Ar-15 Loads?

majcl5 · 03-05-2009, 07:51 PM

ANy body had good sucess with a certian powder ,bullet, ext.?

adobe wall · 03-05-2009, 08:51 PM

Hornady 75 grain BTHP, max charge of Reloder 15, Winchester cases, Remington BR or russian primers

Avoid the winchester primers in your AR if you are pushing maximum charges.

hth, aw

fish forever · 03-06-2009, 05:25 PM

H335 for volume reloading (meters well) with 55 gr bullets.

Varget for heavier match bullets 69-75gr

4985 is always a good standby - works almost any 223 bullet although you may not get max velocity or temp sensitivity.

What AW said on primers - I avoid CCI SR and Winchester -> too soft and easy to burn the firing pin. Russian or CCI 41's seem to run better.

red_randall · 03-06-2009, 07:32 PM

I was getting slam fires with winchester primers. 27.0 grains H4895 with a 50 grain v-max is my fav for coyotes and squirrels. If you want something for bigger critters that won't explode on contact, I use 26.0 grains H4895 with a 53 grain barnes triple shock.

majcl5 · 03-06-2009, 08:03 PM

I have tried h 335 with mixed results i am going to try h 4895 next.

Twodogs · 03-07-2009, 06:14 AM

26.5grs of Varget with a 60gr V-max this load shoots great in every gun we have tried.

goforchrome · 03-07-2009, 07:33 AM

I have not reloaded 223 yet, just bought the dies.
I get great results from 60gr VMax factory loads.
Varget is a good powder for all the cartridges I load.
Thanks for info on primers.

elkfivebear · 03-07-2009, 07:39 AM

Vihtavuori powder and a 75grn a max hornady bullet works well in my colt with a 1 in 7 twist great long range bullet.

Hunt'nFish · 03-10-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majcl5

ANy body had good sucess with a certian powder ,bullet, ext.?

A bread & butter .223 load is the 55gr Ballistic Tip over 25.0gr H335 ignited by a CCI400 primer.
Hunt'nFish

billc_sbio · 03-10-2009, 08:12 AM

If you go to AR15dotcom and go to the "Armory" section (up on top), there's then a "Reloading" Forum (down towards the bottom) that has lots of AR load data there.

FiHuFun · 03-10-2009, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elkfivebear

Vihtavuori powder and a 75grn a max hornady bullet works well in my colt with a 1 in 7 twist great long range bullet.

Has anyone tried to develop a load to match the MK262 mod1? This is the military sniper round that uses the 77 Sierra Match HP. Thanks...

Kurt

FiHuFun · 03-10-2009, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elkfivebear

Vihtavuori powder and a 75grn a max hornady bullet works well in my colt with a 1 in 7 twist great long range bullet.

Which Vihtavuori are you using?

billc_sbio · 03-10-2009, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FiHuFun

Has anyone tried to develop a load to match the MK262 mod1? This is the military sniper round that uses the 77 Sierra Match HP. Thanks...

Kurt

I think you can find that loading (or something pretty similar, maybe using Nosler 77g BTHP) at the site I mentioned above...

Think they're using V-V N140