Author Topic: .223 loads. Barns Bullets. (Read 446 times)

henry1 · « **on:** January 12, 2005, 09:22:53 AM »

I am usin the barns bullets now, little more accuracy and same price as nosler bt's. I bought the book too and with a charge of 25 gr of imr4198 it sends em sailin. But, it fills the case to the top. so theyr compresed loads. I cant seat the bullet close to the lands cause the powder wants to push em out. You guys got any ideas on this? I want to keep the same charge with the same oal. Let me here your minds speak! Thanks in advance guys. Hank.

jeff223 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2005, 10:46:20 AM »

i never had a compressed load push the bullet out.dont know what to tell you.

maybe go to a differant powder and try that

Fred M · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2005, 04:12:46 PM »

Henry1
1.Hodgdon lists the H4198 as the fastest powder for the 223.
2. I don't see any loads with 25gr of that powder.
3 You don't say what bullet weight you are using.

Varget is the powder listed as the most suitable for the 223.

H4198 is fast enough without being compressed. As a general rule you don't compress fast powder. At least not to a point where it pushes the bullet out of the neck.

henry1 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2005, 08:21:43 AM »

I am usin the 40gr bullet from Barns. I got the info out of the Barns reoading manual.