MattEnfantie81 wrote:Afternoon all I have just recently got a howa 223 my question is has any body reloaded 223 with ar2208 and if so what projectiles and what powder load did they use. im trying to kill two birds with one stone as i reload for my 308 as well
No1Mk3 wrote:G'day MattEnfantie81,
Get an ADI load book, or jump into their website, they give AR2208 data for every projectile from 40g to 90g, Cheers.
bigpete wrote:No1Mk3 wrote:G'day MattEnfantie81,
Get an ADI load book, or jump into their website, they give AR2208 data for every projectile from 40g to 90g, Cheers.
But surely it can't be THAT easy ! Gasp !
MattEnfantie81 wrote:Afternoon all I have just recently got a howa 223 my question is has any body reloaded 223 with ar2208 and if so what projectiles and what powder load did they use. im trying to kill two birds with one stone as i reload for my 308 as well
Phil Lawlor wrote:For information - My 223 bench rest rifle setup. Lithgow LA102 in a MDT ESS chassis, Zeiss Conquest V4 4-16x44 scope, IBI 22" carbon wrapped 1:8 barrel. 26 grains of 2208, Hornady 60 grain V-Max projectiles, Starline brass, CCI 400 primers. This combination gives me consistent 5 round 1/2 MOA or less at 100mtrs off the bench.
SCJ429 wrote:Why are you using Starline brass in a bench rest rifle?
SCJ429 wrote:Phil Lawlor wrote:For information - My 223 bench rest rifle setup. Lithgow LA102 in a MDT ESS chassis, Zeiss Conquest V4 4-16x44 scope, IBI 22" carbon wrapped 1:8 barrel. 26 grains of 2208, Hornady 60 grain V-Max projectiles, Starline brass, CCI 400 primers. This combination gives me consistent 5 round 1/2 MOA or less at 100mtrs off the bench.
Why are you using Starline brass in a bench rest rifle? Also have you tried CCI BR4 PRIMERS?
Phil Lawlor wrote:SCJ429 wrote:Phil Lawlor wrote:For information - My 223 bench rest rifle setup. Lithgow LA102 in a MDT ESS chassis, Zeiss Conquest V4 4-16x44 scope, IBI 22" carbon wrapped 1:8 barrel. 26 grains of 2208, Hornady 60 grain V-Max projectiles, Starline brass, CCI 400 primers. This combination gives me consistent 5 round 1/2 MOA or less at 100mtrs off the bench.
Why are you using Starline brass in a bench rest rifle? Also have you tried CCI BR4 PRIMERS?
I am up to my 12th reload with this brass and still no signs of case break down. Some would say I go overboard with my cleaning procedure with my brass but I believe it is key to good results. Visually inspecting every case several times during the cleaning and sizing process is what I do as habit. Yes, I have tried the BR4 primers and honestly did not see any vast improvements. Saying that I am only reaching out to maximum 500mtrs with this setup and the load I have stated above. Do you believe I should consider using something else for what I do ???
madang55 wrote:Last post for this subject Aug 2022.
Don't let it go. there must be some new or current info out there.