That’s the plan. I typically like to have more than one source for data, but I also try to use Hornady data with Hornady bullets.I’ve never used it. Burn rate charts I’ve seen have it between IMR 8208 and Alliant AR Comp
If Hornady has data for it, and you’re using their bullets why not start with their load?
CFE 223 is awesome. But it is a tad hot in some of the barrels I've switched around. Better choices for .308 for me. To keep expensive brass nice I skip it. .223 with barnes 53 and 55 it makes a deer slayer. Some powders smell good to me. CFE 223 isn't one. Just useless info.If it were a bolt gun the CFE 223 load would be fine. However if the gas is too high, extraction starts just a bit too soon and bends the rim sometimes.
That's the point. We just can't give up.I'm not competing or hunting, so trouble free and accurate shooting are at the top of my list. CFE223 in my 308 only gets 1/2. That load with the 168 Amax bullets is almost accurate enough for me to overlook the cycling issues, but not quite.