Going to learn Bullseye powder.

[BigAlofPa.]

I wonder if 3 grains would be good in .223 55 grain jacketed bullets.

[Larry Gibson]

I wonder if 3 grains would be good in .223 55 grain jacketed bullets.

It is very easy to stick jacketed bullets in the barrel with such light loads....been there, done that...... don't do it anymore.....

[clearwater]

+1

Hodgdon published load (at the time, now they list 4 grains !)- 223 Rem Handi Rifle, 6 grains of Trail Boss, 55 grain bullet, Federal Case

--- bullet stuck in the barrel

Not worth playing that slow with jacketed bullets in 223

[BigAlofPa.]

Thanks ill stick to red dot 9 grains. It's accurate too for my savage bolt.

[Outpost75]

I wonder if 3 grains would be good in .223 55 grain jacketed bullets.

Lightest load I found which would reliably exit a 20-inch AR barrel, firing 100 rounds spaced over an hour at 20 degs. F with M193 pulls in GI cases with CCI small rifle magnum primers, both rifle and ammo having been left in unheated shed overnight, was 4 grains of Bullseye, 5 grains of 231 or 6 grains of Unique. Anything less you could count on at least one BIB out of 100 unless the bore was lightly oiled and/or the rifle and ammo brought up to an ambient temperature above freezing.

As you might guess, yes I have considerable experience with this, dating from early 1980s.

[Texas by God]

A jacketed bullet stuck in the bore is a bad portion of a bad day. Been there done that I would hate to go through it again.

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[BigAlofPa.]

I managed twice to get a cast 10mm boolet stuck in my carbine. That was a challenge to remove. Lesson learned too. No disturbances while loading.

[Alferd Packer]

I use more Bullseye than anything else.
If you are having a powder burn dirty, all you need do is apply a stronger crimp.
You will find you can use less powder too.
I found that to be true with Unique and especially 2400.

[NWPilgrim]

It was designed specifically for the govt's new .45ACP.
And there's good reasons why its been a favorite for over 100 years.

I just discovered Bullseye after reloading for 35 years! I have always used W231 on the fast end. 5.5 gr in .45ACP. After the previous shortage I picked up a pound of Bullseye to try it out. Finally got around to loading some up and trying them several days ago. Wow! Very noticeably more accurate than my favorite W231 load! 4.2 gr Bullseye is my new .45 favorite target load. Good thing it will go a long way considering current shortages.

[lesterktm]

My brother has worked up a BE load with a berrys 9mm 147gn Plated TC BE 3.5gn Coal 1.075. Here is the chrono data.

Shot # / FPS
1 / 957
2 / 952
3 / 924
4 / 939
5 / 955

5 Shots / 945.4 FPS Avg / 13.9 SD / 33 Spread