What bullet do you load for 223?

[Exodus]

What bullet or bullets do you load for 223 and why?

 

[jblomenberg16]

It depends.

AR-15: 55 gr fmj for general practice and range work. 60 gr v-max for varmits. 62 gr SS109 for milspec. 68 gr HPBT match for precision.

Bolt gun: 60 gr v-max for hunting, 68 gr HPBT match for precision.

 

[red_zr24x4]

AR mostly 55g fmj for blasting
Bolt gun 60g vmax for varminting i also use this same load for shooting groups in friendly competition

 

[ifr2]

Hornaday 55gr for plinking

 

[x10]

52 hornady and seirra match bullets, with Varget, You didn't say bolt gun or Gas gun, but I use teh 52's in both, they are fine for shooting out to 300, but most of my shooting is done at 100 and 200 so your results may vary. I've found that if a 223 will shoot it will shoot with the 52's, and Varget is a great powder for many reasons, overall its about the most consistently accurate powder in 223 I've ran across, Each gun may need tweaked but I can usually get by with Varget. Also it meters well through the dillon powder measure. An added bonus, its very hard to overcharge with Varget. A max charge is compressed in Military brass and if it spills out then something is wrong.

 

[DoctorThunder]

I use Hornady 55gr FMJ boat tails because they're cheap and a helluva lot easier to load than flat bottoms. I've been really happy with accuracy as well. My reloading rig doesn't flare the neck enough to seat a flat bottom without it falling out, so I stick with BTs.

 

[SSGSAD]

55 gr., don't care what brand, for plinking, and 77 gr., Sierra HPBT Match..... for Matches.....

 

[ISP 5353]

x10 said the same thing that I would! 52gr SMKs!

 

[xring62]

55gr nosler balistic tip. most accurate bullet Ive found. once die is set it stays same OAL like no other.

 

[billybob44]

I use Hornady 55gr FMJ boat tails because they're cheap and a helluva lot easier to load than flat bottoms. I've been really happy with accuracy as well. My reloading rig doesn't flare the neck enough to seat a flat bottom without it falling out, so I stick with BTs.

You're right Doc. A little trick that I use for Flat Base bullets is to use your case bevel tool+just taper the inside of the case slightly. I chuck mine up in a cordless drill+just 'Kiss' the insides slightly..Bill.

 

[Leo]

Nosler 55 gr soft points for hunting. 69 MatchKings for 300 yards and inside, 77 gr MatchKings for out to 600 yards. All pushed by a case full of Varget, H4895, or Reloader 15.

 

[DoctorThunder]

You're right Doc. A little trick that I use for Flat Base bullets is to use your case bevel tool+just taper the inside of the case slightly. I chuck mine up in a cordless drill+just 'Kiss' the insides slightly..Bill.

Thanks Bill, I'll have to give that a try!

 

[sloughfoot]

55 fmjbt, 69, 75, 77, and 80's. I load each one for a specific reason. Namely performance for a specific yard line.

Why do you ask?

 

[Broom_jm]

When I first got started in reloading, I thought you had to chamfer the case mouth each and every time, so that's what I did. Consequently, I never had a problem seating a flat-based bullet for many years. These days, I chamfer case mouths because I believe it results in a more consistent "release" of the bullet during the shot. That may or may not be true, but it's just part of my routine and as long as I keep getting good results, I'll keep processing brass the same way.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Hornady 55 grain FMJBT

 

[RMC]

I used H335 and 50 gr V-Max in my Ruger for prairie dogs. It was very accurate and the boat tail design of the bullets seemed to perform better at long range.

 

[x10]

I used H335 and 50 gr V-Max in my Ruger for prairie dogs. It was very accurate and the boat tail design of the bullets seemed to perform better at long range.

Before Varget came along I used this load and it did well in several of my rifles

 

[jrainw]

77 smk and Varget or reloader 15 does pretty much everything I use sights for, expired tracers and 844 for blasting ammo.

 

[17 squirrel]

62 grn SS109s for playing...... 77 SMK for matchs