Another_Kelley
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Rodents are out over here in my neck of the woods which has helped me work through the remaining stock of H4198 I've had on hand for over 10 years... at which point I went to acquire more and essentially realized I was all done using H4198 given it's 'new' asking price. Close to a quarter per cartridge loaded in powder ALONE is literally insane after adding in the cost of a bullet & primer for a 223. Time to move on to something else. I was amazed to see several Vihtavuori options are now cheaper than a lot of suitable Hodgdon powders?? I still have plenty of CFE223, TAC, Varget, R10x, N133 and N120 so I just didn't worry about acquiring anything new for now. I have several 223 rifles of various twists, but the two I gravitate towards that seem to like light bullets are an older Ruger M77 and an earlier model Savage SS Varmint. Both of which seem to love Nosler 40gr HPs. In my first attempt at loading the little 'varmageddon' hps with a different powder I chose TAC with a Rem 7 1/2BR primer. The second load in was 27gr and strangely enough it had an identical POI as my previous favorite load with H4198. I was able to shoot several clusters between a half and 3/4 of an inch. Done, I guess But not really. I have a pile of 40gr Vmax, and some 34gr Dogtown HPs that are going to get the same treatment.
So let's hear bout your favorite rodent getter loads using 40gr or less bullets in the 223. I'm extra curious if anyone is shooting them with any accuracy out of a 1-7 to 1-9 twist.
So let's hear bout your favorite rodent getter loads using 40gr or less bullets in the 223. I'm extra curious if anyone is shooting them with any accuracy out of a 1-7 to 1-9 twist.