221Fireball W296 Powder

[Nik]

Hello, I am revisiting my CZ527 221Fireball rifle and has been firing off old (2007) reloads and retesting loads. So far, I have have good luck with 35 g V Max, 40g Hornet hollow point bullets, 45g Soft Points. I am keen to test Speer 50g TNT using W296 powder. Has anyone try this combination? Or can anyone point me to the right direction? Thanks. BTW, all the above mentioned 35g to 45g bullets were tested using W296 powder.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

I have found that no powder comes close to Lil'l Gun in 221 Fireball. About 150 fps faster than anything else. My favorite load is 15 grs Lil'l Gun and
40 gr V-Max. One hole from my Cooper.

 

[areaone]

Got 2 0f them, stock Rem 700, 15 gr LiL gun, 50 gr Hornady SP or SX (CHEAP) and you have the perfect varmint rifle for under 300 yds, can take it to 350, but gets a little iffffffy. Great litle caliber, Luv It, have killed lots of PD, Will be usi ng it over a 223 in Wy next week, forget the other powders, go with Lil Gun, I have tried it all, nothing compares, a well kept secrect, keep it that way.

 

[Charles]

Best load for my cooper is N120 and the 40 gr hornady

 

[Nik]

Thanks for the inputs. I have bought a canister of Lil Gun to try, however, I am not giving up the W296 just yet. With the 50grainers and 15 grains of Lil Gun, what speed are you guys getting?

 

[8ballchaz]

Mine likes N-133, 18.6gns with a 40 V-Max and a 7.5 Rem primer.

 

[Nik]

Thanks, I just check my inventory, I get a lot of N133 (I shoot 6ppc from time to time ) and I will give that a go too. I am mostly trying for an accurate load of 50 grain bullets, any more input would be most grateful. Cheers!

 

[ar15topgun]

IMR 4227 and IMR 4198 work well in the fireball also.

 

[matthias]

15.5 grains of little gun with 40 gr v max 3600 fps . Average .5 three shot groups remington 700 lvss Leupold fixed 8 target dot.

 

[Ohio1]

Don't forget RL7 works well with 40 and 50gr bullets in 221!

Steve

 

[tenring]

I assume you are working with a 14 twist. My custom 221 FB loves the 50 gr. Hornady SX over 17.3 grs. H 322. Never chrono'd it.

 

[LCazador]

I'm using 19.6g AA1680 with Rem 7 1/2 and 50g VMax at 3300+fps , Rem 700 classic 24 inch barrel , groups .240" at a hundred . And then there's my Gonzo fireball , 20.8g 2200 , Rem 7 1/2 , 52g AMax , 3400+fps and groups in 1's ;D ! , 26 inch Krieger , 12 twist .