So....I've been tinkering with my .223 for the last month...shooting every bullet and most powder combinations I can afford to try....and the only one that keeps bugging me, because i can't get it to shoot, is CFE223! The BEST i can get at 100yds is a little over 0.5" (measuring CTC or the extreme holes)....but the groups just open up from there! I've tried:
50gr vmax
52gr amax
53gr HP-M
55gr FBHP
The best shooting combination, so far, has been 27.1gr with 52gr A-max @ 1.897", followed fairly close by 27.4gr with a 52gr A-max @ 1.900" (ogive). I've shot on the lands (1.900); 0.003, 0.002, 0.005 off the lands, and 0.001 into the lands. I've shot powder combinations from 26.8 to 27.7 on the A-max...
So, is this the point at which you just give up on a powder and give it to a buddy, or do you keep going and just try smaller and smaller increments...hoping something finally gives?
I mean, i've got my WC844 and Benchmark loads that keep me happy out to 400yds....and I've got some RL15 and Varget stuff i'm working on that's showing promise....so I know it's not my reloading or shooting skills......
50gr vmax
52gr amax
53gr HP-M
55gr FBHP
The best shooting combination, so far, has been 27.1gr with 52gr A-max @ 1.897", followed fairly close by 27.4gr with a 52gr A-max @ 1.900" (ogive). I've shot on the lands (1.900); 0.003, 0.002, 0.005 off the lands, and 0.001 into the lands. I've shot powder combinations from 26.8 to 27.7 on the A-max...
So, is this the point at which you just give up on a powder and give it to a buddy, or do you keep going and just try smaller and smaller increments...hoping something finally gives?
I mean, i've got my WC844 and Benchmark loads that keep me happy out to 400yds....and I've got some RL15 and Varget stuff i'm working on that's showing promise....so I know it's not my reloading or shooting skills......