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I have multiple reloading manuals, and I was looking at trying a 55 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip with H4895 powder in .223 Remington. The Nosler manual doesn't list it with H4895, but it does with IMR 4895; at 23.5 to 25.5 grains. I also noticed that the Nosler manual has Varget and Benchmark powder (Both made by Hodgdon, one is faster, one is slower than H4895. Both the Varget and Benchmark are listed at 23.0 start and 25.0 max in the Nosler Manual.)
I also looked in my freebie Hodgdon manual, and it lists 26.0 grains max H4895 with a Speer 55 grain SP, and 26.2 grains max IMR4895.
Speer #14 Manual lists 23.5 to 25.5 H4895 with 55 grain bullets; FMJ, HP, and SP.
Hornady 7th doesn't list .223 Remington, 55 grain bullets with H4895 powder. (It does list IMR 4895 with a max of 25.1)
So my question for everyone is: Do you think I could safely load my 55 Nosler Ballistic Tips with 23.5 (start) to 25.0 (max) grains of H4895? I appreciate anyone's experience or input in this matter.
I have multiple reloading manuals, and I was looking at trying a 55 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip with H4895 powder in .223 Remington. The Nosler manual doesn't list it with H4895, but it does with IMR 4895; at 23.5 to 25.5 grains. I also noticed that the Nosler manual has Varget and Benchmark powder (Both made by Hodgdon, one is faster, one is slower than H4895. Both the Varget and Benchmark are listed at 23.0 start and 25.0 max in the Nosler Manual.)
I also looked in my freebie Hodgdon manual, and it lists 26.0 grains max H4895 with a Speer 55 grain SP, and 26.2 grains max IMR4895.
Speer #14 Manual lists 23.5 to 25.5 H4895 with 55 grain bullets; FMJ, HP, and SP.
Hornady 7th doesn't list .223 Remington, 55 grain bullets with H4895 powder. (It does list IMR 4895 with a max of 25.1)
So my question for everyone is: Do you think I could safely load my 55 Nosler Ballistic Tips with 23.5 (start) to 25.0 (max) grains of H4895? I appreciate anyone's experience or input in this matter.
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