Going to give this ammo a test and see how it shoots in my AR. Just curious if anyone know what powder they used. I pulled one round and the charge was 24.2gr of an extruded powder. Look very similar to H4895. It was a little more yellow in color than varget. Can anyone confirm what powder they are using in this ammo?
Anyone know what powder is used in Hornady 223 73gr ELD-M factory ammo?
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What are the cartridge OAL's? Can you get a picture of the powder? I shot a 73 ELD-M work-up with H4895 last night and I can say I'd be very surprised if it was H4895 at that charge level. Anything past 24.0 grains in formed Winchester brass was EXTREMELY compressed and seating to 2.260' was deforming bullets if not slow-poured / settled. It was also a pretty stout load with flat primers but no ejector marks or smears. Velocities were right at 2700fps with a 16" Suppressed mid gas AR.
Powders that you and I cant get.... Im currently using 23.6g 8208XBR with the 73 ELD-M in my 20" AR with sub 0.5moa accuracy at 2801 and single digit SD's...
I'm with you on the unobtanium powders that manufacturers like to use. I finished work-up with H4895 in a customers build last evening. We settled in at 23.8g of H4895 and backed off the COAL to 2.220". This particular 5.56 barrel liked a bit more jump. Consistent sub-MOA and low single digit SD's from a PSA stainless budget build. Hovering around 2650fps. Called it good.
I worked up the 73 with Varget in my old school Larue upper with a Lothar Walther tube. Accuracy was outstanding across the board but velocity was weak with no stand-out nodes. I'll try again with H4895.
I worked up the 73 with Varget in my old school Larue upper with a Lothar Walther tube. Accuracy was outstanding across the board but velocity was weak with no stand-out nodes. I'll try again with H4895.
Bumping this one up to see if anyone else has played with the 73gr eld-m's much. Right now I am working with varget, tac and aa2520. Haven't finalized anything yet but looks like my gun is liking the varget very slightly compressed at 24.4gr and 2.250. I am going to retest it on thrsday and try some at 24.6 as well.
All my 73 ELD testing has me using 8208. It was the clear winner with this bullet in 3 different barrels.
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