H335 and Hornady 55 gr bullets.

[2002ford]

Hello everyone. Not looking for load data just wondering if the combination has worked for people. Mainly just being used to plink at 100 yards. This will be used in a 5.56 ar.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Walkalong]

An excellent match, you’re good to go

 

[lowcountry308]

H335 and 55gr bullets are my go to.

 

[Bill M]

I loaded 1000 just like that over the winter!

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I like H335 and TAC both work good. My mini 14 prefers TAC over H335. The AR'S like both.

 

[2002ford]

I was going to use varget that I have but do to costs I thought I would try h335. I will try the varget in 308 when I start to load for it.

 

[Soonerpesek]

Hello everyone. Not looking for load data just wondering if the combination has worked for people. Mainly just being used to plink at 100 yards. This will be used in a 5.56 ar.

Thanks in advance.

You couldn’t find a more common marriage if you tried……
You are golden……..

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Yep, like others have said, it's a combo that works well.

 

[Bronco72]

My first load after building an AR was 55 gr Sierra Blitz Kings! Max load from Sierra manual of 4895. Five shot a 100 yds could be covered with a dime. Looked no further. Since I try to have a lot of same powder for various loads, all my 223's are with 4895!
Wish I could shoot like that still. The rifle can it is the loose nut behind the trigger that I have to deal with now!
Of course all rifles are different.

 

[DMW1116]

It works but my rifle prefers TAC for accuracy purposes. H335 shot 2.5” for 10 shots and TAC was 2”. Small difference and I won’t go get TAC if I already had H335.

 

[Blue68f100]

My guns prefered TAC or CFE223, all shoot better than the H335 did.

 

[JmacD]

I was going to use varget that I have but do to costs I thought I would try h335. I will try the varget in 308 when I start to load for it.

I’m calling that a good call.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I have about 6,000 rounds of H-335 and Hornady 55 gr FMJ loaded up for my AR and each of the kids. It’s just a great shooting combination and one that performs really well.

 

[2002ford]

Lennyloe that's exactly what I want to do. Make a bunch of rounds and go have fun.

 

[Charlie98]

I was going to use varget that I have but do to costs I thought I would try h335. I will try the varget in 308 when I start to load for it.

Save the Varget for bullets that deserve it.

H335 is (relatively) inexpensive, and it's available... it's the perfect powder for 5.56mm blasting ammos. I will say, as some have mentioned, TAC is an excellent substitute, and is nearly the same cost point. The added value to TAC is... it works very well in .308, also, either as a blasting powder (think M80 clone with 150grn FMJ's...) or even as an 'accuracy' powder... TAC very nearly outshot IMR4064 for me, with the 168grn SMK in my Savage model 10.

 

[johnjohn]

That's all I've ever fed my Mini 14. It likes 'em and I do too.

 

[Show Me]

AR with red dot sight I use any powder and bullets I have that has the point of impact. Some don't . Not a precise set up

 

[Bill M]

I've always thought that H335 was used exclusively for the military M193 cartridge. I purchased bulk "surplus" powder in the past, (from pulled down ammo), in gallon jugs, that said to use H335 data on the label!

 

[CZguy75]

I have shot many pounds of H335 under 55 hornady soft points and fmj bullets. I have no complaints. I have also used CFE223 and BL-C2 with the same bullets. No chrono here, so I can't say how different they are velocity wise. All work well for my AR plinking.

 

[Charlie98]

I've always thought that H335 was used exclusively for the military M193 cartridge. I purchased bulk "surplus" powder in the past, (from pulled down ammo), in gallon jugs, that said to use H335 data on the label!

A commercial version of H335 is used in military M193 (and M855, I believe...) ammo... WC844. It is similar to H335, but not exact, although loading data is likely very similar.

The commercial version of BL-C(2) is used in military M80 (7.62mm) ammos... WC846.

 

[2002ford]

I have reloaded for pistol mainly and some cast rifle loads. So I'm leaning things as I go with jacketed rounds. I will definitely start looking for tac. I'm hoping to get a m1a in a couple months.

 

[JmacD]

I'm hoping to get a m1a in a couple months.

Fwiw, a buddy of mine has had VERY impressive results with 168 eld-m’s and 40.2 gr of H4895. Not what the thread is about though. My apologies

 

[derek45]

that's a very popular combo

If you shoot it through a rifle with no flash suppressor, or a short barreled AR, it makes a GIANT flashbulb muzzle flash

 

[2002ford]

Derek45. Thats a great photo. I am excited to start to do load development. I just finished prepping 2500 pieces of lc brass. This should last awhile. Lol