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Posted: 4/15/2004 8:39:16 AM EDT
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My question is for anyone here who may be able to help me develop loads. Long time lurker first time poster. I have been a handloader for over 25 years. I am currently Distinguished in pistol & want to go for Double Distinguished. I shot my first Hi Power match last summer & had a blast doing it. I used a M1-A 308 and discovered the recovery time was a bit more than the vast majority of the others shooting AR's. I have never owned an AR but am quite familiar with them. I have arranged a loaner AR until I can afford to have one built, and will have the use of one for this year. The problem is I will get it the evening before the match (May 1)and will have no load developement time. I do load for a 223 contender and a 223AI in a converted to rifle xp-100 27" bbl. The 223's I now have loaded, are Molyed 52 gr Speer's and I know that while they might work for offhand 200 yd shooting, they will not cut the mustard for 300yd's and are out of reality for 600yds. I will be using Lake City 75 brass, 69 Sierras for 200 & 300 and Hornady 75 gr A-Max's for 600 yds, Rem 7 1/2 or Fed 205M primers, on hand powders are H-322, Varget, AA2200, 4064, WC852 (slow lot), some BL C-2. Any proven loads for 200/300 and 600 with any of these combinations? I would prefer to utilize on hand powders but am open to suggestions. I need to load these to under magazine length, so I pretty much need OAL, powder suggestions, any actual chronograph results (so I can calculate amount of drop and wind deflection). Any help will be greatly appreciated. stork45 |
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