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Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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Figured some might be interested in how some combos might perform in your weapon. These are the ones that were sub moa out of the 14-15 different loads I tested.
Barrel: 16" 1:8 Rainier Select medium contour Optic: Leupold VX3 2.5x8
55 grain Nosler Varmageddon BT 21.7 IMR 4198 COAL: 2.250 Group: .238
55 grain Nosler Varmageddon FBHP 27.4 CFE 223 COAL: 2.210 Group: .398
75 grain BTHP 21.4 AR Comp COAL: 2.255 Group: .55
75 grain BTHP 23 IMR 8208 xbr COAL: 2.255 Group: .695
55 grain soft point 26.3 748 COAL: 2.20 Group: .476
77 Sierra match 22.1 AR Comp COAL: 2.26 Group: .417
55 grain Sierra Gameking 25.6 AR Comp COAL: 2.245 Group: .588 75 grain BTHP 25 CFE 223 COAL: 2.26 Group: .798 Test more. Two holes were touching while 1 was farther.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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01/26/15 06:46 PM
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What brass and primer are you running? Some of those loads are very similar to my results also.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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Most of it is Lake City brass with a mix of Winchester, CCI, and Remington primers. Mostly Winchester as the CCI primers can be tough to seat in the military brass and Remington isn't as common in the store.
I was surprised Varget didn't do well.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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01/26/15 11:55 PM
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When you tested Varget, what was your method?
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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01/27/15 12:11 AM
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Interesting about the Varget, what load were you running? My 20" 9 twist like 24.0 gr with the 77 SMK.
I will grab some AR Comp and CFE, I think I saw some last week.
Thanks for the info.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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55 grain with 27.5 grains of Varget. 2.25 COAL.
I guess it's important to note that I didn't get to it until at the end of my 3 hour session and was experiencing some eye fatigue. I was also rushing these shots somewhat.
I'm not sure it can beat the CFE 223 or 4198 loads anyways, so no loss if it doesn't work. I still have some IMR 4064 loads to test so I'll try it again next time.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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Only one of those I have used so far is CFE. Use it in the 17 Remington. Good accuracy and velocity. What I really like though is not having to clean out copper, run 25gr bullets at over 4200fps things will foul.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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If you just pick a powder charge to try, there's no way of knowing how well it will shoot. A proper load work up should find a good load.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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I'd shot it with an unmagnified Aimpoint before and it did decent. I have several loads with Varget to try. Just didn't get to them. It might do better with heavier bullets. At this point, it's just to see what works so I can use up the pound I have while getting decent accuracy. I really like IMR 4198 because of the accuracy and soft recoil even though it can really only be loaded with a trickler. Varget is scarce here anyways.
The good thing about my setup is that I'm not relegated to one powder.
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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01/27/15 07:52 PM
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AR COMP for the heavies? Closer to Varget burn rate?
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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AR Comp seems to be a cleaner more stable version of Reloder 15 with slightly faster burn rate. From my experience. I like it better than Varget.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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good to know I have a pound coming to try with 69-77 grain bullets
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Re: Load testing results for those interested in the newer powders and heavier .224 bullets
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You'll like the AR Comp better since it has shorter granules than Varget. Better for using a measure.
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