Thread: 223 55gn sp options and performance advice please

No Belmont black to be had, was going to travel via wanganui to pick up another 1000 ends but none available. You could always try Hornady training ammo, goes alright, or H&F bulk pack ammo. It’s loaded by Belmont, have used about 1000 ends of it with no problems over the years.

Originally Posted by woods223

No Belmont black to be had, was going to travel via wanganui to pick up another 1000 ends but none available. You could always try Hornady training ammo, goes alright, or H&F bulk pack ammo. It’s loaded by Belmont, have used about 1000 ends of it with no problems over the years.

not currently but I have it on back order due towards end of August

Seeing as your daughter will be hunting deer rather than goats, and won't be using a ton of ammo... what about grabbing a couple boxes of either Federal blue box 64 gr. or Winchester Super-X 64 gr.

Both are designed for smaller species of deer, and I have never experienced them failing to expand.

Originally Posted by dannyb

fiocchi is getting thin on the ground, will likely be replaced with 55gn belmont black

Can you get that??

Originally Posted by Tahr

Can you get that??

yup towards the end of August....I have "enough" Fiocchi in the mean time

I've been using the fiocchi 55grn for work drops beef pretty good.

Originally Posted by stug

I’ve got some .223 dies sitting here, plus some Sierra 55gr sp and some Barnes 50gr ttsx, prob some small rifle primers as well.

25grns of 2206h or thereabouts behind those 50grn TTSX and it will be job done.......or just use your fiochi the barnes really up the preformance by upping the penertration but a good 50-55grn soft point in the vitals and its going to be venison for tea.

or I can give you some trailboss and some 180grn round nose hornadies and make up a 30/30 type load for the big gun for her to use???.... fill the case up,slip pill on top and see if they shoot worth a damn sort of thing....

The 55grain hornady sp from reloaders $30/100 in a bag shoot real well as does the 62grain sp they sell in a bag. 24.5g of 2206H, works well on goats and been told is a good bullet for small deer.

Originally Posted by foxhound

The 55grain hornady sp from reloaders $30/100 in a bag shoot real well as does the 62grain sp they sell in a bag. 24.5g of 2206H, works well on goats and been told is a good bullet for small deer.

the 2206H part is the major problem....at least until next ADI shipment

Originally Posted by dannyb

the 2206H part is the major problem....at least until next ADI shipment

2208,h335,cfe223 all good other options

Originally Posted by dannyb

the 2206H part is the major problem....at least until next ADI shipment

I know where there is some.... Problem would be getting it to you!

748 works just as good...as does BM1 BM2 will check manual but I have tin of 2219 here I would donate to the cause if you are stuck....

Using Vihtavuori N130 23.5g, 55g hornady soft point, 3130 out of a 20 inch barrel, accuracy is half inch

Projectile seated to the crimp, Remington 7 half primers some of the ingredients bought before prices went ballistic, costing me 65 cents each, that’s cheaper than 17 hmr