Author Topic: FFFFFFFFFFFINALLY (Read 849 times)

sealer · « **on:** February 16, 2006, 05:40:16 AM »

after much hand-ringing and walking & talking to myself,i finally found a load that my 223 ultra excels with. all loads that i previously tried shot 3" or worse @ 100 yds, with major vertical stringing. but no more.
my new pet load is; 28.0 grs of AA2230 behind a hornady 50 gr V-max and a CCI 450 magnum primer. several 5 shot groups-all bullets touching in each group and no vertical stringing.
look out song-dogs,here i come.
dennis

knight0334 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2006, 06:04:29 AM »

congrats!

patience is key at times.

Busta · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2006, 06:39:46 AM »

Glad to hear this sealer! You shoud have some satisfaction after your problems. Good luck on the 'yotes!

Norseman112 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2006, 01:40:03 PM »

Congrats Dennis,

Sometimes it takes a while to find a load that works.

John

sealer · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2006, 03:52:41 PM »

this is a new experience for me.before,when i got a new gun,i would try about 6 or 7 different loads.and usually one of them would really shine thru.but with this ultra-it was really a struggle.it took dozens of load / bullet combinations. i was beginning to doubt myself.
thanks,dennis

quickdtoo · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2006, 04:38:46 PM »

You're not alone, many, many handloaders have tried to match Win whitebox accuracy without luck, that's why it's considered the gold standard for .223 Handy/Ultra accuracy. :wink:

Tim

sealer · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2006, 05:13:32 AM »

i tried the white box 45 grainers.and they didn't shoot very well either.
dennis