Re: New to reloading need a starting point for .223
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: immcpat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm just starting to reload and I was wondering if anyone had a good baseline for .223, 26" barrel, 1:12 twist. From using factory ammo I know it likes 55 grain bullets so I was going to use to experiment starting with them. I'm more curious with different types of powder and primers to use. </div></div>
Go up to the RELOADING DEPOT tacked at the top and read under the '223' section. Also, what manuals do you have?
What are you going to be doing with this rifle...hunting, plinking, long range target shooting?
With a 1:12" twist, I wouldn't bother with the 68/69gr class of bullets, but I would try something like the 60gr VMAX from Hornady.
I've got a Savage 12 VLP in 22-250 and it has a 1:12" twist, so not ideal for the longer/heavier higher BC target bullets. 60s and under should get stablized well enough.
There are a lot of powders out there for the <60s--AA-2230 and H-335 being pretty popular with the lighter bullets. There's the new CFE-223 out that gets decent marks, but the sky's the limit.
You need to get a few different powders, a couple of different primer brands and more than a few bullets and tell us what your rifle likes.
Chris