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Thread: Looking for some 223/224/225? Boolite mold recommendations.

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    Boolit Buddy
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    Looking for some 223/224/225? Boolite mold recommendations.

    I have found 8 lbs of Tac powder and some bullets weighing around 55 gr to 62gr that I packed away in a cooler back in 2015. I'd like to use some of that powder.

    What I'm mostly looking for is a Boolite for my 12.5-inch barrel AR. From what I have read I have been told that the heavyweight ones work better for the shorter barrel.

    I'm more interested in a bullet that is HP or that will expand on the impact I have liked what I have seen my 135 gr 308 HP have done to jugs in a 300 blk. So any advice about the weight would help I guess I'm mostly looking at MP molds since they do the HP but will hear out others.

    Also plan on powder coating these so if I also need a gas check let me know. Thanks!

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    I would look at your twist rate in your barrel. If its 1/9 or 1/8, the 55 to 62 grain boolits will be fine. If its 1/7, I had to step to a 70+ grain boolit for accuracy and load at around 2000fps. MP Molds has the one that I use, 227-75 Nato mold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sigep1764 View Post
    I would look at your twist rate in your barrel. If its 1/9 or 1/8, the 55 to 62 grain boolits will be fine. If its 1/7, I had to step to a 70+ grain boolit for accuracy and load at around 2000fps. MP Molds has the one that I use, 227-75 Nato mold.
    Does it have a HP?

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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