potential made shooting tiny little groups falling-off-a-log easy. } padding: 0 0 0 0 !important; One of the things that I found with TAC with the heavier bullets 69 - 75 - 77 OTM was PRIMERS make a big difference. One new winner* is announced every week! They only list the all copper 55gr GMX for 556. Blaser R8 23"bbl. I haven't messed with it much lately, but I had a promising combo of 69 gr SMK over 24.0 Tac. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. Federal has created a safer, easier and more reliable way to shoot a muzzleloader. The .223 caliber has evolved from the battlefield AR-15 platform to popular sporting use in varmint and predator hunting, match competition, and all-around plinking fun. For trouble-free chambering in the AR15, cases should be full-length resized rather than neck sized. Hodgdon H 335. The case was based on a lengthened .222 Remington that offered powder capacity and velocity increases. } Use load data at your own risk. Lows single digit SD's, great accuracy, 2950fps. PMC brass, Wolf primers, 77gr SMK, and 23.6-23.8gr TAC. Upper and lower receivers are precision-machined from forgings, and the former is available with or without forward assist. Ballistic Tip; Nosler 60-gr. Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 700 SPS Tac. Really good match ammo is capable of sub-half-minute-of-angle accuracy, and some of the varmint loads are almost as good. If you are interested in having Ultimate Reloader build you a custom rifle (like the rifle that was demonstrated in this story), we are now opening a waitlist: Dont miss out on Ultimate Reloader updates, make sure youre subscribed! 25.0 gr. I ll take a slower hit than a faster miss I guess. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? margin-top: -10px; I loaded ammunition with a variety of bullets, including the Hornady 55- and 60-grain Spire Points (w/o cannelure), 55-grain GMX, Nosler 60-grain Partition, 55-grain Trophy Bonded and Barnes 50-, 53- and 55-grain Triple-Shock X-Bullet, with each producing excellent results. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. I have been acquiring components for some time now, and for right now my goal is just good plinking/training rounds with most of my shooting done inside 100 yards all from ARs. Their patented designs offer superior accuracy and performance while using less material than standard lead bullet designs. For example, most bullet manufacturers offer highly frangible varmint bullets that give near-explosive results on thin-skinned pests such as ground squirrels and prairie dogs. Hodgdon CFE 223. I use TAC in my Rem. FR . A video from Mr Bryan Litz about the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIvVBPCwXAw. Accuracy on par with standard 55gr factory bulk rounds would be acceptable although I'd definitely prefer better than steel case accuracy. } The Super Varmint from Les Baer Custom I recently shot is an excellent example of how accurate a really good AR15 can be. Around 1959, the .222 Special was renamed the .223 Remington to prevent confusion, but it was not introduced commercially until December 1963 in the Remington Model 760 pump-action rifle and was soon chambered in other rifles. Hodgdon H4895. A database of .223 Remington handloads. with .224 | 70gr | Barnes TAC-X bullet including underlying parameters such as bullet length, cartridge length and case capacity. . Industry pressure guidelines for the .223 Remington were originally established at 52,000 CUP but today have been changed to 55,000 psi, while CIP is listed at 62,366 psi. Scirocco; Hornady 80-gr. I am not looking for the last bit of speed, but small groups and consistency. Hodgdon H322. I have the reloading numbers Ramshot published for TAC & .223 on their website some time ago. These and all other parts, such as the chromed bolt and carrier, extractor, aluminum gas block with Picatinny top rail, and the free-floating tubular handguard, are manufactured in house by LBC. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1G7xXag. Almost a year ago I completed the OCW ladder test to find what I believe to be the most accurate medium range loads for two rifles. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); 2023 Copyright 2023 Ultimate Reloader LLC. And yet the 1:12 twist is not too quick to deliver excellent accuracy with various 40-grain bullets. A-Max; Sierra 80-gr. 223 Rem - 55 grain FMJ - Norma USA TAC-223 - 800 Rounds. margin-left: 10px; Moving on up in weight (and more importantly, in length) the Sierra 69-grain MatchKing requires no less than a 1:10-inch twist while 1:8-inch is the slowest twist that will stabilize the 77- and 80-grain MatchKings and the 75-grain Swift Scirocco. Depending on the mood of the day, semi auto mood or bolt action mood, I could grab either and just head out. These bullets can include lead tips, hollowpoints and plastic tips, with the most popular versions usually weighing between 35 and 55 grains. The typical factory varmint rifle in .223 Remington has a rifling twist rate of 1:12 inches. Development of the .223 Remington began in 1957, and it became commercially available in January 1964, about a month prior to U.S. military adoption of its twin cartridge - Cartridge, 5.56mm Ball, M193 - for the AR-15/M16 rifle. You are using an out of date browser. Well, what do you know? If you elect to utilize any of this data it is at your own risk. Subscribe to the free newsletter and do not miss any news or promotions. } Top-quality, out-of-box components properly assembled on any good single-stage or progressive reloader will produce ammunition capable of half-minute-of-angle or better and that's good enough to satisfy most of us. My load of choice is a Hornady 75 gr. Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true, but many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly. So you're saying 27.0 grains is too much, and causing the primer setback? My 55 gr fmj-bt ammo gets about 25 gr of TAC. I wouldn't worry about it in a bolt gun, but if you're shooting an AR you can easily break some parts. Reloading for 223 / 5.56 is very much worthwhile, but there are some special considerations to think about before you head to your reloading bench. Of ALL the 223 55/52 grain loads I have tried other than ones mentioned above, the only other loads that will come close to those is the Varget/R15 26.5 grain fireforming load. Tests of the reloading room on this day shows humidity level to be at 34%. Heav-ier bullets were excluded, as I am unaware of any commercially made .223 rifles with a twist rate faster than 1:8 (with the exception of the previously mentioned discontinued Savage rifles), which is generally necessary to stabilize select 75-grain and most 80- to 90-grain bullets. Will keep you posted on my . Hodgdon H4198. Western Powders, Inc. has been one of North Americas leading distributors of gun powder since 1972. MPMI-understood just a 223. I haven't looked at the booklet for a while, but the Western powder manual has a lot of the loads you may be looking for. The chamber leade is also cut differently, with the .223 being shorter. Posted: 9/4/2017 1:49:06 PM EDT [#12] I forgot about the 80 gr bullets and TAC. Thanks longrangehunter, a lot of good information and opinion in that post. Matched to the right loads, an AR-15 can be incredibly accurate with .223 Remington reloads; here are a few pointers on how to build super-accurate handloads for America's longest-lived battle rifle. Only Hornady splits up the load data between 556 and 223. [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Need an accurate .223 load for TAC. *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. More about this powder:TAC is a double-base spherical propellant that sets the standard for extreme accuracy and reliability with heavy bullets in the 223 Remington and match applications in 308 Winchester.Excellent flow characteristics ensure consistent metering and charge weights for repeatable results . AR triggers don't get any better than this. margin-left: -20px !important; I was impressed with the performance of those rifles back then, and I am even more impressed with the accuracy of top-level AR15 rifles being built today. .wp-image-3777 { margin-top: 60px; 2960fps My reference was in gas gun, and practical max is usually around 23.5. Accessories included in the package are quick-detach Versa Pod, 20-round magazine, padded rifle case (with side pockets big enough to hold lots of stuff). Hornady bullets. While that was quick enough to stabilize 55-grain bullets at what we consider normal ambient temperatures, bullets became unstable when the mercury plummeted well below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. IIRC, Ramshot does not list any lighter bullet loads using TAC. Hodgdon Varget. If I don't recognize the headstamp and can't get reasonably good info from a search, it goes into a box under the bench that goes to the metals recycler. I wouldn't say it's better. All the others should be seated out of the case for single-shot loading. Several years ago I shot the same rifle with a 1:12 twist, and it consistently delivered five-shot groups of less than an inch at 100 yards with both handloads and factory ammo. For fast fire, mirage off the hot suppressor/barrel in freezing temperatures was an issue for some of the groups. 2.300" OAL. Heres the load data we used: These loads were shot suppressed this time: These loads shot really well! Maximum overall cartridge length for the AR15 magazine is 2.275 inches; loads shown with greater overall lengths are intended for single-shot loading directly into the chamber of the AR15. This data is not intended to replace the appropriate reloading manuals data and should not be used without verifying and double checking the loads between two different official published reference points IE reloading manuals. 50-grain bullet data. This applies more to the .223 Remington than to many other cartridges due not only to the excellent match-grade ammunition available from Federal and Black Hills, but super-accurate varmint loads offered by those two companies as well as Remington, Winchester, and Hornady. Initially, sporting rifles chambered for the .223 Remington and mil-spec AR pattern rifles designed to fire the M193 Ball cartridge featured a 1:12 rifling twist. display: none; As odd as it might sound in a report on handloading, shooting factory ammo in a new rifle is a good place to start simply because doing so gives you a baseline for comparing the accuracy of your handloads. Barnes' jackets are also made with a unique bonding process that produces extremely strong yet lightweight projectiles that are capable of deeper penetration into game animals. font-weight: 600; Every product developed by Western Powders sets the industry's highest standards for performance and reliability. Founded by Frank Galli in 2000, Snipers Hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. Couldn't get it to work with 55gr however. Hows your brass and primer pockets holding up? #bd_ft_box { In 1957, the Armalite AR-15 rifle was in development, and the .222 Remington case was lengthened, its shoulder moved forward and its neck shortened to create a new experimental cartridge that would offer greater performance and properly function in the gas-operated action. Poll: Where are you finding reloading primers and powder? 029.5;wap2, "Interchangeability" of load data question - DrMike. } Both can be transformed into precision . the FMJ matches a plethora of practice loads and exhibits high velocity along with manageable recoil. If you are only looking at 100y offhand accuracy, any book load will work fine. Regardless of bullet weight, most of the powders suitable for use in the .223 are ignited quite uniformly by standard-force primers. 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