New to loading rifle: loading 223 for bolt guns

[Texas10]

Nothing on the Alliant website to indicate what type of powder it is, extruded or ball.
Can someone enlighten me?

 

[Bill K]

If you click on each of their powders they state the type they are. Start with clicking on Products.

 

[Oso]

Nothing on the Alliant website to indicate what type of powder it is, extruded or ball.
Can someone enlighten me?

CFE223 is flat spherical (i.e. large amount of surface area), which will mean it will be more sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Varget and XBR8208 are extruded stick powders (less surface area), which tend to be less sensitive to temperature changes.

 

[Texas10]

If you click on each of their powders they state the type they are. Start with clicking on Products.

Did that, found nothing. Can you provide a link for we techno-boobs?

 

[Jackal2016]

Did that, found nothing. Can you provide a link for we techno-boobs?

Well of course you wouldn't find anything regarding CFE-223 on Alliant's website as it is a Hodgdon product. But at the same token, while browsing Alliant's site one might be interested in checking out AR-Comp for the 223. It is not spherical (or ball) like CFE-223, but it is extruded. I think the kernels are fairly short compared to some other extruded powders.

 

[jepp2]

but my problem is Hornady reloading manual only goes to 60ngr bullets in their 223 loads and any bigger loads are service rifle or AR designated

Here is the Sierra data for bolt guns. Goes up to 80 gr bullets.