new to reloading

[ragewalker]

I would like to load some 223 with a 62 grain bullet
I have a 1/9 twist barrel, and I would like to come up with some accurate loads.
I need to know what kind/type of powder and primers is a good place to start.
please dont abbreviate, as i dont know what they stand for
and ill be buying from midway.
I read some reloading forums and dident really see what I was after, or dident understand it.
Thanks for the help I do appriciate it

 

[Victor N TN]

Re: new to reloading

Buy a Lyman's Centerfire Handloading Manual and read all the NON Caliber Specific chapters. Read the safety and starting up chapters twice.

What rifle you're shooting it out of will make a difference.

What barrel length will also make a difference.

Do you know anyone close by that has a chronograph?

What is the final purpose that you intend for this rifle / ammo combination?

 

[jasonk]

Re: new to reloading

First....check here, there are 4 pages of 223 loads.
http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=351023#Post351023

Second....if you fill out your profile with location it's very likely that a veteran reloader can give you some hands on teaching that will save you hours of frustration. Reloading is fun and rewarding, but the first couple times is tough to figure out exactly what the book is telling you to do.

 

[ragewalker]

Re: new to reloading

I have a lymans manual comeing from miday now, along w my first set of reloading equipment. I will read it when it gets here.
it is a ruger sr 556, semi-auto, barrel is 16".
I dont know anyone w a chronograph, but the people helping me out with this, say thats the next thing they see me buying.
purpose of the ammo is to learn a little about reloading before i load 338, and also to get better skillset shooting my 223 before a 338.

I will look thru those loads, and fill out my profile
Thanks for the replys

 

[Grumulkin]

Re: new to reloading

I've been reloading since the 1960s and only got a chronograph a few years ago. I have NEVER used it as a criteria for load workup. My use of it is limited to satisfy my curiosity as to how fast my bullets are going after load workup.

A chronograph is nice yes but essential no. It doesn't, by the way, tell you whether or not cartridge pressures are too high.