Inexpensive 223 powder

[9mmAnimal]

Looking for some décent powder for my 223s accurate 2015 is 22 grains any other suggestions

 

[CJ6]

H 335 or BL C 2

 

[rockhound78]

VV133 or Accurate 2230

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Xterminator can work.
I don’t think any powder is inexpensive now

 

[CJ6]

VV133 or Accurate 2230

Yes on 133 and it's $272 per 8lbs at Whiddens.

 

[jelenko]

What weight bullet?

 

[9mmAnimal]

55 gr and 80 gr

 

[joshb]

BL-c2. I’ve been buying it for $40/ pound. It meters wonderfully. I just finished a reloading session, showing a friend how to reload 223 plinking rounds. We set the thrower at 26.1 grains and threw 325 charges. Almost every one we checked on the scale was dead nuts on.

 

[Emmett Dibble]

What is "inexpensive".... The term means different things to different people.

 

[DGP4]

BLC-2, H335 or Ramshot TAC. None are really cheap anymore, but at least you can find them. BLC-2 is best for heavier bullets. It is my go-to powder for 77 grain SMKs.

 

[jelenko]

For 80 grain, I'd use TAC, 8208, BLC2, Shooters World Match, Varget, RL15, MR2000, 2520, N140

Clearly, faster powders would be better for the 55 grains. I don't have much experience in that weight range.

 

[drop_point]

BLC-2, H335 or Ramshot TAC. None are really cheap anymore, but at least you can find them. BLC-2 is best for heavier bullets. It is my go-to powder for 77 grain SMKs.

These are the three I use for cheap stuff. I also use StaBall Match and 8208XBR for precision loads.

 

[Frankm]

“Less expensive” might be more accurate than in-expensive …

 

[coldboreshot]

H4895
IMR 8208XBR

Agree with other comments here,
No inexpensive powders. Keep searching adds for specials.

 

[K22]

IMR 4895 but I am sure "inexpensive" is the operable word when it comes to powder, the real issue, at least around here is availability.

Fortunately, you are reloading for a caliber that accommodates a wide range of powders and you can get about 280 reloads out of a 1 lbs. canister.

 

[Fuj]

There are some good pull down powders out there with a little
research for WC-846. Just watch out for the scam sites.

 

[Andy Work]

You may want to try W748.

 

[603Country]

I use a lot of H335, and it’s easy to find right now. Another powder that I got super accuracy from was A2230, but I haven’t checked the price in a while.

Another reason to like H335 is that it’s a great powder in my 6.5 Grendel.

 

[padom]

If you want inexpensive powder to load 223 I have bought and load tons of pull down powder from American Reloading. Comes un stock weekly and sells pretty quick bur $160 8lb...

They regularly have BLC2, H335, w748, N133 A2230.....

 

[GotRDid]

If you want inexpensive powder to load 223 I have bought and load tons of pull down powder from American Reloading. Comes un stock weekly and sells pretty quick bur $160 8lb...

They regularly have BLC2, H335, w748, N133 A2230.....

….equivalent burn rate propellants.