Powder for 40gr V-Max 223

[Elliott]

Hi chaps, I'm thinking of picking up some powder to develop a load for the 40gr V-Max that I've got on the shelf at home.

If possible I'd like to also use the powder for bullets upto 53gr so it's a bit more versatile and not limited to the 40gr pills.

I'm currently loading 53gr V-Max with Vhit 133. I can use 133 bit it's not ideal for the lighter bullets.

What would you recommend?

[sir-slots-alot]

Hi buddy
I find Vit 133 is fine for 40 grn Vmax - zips them out a tad below 3800 fps and under 0.5 moa.
I have also used BCL2 and vit 120 - All give good results.

[Elliott]

Hi buddy
I find Vit 133 is fine for 40 grn Vmax - zips them out a tad below 3800 fps and under 0.5 moa.
I have also used BCL2 and vit 120 - All give good results.

Cheers Alan, I'll give it a whirl then. I figured 133 would be too slow but obviously not going by your results. Presumably this will be over max book charge weight? My 53gr V-Max load is the same so it would come as no surprise

[Kernel Gadaffi]

N120/133/140, Ramshot TAC.

[BigGun1]

Hodgson CFE.223 seems to group well in lighter loads and is clean burning

[223AI]

Ramshot Exterminator or Tac if you can get them locally

[loiner1965]

Vit 120 for me too

[Blackbaronfish]

I use vit 50.1 grain of 133 with a 40g splitzers which results in a nice ragged hole.

BBF

[Eyefor]

I use vit 50.1 grain of 133 with a 40g splitzers which results in a nice ragged hole.

BBF

50.1 grain?????

A. That is stupidly dangerous and B. won't fit in a .223 case - so what are you loading a wildcat 223-08????

Check out

http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/foru...g-vmax-in-223/

[Parabuteo]

50.1 grain?????

A. That is stupidly dangerous and B. won't fit in a .223 case - so what are you loading a wildcat 223-08????

Check out

http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/foru...g-vmax-in-223/

You sure that's right? 50 grain is a big load in 308, even with FTR I was pushing 46-47 in a big old .308 case. Would 50 grain even go into a .223 case?

[sir-slots-alot]

Its probably a typo buddy... max charge capacity is about 27 grns of Vit 133.

[Elliott]

Its probably a typo buddy... max charge capacity is about 27 grns of Vit 133.

Aye, got to be a typo. Either that our he's taking the Michael

[Ka-Boom!]

Hi buddy
I find Vit 133 is fine for 40 grn Vmax - zips them out a tad below 3800 fps and under 0.5 moa.
I have also used BCL2 and vit 120 - All give good results.

That's interesting info. I had always assumed that top velocities couldn't be achieved with 40gners with N133 as it was a tad slow. I have used N133 for the 50-55 range, but assumed something faster like N120/N130 might be better with anything lighter.

[Elliott]

There's BLC2, CFE223 and Benchmark in stock at my local RFD. Think I'll try a tub and also experiment with the 50 and 55gr Sierra BLK's that I've got too.

Didn't have much success with those using Vhit133 and looking at the Hodgdon reloading page it looks like the powder would be suitable for those too.

[223AI]

Ramshot Exterminator or Tac if you can get them locally

I'm going to retract this, Ramshot powders seem to be getting very hard to get hold of, no point in putting he time and effort in to load development if you can't get the powder!