Favourite 223 load

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Re: Favourite 223 load

Post by VICHunter » 01 Apr 2014, 12:18 pm

Plenty of ebb and flow on the mainland.

In Vic anyway... It was months ago now, but visiting my local 3 stores it took me about 4 weeks to get a bottle of 2208 at one point.

Any size, no one had a grain.
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Re: Favourite 223 load

Post by Dreamcaster51 » 09 Feb 2017, 11:02 pm

Way late but my bit,
I own a Howa sa 223 varmint barrel, it has a 9 twist, I was not sure about that but contacted Howa Japan and got the email below back. I use 2206h @ 23.9 gn shooting Sierra 55gn super roos way below recommended load but they shoot very nicely at 100 yds out to 200 and still in moa. The nossler 60 gn do much the same but allow me to compete in our 300 to 500 yd comps as well with out having to purchase a bigger rifle which i would love to do one day :-) i run 25gn of 2206h for those.

Thank you for your inquiry on our Model 1500.
It's a great honor for us to receive a message directly from you in Australia.

In regard to your inquiry, we changed the twist rate of our .223 barrel in August 2013.
A twist rate of the .223 barrels which was made at our factory before August 2013 is 1 in 12.
The rate of the barrels which was made at our factory since August 2013 is 1 in9.

If you could provide us with the serial number starting from "B", we will confirm when your rifle was made in our factory to make sure the twist rate.

Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,

S. Harada
Howa Machinery, Ltd.
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Re: Favourite 223 load

Post by joshuahay » 25 Apr 2017, 10:50 am

hey mate was wondering if you could help i have a howa 223 1500 varmint 1 in 9 twist im new to reloading i purchased adi2208 loaded at 26grs with sierra 55grn whats a good powder for the 1 in 9 twist and the grain range i have looked on adi page cannot find anything for the 55grn sierra for my twist rate they start at 60grn any help much appreciated
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Re: Favourite 223 load

Post by Oldbloke » 25 Apr 2017, 12:30 pm

I have a 1 in 9 Marlin in 223. Load data I use is:
AR2208 23.5 gr Hornady 55grains for about 3000 fps Fairly mild but the rifle likes it.

The ADI data never includes all possible combinations. They list several 55 grain projectiles using AR2208 loads. I would just start at the minimum and work up 0.3 grains at a time. Watch for pressure.
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Re: Favourite 223 load

Post by Gwion » 25 Apr 2017, 12:40 pm

joshuahay wrote:hey mate was wondering if you could help i have a howa 223 1500 varmint 1 in 9 twist im new to reloading i purchased adi2208 loaded at 26grs with sierra 55grn whats a good powder for the 1 in 9 twist and the grain range i have looked on adi page cannot find anything for the 55grn sierra for my twist rate they start at 60grn any help much appreciated



I'd just do a re-work of the 2208.
Which bullet is it, exactly? https://www.sierrabullets.com/products/ ... /rifle.cfm
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Re: Favourite 223 load

Post by vmaxaust » 25 Apr 2017, 9:02 pm

headspace wrote:As I'm about to take delivery of a 223 heavy barrel Howa, I'd be interested in hearing about some good loads for that cartridge. Thinking of starting off with a 55gn Sierra Game King Winchester brass a 2206H. Any thoughts?
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You can't go wrong with that formula. I use Hornady bulk 224 55gr projectiles, 25.5gr 2206H, OSA cases, Federal primers and OAL of 2.170" with cases trimmed to 1.750". I use these in Tikka T3 Super Varmint with heavy barrel and CZ527 carbine. They are extremely accurate in both these rifles at 100 to 200 metres. I do most of my target shooting at these distances. If you are extremely fussy you could use a fancier projectile to improve a fraction more. I've used some of the Noslers (expensive match bullets) but the small improvement was really only valuable to a serious competition shooter.

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