Contender .223 accuracy loads

[hughd]

Recently purchased my first Contender carbine length barrel in .223 and wondered if any of you would like to share some good paper/hunting accuracy loads...
Thanks, Hugh D
P.S. Do you crimp?

[mcwoodduck]

I bought one and stuck a 2-7X33 Weaver on mine and at the time the only hunting loads I could find were the Hornady 55grain flex tip.
So I set out to the range with a few boxes and the sand bag to get ready for a Javilina hunt.  I was happy with the groups I was getting at 100 yards on the range and headed out to Az hoping to see a desert pig. 
Just stay away from any of the factory FMJ loads. 

[KansasPaul]

here you go.

 

					Super-Accurate .223 Handloads
BULLET (type)

POWDER [/t][/t] GRAINS VELOCITY (fps)  COL DATA SOURCE 

Speer 52-gr. Match BTHP

W748 [/t] 27.5 3397 2.24 L. Simpson 

Sierra 53-gr. HP MatchKing

TAC [/t] 26 3219 2.24 L. Simpson 

Hornady 55-gr. V-Max

Varget [/t] 27 3344 2.24 Hodgdon 

Nosler 55-gr. Ballistic Tip

Reloder 7 [/t] 22.5 3284 2.25 L. Simpson 

Sierra 55-gr. BlitzKing

VV N-130 [/t] 24 3300 2.25 Sierra 

Nosler 60-gr. Partition

Benchmark [/t] 22.5 3048 2.26 Nosler 

Sierra 60-gr. HP

VV N-133 [/t] 24 3100 2.25 Sierra 

Berger 64-gr. HP Match	H335	25	3928	2.25	Les Baer
Hornady 75-gr. A-Max

W748 [/t] 23.3 2600 2.39 Hornady 

Hornady 75-gr. A-Max

H4895 [/t] 24.5 2861 2.273 Les Baer 

Hornady 75-gr. BTHP

BL-C(2) [/t] 24.4 2600 2.25 Hornady 

Swift 75-gr. Scirocco

Varget [/t] 23 2714 2.27 L. Simpson 

Sierra 77-gr. MatchKing

Reloder 15 [/t] 24 2648 2.26 L. Simpson 

Berger 80-gr. VLD

H4895 [/t] 23.7 2744 2.35 Les Baer 

Hornady 80-gr. A-Max

Varget [/t] 24.4 2752 2.23 L. Simpson 

Nosler 80-gr. J4 Comp

H335 [/t] 22.5 2719 2.45 L. Simpson 

Sierra 80-gr. MatchKing	Reloder 15	23.8	2600	2.55	Sierra
Berger 90-gr. VLD

Reloder 15 [/t] 22 2611 2.635 L. Simpson 

Berger 90-gr. VLD

VV N-550 [/t] 23 2574 2.635 L. Simpson 

Berger 90-gr. VLD	IMR-4320	22	2561	2.635	L. Simpson
Sierra 90-gr. MatchKing

H4895 [/t] 21.7 2600 2.55 Sierra 

Sierra 90-gr. MatchKing

IMR-4064

22.4

2600

2.55

Sierra

[KansasPaul]

hmmmmm............ so that's what happens when you try to insert an exel file into the forum thread. 

Send me a PM with an email address and I'll email it to you.

Do you know the twist of the barrel?  That would kelp narrow bullet choice. 

Blessings,

Paul

[KansasPaul]

no crimp. 

[BruceP]

I only had a .223 23" carbine barrel for a short while because I bought the rifle for the action. I did try a load of RL15 and a Sierra 53 gr. match bullet and it shot under 3/4"

Bruce

[Flynmoose]

55 grain Nosler Varmageddon, 20.5 gr H322 works great in my G2 20" custom shop barrel. It is not super fast but very accurate in my rifle. I believe T/C factory 223 barrels are 1 in 12 twist.
FM

[hughd]

Thanks for the info. all....