whitetailguy133

ok so iam reloading .223 rounds for shooting ground squirrels and i went to test out my powder measure and i get it set to the right weight then about 10 loads later i measure it and its about 10 grams heavy. then my second question does anyone have a good recipe for .223 i would like to use about 35gr to 40gr bullets but i have about 5 pounds of 748 ball powder so iam committed to using that powder. any help would be appreciated!!!!!!

ruger357w

I measure every single load I make for all my rifles that way I know there all the same. As for the 748 ball powder I've never used it. I run IMR-4895 with 68gr hornady tips in both my 223's and they love it.

whitetailguy133

i wouldnt have a problem with measuring every round for the right amount of powder but considering the fact that i have 1,100 rounds to load i think that will get really old really quick. and does anyone have a suggestion for primers, should i be using magnum or just normal primers?

ruger357w

I use standard small rifle primers on mine (CCI 400's) a friend of mine was reloading for his 204 ruger using the same powder as i do in my 204 ruger, he loaded his a little hotter then I load mine but with magnum primers. His chronyed on average 150 FPS slower then my with standard primers.

emtrescue6

I also weight each and every load...I have never found a powder measure I trusted enough not to weight each load...and I know how you feel, last summer I loaded 7500 rounds of .223 over a 3 month period.

I use Win 748 as my primary primary powder for my .223...but I don't load anything that light. All my .223 rounds are 50g Nosler Ballistic Tips (the varmint ones)...for this load I use 25.5g of W748 with Remington 7 1/2 primers.

emtrescue6

Oh...it also makes a difference on primer if you are loading for an AR15...if so you want either the Remington 7 1/2 primers or the CCI 450's.

whitetailguy133

i have a bolt action weatherby so i dont have to worry about the semi-auto thing (although i wish i did have to!!!) and thats what i have been using was win 748 powder and then does anyone have any more suggestions for the bullet weight that i should be using, thanks.

KT29

That's a new one for me. Never heard of having to use Magnum primers for an AR. Just curious why that is.

ruger357w

Both my 223's are AR's and i use CCI 400's with no problem.

whitetailguy133

but it wouldnt hurt to use cci 450's right, keep in mind i dont have an AR