Best value .224 bullets for reloading in a trainer 223 bolt action

[AZ Gator]

Hey folks. Curious what folks like to use for volume loading in a 223 rifle as a trainer? Terminal ballistics are irrelevant, but BC is worth considering. A bullet known for being forgiving/do well in nearly all rifles is what I’d like to find.

Spending $0.45/bullet for Berger and others seems unnecessary. It seems Matchburner and a couple others can be found for about $0.30/bullet, which is a good price difference.

Thanks!

 

[Ibex]

Midway usually has factory seconds cheap that work well for me.

 

[PARA1977]

Seirra sells seconds to a lot of companies. Maybe do a search on Google and see if there is any available. I purchased a lot of 77s and 69s in the .16 cent range

 

[Lawnboi]

Honest answer is the ones that shoot best. Price be damned. Nobody wants to shoot 2” groups when an extra dime a shot means better.

Even better answer, the bullet tha also kills things well. Nothing like wasting bench and range time re zeroing, re confirming and re gathering data for a bullet you decided to save 5 cents a piece on, then doing the same when it’s time to put them in meat with your expensive bullets.

Ideally, if they shoot well, I’d buy 5000 tmk, 16lbs of powder, 500 pieces of brass and 5k primers. That would allow you to actually track your setup, keep it in a state of readiness, and have data that gets more and more solid over time. That is how confidence is built.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Berry's by the 500 box. I've jack hammered thousands of those.

 

[coyotekilla]

Midway & midsouth are selling hornady 55sp's for 10 & 11 cents right now... have them and speer gold dots inbound

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Midway & midsouth are selling hornady 55sp's for 10 & 11 cents right now... have them and speer gold dots inbound

That's a great price nowadays.

 

[Moose83]

Hornady 75gr bthp or 55gr sp.