What powder do you pick

[del47]

Hi all

total beginner with reloading just got some reloading gear together and got my hands on some part boxes of bullets to try . I want to reload for my tikka t3 in 223 with a 1in 8 twist but where do you start with the all the different powders that are out there and what primers do you go for ?
Any info would be helpful

Cheers del

 

[Highlandsjohn]

Hi all

total beginner with reloading just got some reloading gear together and got my hands on some part boxes of bullets to try . I want to reload for my tikka t3 in 223 with a 1in 8 twist but where do you start with the all the different powders that are out there and what primers do you go for ?
Any info would be helpful

Cheers del

Hi Del, good choice of rifle. Get yourself a reloading manual and all will be revealed after you read it. While your waiting for it,you will ger some help online from sites such as
Hodgdon Reloading | Home.
Perhaps some of the guys on here who live close by will come round to show you the ropes. Good luck its a great hobby.Do we reload to shoot or do we shoot in order to reload.john

You should also read up about the powders which are unavailable to us now.

 

[finnbear270]

Bullet weights up to 69 grains in your twist will be good, (in my exp) Vithavuori N133, I used their accuracy load in a couple of .223's , very accurate. Steve.

 

[25 Sharps]

Bullet weights up to 69 grains in your twist will be good, (in my exp) Vithavuori N133, I used their accuracy load in a couple of .223's , very accurate. Steve.

69s and N140 are a match made in heaven.

One of the best pieces of advice I was given when I started reloading was use European powders as you are more likely to have a constant supply. With the powder shortages a few years back and now REACH banning a lot of US powders turns out that was very good advice.

 

[tom308w]

del there is a lot of good info on you tube but get yourself a reloading manual
cheers tom

 

[acj375]

69s and N140 are a match made in heaven.

One of the best pieces of advice I was given when I started reloading was use European powders as you are more likely to have a constant supply. With the powder shortages a few years back and now REACH banning a lot of US powders turns out that was very good advice.

What is the lightest bullet you can shoot in a 1.8 twist ,and the heaviest in a 1.12 ,.223.
Hope you don't mind me extending this post.

 

[finnbear270]

Any weight that won't break up on a fast twist, 55's were the heaviest I could stabilise in a 12.

 

[Sinistral]

What is the lightest bullet you can shoot in a 1.8 twist ,and the heaviest in a 1.12 ,.223.
Hope you don't mind me extending this post.

SIERRA #V DATA (again)

http://accurateshooter.net/Downloads/sierra223rembolt.pdf

For me Sierra 63gr SMP works well in a 1:12" .223, and both 1:14" .222 and 1:14" .22-250.

I don't need a faster twist so can't answer your first query.

 

[Colin G]

I use 55 grn blitz kings in mine sat on varget powder to very good effect in my 1 in 8 but varget is very hard to get hold of I would choose a powder that is easy to get hold of and my choice would be vit

 

[stephentri]

In my 1in 8 twist .223 l can shoot 50g vmax using N133 and 77gr tmk using N140

 

[del47]

Thanks for the info guys av ended up getting some Swiss RS40 on recommendation from my rfd will see how it works out if we get a bit fair weather to get out rain rain the now

cheers del