Powders for reloading 222 Remington?

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I"™m getting ready to reload some shells for my 222 Remington and would like to know which powders would work best for 40 to 50 gr bullets on this little cartridge. I know every rifle is different but this would be just a guide line. Thanks.

[North Texan]

My .223 likes Winchester 748 and IMR 4320. Those both seem to work well in many .22 centerfires. You might also try some IMR 4064.

[dannyjsj1]

well trailer nosler uses these powders on there 40 gr SBBT,and
40 grain CT BT bullets

viht n120
imr4198
rl
h322
AA2015br (most accurate powder tested)
imr3031
aa2230
h335
w748

[Roskoe]

I have used IMR 4198 and AA 2230 with good results in the past.

[BigBob .30-06]

trailer,

Several powders have a reputation for good accuracy in a .222. BLC-2,all of the 4198s work well. But if I were starting from scratch with a .222 today, the first powder I'd pick up would be H-Benchmark. This is an extruded powder with kernels so small, it almost looks like a ball powder. It meters great and gave me outstanding accuracy and velocities. This is a newer powder in the Hodgdon Extreme line that is meant for the benchrest shooters. I had a good load worked up with H-4198 when Benchmark came out. After a few test loads I was using Benchmark.

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I imagine a pound of powder goes a long ways for this little sweetie. Thanks allot guys, much appreciated...

[keyshunter]

Back when the .222 was the sweetheart of the benchrest crowd, IMR4198 was the powder of choice. Other powders were tried, of course, but just about everyone started with 4198.

[thndrchiken]

I get excellent accuracy and velocity in my 223 and 223 AI with 748. The 222 is only slightly smaller case volume. BLC-2 should also work well.

[ColoradoElk]

Hi Trailer;

I have always used IMR 4320. I experimented with IMR 3031 for a bit, but got better results with 4320.

Good luck,
CE

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Thanks again guys...