What powder for 223 rem

[long_range_rob]

Great group bud.

Even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut

 

[Vince1968]

I use 53gn V-Max, with 25gn’s of CFE223, and find it very accurate. The photo is 200yd target with this load.View attachment 403458

Excellent shooting Bob

 

[Jamoy1993]

Bit of a Necro, i use N133 for everything from 55 - 77 Grains. its very Economic with heavier bullets and i get amazing consistency and spread with

75 Grain PPU HPBT.
21.8 Grains, 2600 FPS out of an 16" Barrel

Had 55 Grains up to 24 Grains, they werent chronoed but they were supposed to be screaming out at about 3200 fps in a 24 inch barrel.

 

[John Alan]

I used RS40 with mine and worked well.

May l ask what weight of RS40 were you loading for 223 53g vmax. I am currently loading 24.2 g of RS 40 for 53g Hornady vmax. In my Tikka t3 20inch barrel.

I used RS40 with mine and worked well.

 

[Woodwalker1]

Both Vit N133 and N135 work for me in 55 and 60gr.

 

[Heym SR20]

Opening paragraphs on N133 from Vhit website

VIHTAVUORI N133,​

Originally developed for 5.56 Nato cartridge, Vihtavuori’s N133 is a multipurpose rifle powder for centerfire .22 cartridges and PPC caliber cartridges.

N133 is a tubular powder with grain dimensions of 1,1 mm length and 0,8 mm diameter. The burn rate is medium in the scale of our rifle powders, and it works like a charm with .223 Remington,

 

[Will the chippy]

I use ramshot x terminator. Works very well. I'd be happy to use viht 133 tho.

 

[Andy-Painter]

Another vote for CFE223…

 

[Tikkat1x]

11 months on an no thanks or kiss my arse from the OP,