question on feeding a ar for noobie

[acts238]

Im gonna start reloading for my 1st ar
got lots of lc brass -cci primers
looking at bullets at pvi
which of these will work best
or will all of them work for ar coal-feed requirements ?
.224 55 GR FMJ-BT W/C
.224 55 GR SP W/C
.224 77 gr. HPBT MatchKing
thanks for any help

 

[George63]

.224 55 GR FMJ-BT W/C

this and 25 gr of H335 is an economical / great way to start loading

 

[BobinNC]

Buy yourself 1000 of these, Nosler 22 77 gr Custom Competition HPBT (OVER-RUN) 250ct - Bullets (OVER-RUN) - Factory Over Runs - Nosler Products load with any one of a dozen powders listed below and go shoot.

H322
H335
H4895
Varget
RL15
RL12
N203-B
N202
CFE223
IMR 8208
IMR 4895
Ramshot TAC

 

[PittsDriver]

Barrel twist?

 

[acts238]

7 twist
ruled out wondering what weight I could shoot

 

[PittsDriver]

FWIW H335 is my choice for powder. Meters well in my Dillon and seems to burn clean enough for me.

 

[Rob01]

What are you doing with the AR? Short range blasting? 600 yard competition? Kind of makes a difference as to bullet choice. I wouldn't waste money on heavy match bullets if I was shooting 10-200 yard 3 gun or just plinking. But if you are shooting long range precision then the heavier bullets would be a better choice.

 

[acts238]

335 sounds good except I got lots of Varget for my 223 bollt
I'm gonna use it maimly for dogs 20-200 yards so I picked up some of the nos cc 77"s sweet deal thanks for heads up on those

 

[AKONA]

The amax in 75gr is a great value in the 600 packs. Works well with varget.
The 80gr amax is also a good one in 600 packs too. slower but the bullet efficiency makes up for the initial loss.
Accurate has a nice reloading book for NATO pressure loads.
Also might enjoy some of these match winning accuracy loads. Might need variations to find out what your barrel likes...

http://accurateshooter.net/Downloads/sierra223ar.pdf

Shoot straight and stay safe.