What powders burn the cleanest for you?

huntdanielboone · 02-26-2007, 07:36 PM

I am new to the .223 reloading in bulk quantities. I will do a lot of shooting with this gun on a Prairie Dog Hunt and do not want to have to clean the rifle between every two or three shots. In an earlier thread I said that I used some BL-C(2) with 69 gr. bullets. That worked fine. I need suggestions for the 55 gr. loads.

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huntdanielboone · 02-26-2007, 07:53 PM

cma,
I'll try 3031. I have some already, but haven't tried it in my .223

ShatoDavis · 02-27-2007, 07:53 AM

H322

kelbro · 02-27-2007, 01:19 PM

H335 burns clean in my ARs.

huntdanielboone · 02-27-2007, 06:18 PM

I tried H414 today and it is the best so far with 55 Gr. spsx Hornadys. I am going to try some lighter bullets to see what they do. The load with the H414 was .604" for 6 shots at 100 yds. This gun should do better.

358WINMAN · 02-27-2007, 08:49 PM

H335 burns the cleanest in my .223

utah_1 · 03-04-2007, 06:02 AM

Varget is the cleanest w/ my AR's. I shoot the 69 gr #8900 Sierra with it.

Hairtrigger · 03-04-2007, 03:45 PM

If you have to clean more often that every 75 to 100 shots for PD's you may be doing something wrong

Hunter App · 03-04-2007, 05:30 PM

Have not reloaded for the 223 yet. Although Varget has been the cleanest powder I have worked with so far. My 204 bore looks great after 40 rounds plus of these 39 gr BK reloads. The Â½" 100-yard groups leave the majority of a target clean as well.