Thank You I'm using IMR4198 and Varget But H335 is easier to find around here
Thank You I'm using IMR4198 and Varget But H335 is easier to find around here
The 3 people a man must be able to trust completely are his gunsmith his doctor & his preacher ..,his gunsmith for his short term health ,his doctor for long term health ,and his preacher incase one of the others mess up.
I load 55 Gr FMJ BT with 25 grains of WC844. My lot loads to H335 data.
H335 has been my mainstay "go to" powder for the .223/5.56 cartridge with 52 - 55 gr bullets for many, many years. I use 26.5 gr which duplicates 5.56 M193 pressures and ballistics. With 55 gr FMJBTs it duplicates M193 (US made). With 52 gr HPs or 55 gr BTs in 9 - 12" twist gas guns it's a load that's very difficult to beat. With 55 gr Hornady SX in 12" twist bolt guns I've killed many a critter over the years.
Larry Gibson
“Deficient observation is merely a form of ignorance and responsible for the many morbid notions and foolish ideas prevailing.”
― Nikola Tesla
Among the best of the handloading writers, the late Bob Hagel mentioned in at least one of his books that H335 was his favorite .223 powder. A lot of new powders have come out since then, but I'll bet H335 still works well, at least for the lighter .223 bullets that were popular during Hagel's time.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |