Long-time (or old-time) benchresters: .223 load data for old bullet

[TexasShooter59]

I recently came in possession of several .224 bullets that can be identified in the attached photo. What few things I can find about this on the Internet says they were made in the 60's, 70's or early 80's. This happens to be the weight and type bullet that one of my factory bolt rifles likes, so I wanted to try them out.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I can find a similar bullet and use that load data. But, I also know there are some BR folks here that might have used this, probably 22PPC, but who knows, maybe .223 Rem.

Once again, I'm wanting to try this Remington .224 52gr. Bench Rest bullet in a factory Remington 700 .223 varmint rifle with 1/12 twist. CCI 400 primers with Benchmark or H322, probably.

Thanks in advance for your advice; I get lots of good info from this forum!

 

[rcmodel]

Use current load data for any current 52 or 53 grain HP and work up to best accuracy.

rc

 

[chevy_dmax]

Dang it RC your quick.

A lot of load manuals have 52 grain recipes. I don't have my books in front of me, but I know the hornady book does. If yours do not, one could use 55 grain recipe without too much of a worry.

Bill.

 

[TexasShooter59]

Sierra, Hornady, Speer and my Lyman 49th all do. Plus, my Hodgdon 2007 magazine does too.

Thanks for your responses! I figured folks would be out doing fun stuff this afternoon.

 

[FROGO207]

They will be good for target shooting but although a hollow point they will not be optimal as a hunting bullet. This is because of the extra thick jacket causing minimal expansion. But they were sorted out by weight IIRC and each box had all the same bullets within.

 

[TexasShooter59]

Frogo207, these are for targets only. If they were sorted by weight, I guess it would be best to keep the loaded rounds separated by the box of bullets? I'm not trying to compete, but I want to see what they can do without a lot of unnecessary hassle.

 

[NCsmitty]

Those old flat base bullets can shoot some tiny groups, and I shot a bunch of the flat base Remington Power-lokts back in the day. Speer and Sierra still have flat base HP in their listings.


NCsmitty

 

[rcmodel]

they will not be optimal as a hunting bullet.

I seem to recall nothing left but a cloud of feathers and a pink mist in the air when using them on crows out of a .222 Rem and a 22-250.

Also killed a bunch of coyotes with them, bang-flop, DRT.

rc

 

[Walkalong]

Yep, target bullets tend to have thin jackets.

 

[rodregier]

H322 *would* be a nice powder choice for the cartridge and projectiles listed.

 

[FROGO207]

I dunno?? They were never that good on groundhogs or foxes in my hornet. Never shot a crow with it though. I only have recently got into a 22-250 ---should have done it when they first came out.

 

[rcmodel]

They were never intended for Hornet velocity or spin rate.

Get one going 3,000 - 3,600+ FPS and stand back when it hits a varmint of any size.

Shock & Awe baby! Shock & AWE!

rc

 

[cpt-t]

TexasShooter59: A lady in Amarillo Tx gave me this load in 1976. 21grs of IMR4198 and a 52 gr BTHP MATCH Bullet. This works on 52 gr FLAT BASE 52 gr HP MATCH also. This is the best 223 load I have ever used. Good luck to you.
ken

 

[Mohave-Tec]

Texas, I'm thinking those round cornered plastic boxes are 90's at the oldest? when was DuPont in association with Remington?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Texas, I'm thinking those round cornered plastic boxes are 90's at the oldest? when was DuPont in association with Remington?

DuPont probably made the plastic box they are in.

 

[TexasShooter59]

^Good point!

 

[Mohave-Tec]

....in the 90's.

 

[788Ham]

Not trying to steal your thread..... I've used the same load mentioned by cpt-t in my .223 for a long time, only I've used Hornady bullets in the same weight and configuration. Shock & awe is right, just as rc mentioned.

 

[witchhunter]

Dang, haven't seen those boxes in a while. Good Bullets.

 

[TexasShooter59]

Thanks for all the comments, I really appreciate it!

Right now, I have Benchmark and H322 that I plan to test with. If I see some IMR 4198, I may pick up a pound.