Thread: 223 help

ok I feel a bit of a dumb arse having to ask as I can usually figure this shit out my self but here I am so ive got this nea ar15 got it brand new its always had an accuracy problem so me being me I like to get it sorted myself as I got it as a thing to mod etc after putting the bits in it I wanted I think ive got the rifle part sorted its got a better trigger 14.5" spanners barrel carbine gas system standard gas block and running a mae can on it the main problem with it was the barrel nut was loose from new so now I feel theres a problem with my hand loads ive shot 55gr pills up to 69sierra hpbt which go the best but now I'm getting pressure problems which once sorted should get it more accurate I hope I started with the go to load of 25gr 2206h coal was to fit mag but kept blowing primers out so ive backed it off to 24.5gr 2206h I'm getting really flat primers and some are piercing it seems like a mild load in the adi book so I'm going to go back to 24gr any quirky things I should look for in this kind of set up and yes I know should of worked up so far with my reloading ive found I could safely start mid way with the load data cheers

Take off the can put a terminator brake on and just buy hornady sst superformance ammo

I fukn hate those things it came with one as well

The brake? I'll grab it from you. P.m. me details if a terminator


Oh and try geco ammo, from aoraki ammo, bloody good stuff and a great price.

Oh and your gun is fucked. I'll buy it for 200 from you..

Originally Posted by Beaker

The brake? I'll grab it from you. P.m. me details if a terminator


Oh and try geco ammo, from aoraki ammo, bloody good stuff and a great price.

Oh and your gun is fucked. I'll buy it for 200 from you..

Nah its not the gun its just the person operating the gun hahaha

its not a terminator just the one its comes with standard and yea I'm starting to think its fukd fukn thing

Originally Posted by Paddy79

Nah its not the gun its just the person operating the gun hahaha

hope not don't have any problems with any of the bolt guns

Originally Posted by northdude

its not a terminator just the one its comes with standard and yea I'm starting to think its fukd fukn thing

Due to your honesty, I'll up my offer to 250....

how ever all I can say is @Kiwi Greg is since finally fitting the T3 brake on my 223 Ar15 well recoil is less, follow up shots are quicker and more accurate. definitely maybe a bit more louder for the poor bastards who wish to stand to the side of me but I don't care it is faster easier and quicker to lay rounds down range

youd be better off with a sks the way this thing has gone worst case ill get another one that goes well and swap parts until I find out what it is but want to eliminate the ammo for now

223 has bugger all recoil to begin with

Originally Posted by northdude

223 has bugger all recoil to begin with

Yes and now even less with the t3 I had to go T3 because of the bull barrel, now my 5 year old likes pulling that sensitive 3 gun match trigger

one thing I should try I guess is make a dummy round and chamber it and see if the projectile is jammed in the lands

or give up hand loading and buy factory Hornady rounds

Try some factory as a few have said and see if the problem persists factory is pretty hot for pressure anyway. Measure coal of your reloads against the factory stuff then freebore drop a projectile in the chamber and tap lighly onto the lands measure distance from the muzzle end. Repeat with a dummy round the difference is the bullet jump to the rifling. It might not help but it cant hurt to know.