.223 75gr eldm varget

[Lawnboi]

Guess they were sold out, my order was canceled. Anyone try 80 gr smk out of a 223?


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75 bthp by Hornady are a good affordable bullet to learn with.

75 eldm are a good choice if you have already figured out longer magazine length. The shortest you can load these is ~2.38”.

73 eldm are similar to above but designed to work at 2.26”.

Varget will likely be suitable for your setup, but like I said may or may not be a bit slow.

223 is a great cartridge to learn on.

 

[Bigwilly556]

Bartlein 22" carbon m24 223 WYLED.

Hornady 75 ELD
.020 off
24.4 varget
CCI 450
2850

Check europtic for the 75 ELD. Hard to beat this bullet if your gun likes them.

5 shots 100 yards. Best group I've ever shot.

 

[Pharmseller]

It will kill a deer right quick, too.




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[FLS]

Guess they were sold out, my order was canceled. Anyone try 80 gr smk out of a 223?


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Yes.It’s an outstanding bullet. somewhere around 24.0 grains of Varget is a sweet spot and common load.

 

[FrankieP1988]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, first trip was a success. Found a promising load: 80 gr smk, 24.3 gr varget, 8.2 sd, 23 es, about .55” 10 shots, .020” off lands

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[317millhand]

I was trying to work up a load with that combo. Settled on 25.0gr varget at 1.905” cbto. Getting 2910fps in a 22” tikka. Accuracy never came close to berger 80gr vld’s so I gave up.

How compressed is that load

 

[Zackw]

How compressed is that load

Honestly don’t remember, but I’m sure it was a little crunchy. I’m currently shooting 24.8gr under the 80gr vld’s with starline brass and they crunch down a little bit, but nothing worth worrying about.