Powder for .223

JackDavis

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Looking for recommendations for a powder to get for the .223

Will be loading 50-53gr vmax out of my howa 1500 1-9 twist 18.5 inch barrel

Will be heading the stalking show so plan to look at getting a tub of powder whilst I’m there

Also interested in what powder / charge works for you guys if you have a similar setup

Thanks
Jack
 
Lots of choices. But for something that has quoted loads for most 50-53 grain choices there's Ram-Tac. Obviously other powders are available.
 
I'ved used Vhit N135 for years, with 50 to 73g bullets. It seemed to produce some very good results from 100 to 600 yds

It's possibly a touch fast for the 73gr, so if I were starting again , i might look at vhit N140, as i ended up shooting 73gr almost exclusively. But that's only a hunch, I've not studied the load manuals of this.
 
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another one for N133, i did start out with alliant RL10 and that to was very good, but you've no chance of getting any of that nowadays, Viht always available
I'm using 23gr of RL10X for 52Gr Speer varminter, but not being made any more, I believe.
 
i heard a while ago that we just wont see any for a long time, who knows, not much difference in that and n133 for me, so no big deal 👍
I thought Alliant were no longer making powders. Not sure if 10X is double-based or not.
 
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