Thread: CFE 223

Is anyone using or tried it in their .223 with heavy weight pills ie 70-80 grn

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Case full of 2208

Originally Posted by 25/08 IMP

Is anyone using or tried it in their .223 with heavy weight pills ie 70-80 grn

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Just doing trials in my 22-204 with 80gr ELDM.
I haven't tried anything else, as I don't have 06 or 08. Had over 3k in a 21" barrel with great accuracy. I'll be settling for less speed tho' for case life.
Cant see why it shouldn't perform in a 223 case, it's a slow powder.
Dirty bitch ball powder too


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Sounds like ADI is going to be hard to get no 2206H coming from what I heard.
So this maybe worth tr

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Yep I tried some loads in my Tikka T3x .223 20" barrel.
73gn Hornady ELDM
24.5gn: 2712fps
25gn: 2790fps
25.5gn: 2855fps (no pressure signs)

Hodgdon list a max charge behind the 73gm Projectile of 26.2gn for 2990fp with a 24" barrel. I stopped my testing there when I got hold of some 2206H but I reckon 26gns would be fine and should crack the 2900fps mark in my 20" barrel.

Originally Posted by zeropak

Yep I tried some loads in my Tikka T3x .223 20" barrel.
73gn Hornady ELDM
24.5gn: 2712fps
25gn: 2790fps
25.5gn: 2855fps (no pressure signs)

Hodgdon list a max charge behind the 73gm Projectile of 26.2gn for 2990fp with a 24" barrel. I stopped my testing there when I got hold of some 2206H but I reckon 26gns would be fine and should crack the 2900fps mark in my 20" barrel.

Awesome I may try some at some stage as a back up.

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I had great hopes for CFE223 in my 223. The groupings were average at best. Some tight but inconsistent. Being ball powder I'm thinking magnum primers may be the solution. CFE223 does give significant speed but it's all for nought if its not accurate.
I've also tried RL15 as a 2208 substitute but it's pretty anemic. I think I was loading up to 24g RL15 under 60g V-max and 65g Sierra Pro Hunters. My barrel is 1:10 so I don't think it will shoot much heavier.

Its my primary powder, in the 6x45, with 75-80and 85gr 6mm bullets, cant see it not working, in .223 with the same weights.

27 grns and 60 grn Hammer Hunter is working for me.
Otherwise I haven’t had much luck with it in .223

It’s excellent with 120 grn in the 7-08

Originally Posted by Tahr

27 grns and 60 grn Hammer Hunter is working for me.
Otherwise I haven’t had much luck with it in .223

It’s excellent with 120 grn in the 7-08

Ok thanks Bruce I forgot you used it.

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Originally Posted by kiwijames

I had great hopes for CFE223 in my 223. The groupings were average at best. Some tight but inconsistent. Being ball powder I'm thinking magnum primers may be the solution. CFE223 does give significant speed but it's all for nought if its not accurate.
I've also tried RL15 as a 2208 substitute but it's pretty anemic. I think I was loading up to 24g RL15 under 60g V-max and 65g Sierra Pro Hunters. My barrel is 1:10 so I don't think it will shoot much heavier.

I haven't done much testing but the small amount I have done seemed to be as good as my current loads with the .223 which are sub MOA. The only real possible issue I found with CFE223 was the powder is very fine and tend to stick to everything but it does meter very accurately.