

These rounds will expand and do great damage at slower velocities. And as long as the round is reasonably accurate and will feed and extract every time, I don't care what the velocity is.Īnother reason why I don't care about velocity, is that I will use soft point bullets. I'm just looking for ballistic uniformity and reliability. I don't care to extract every last foot per second out of my load. 223 is an intermediate round, I'm not hung up on velocity.
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It is more powerful than a pistol round and less powerful than a full sized rifle. It is by definition an intermediate round. With the preamble out of the way, let's discuss a few of the ballistic parameters. And our load will do no good if it should jam or damage our firearms. We are looking for an anti-personnel load that will stop a determined opponent.

In considering our various choices, we cannot lose sight in what we're trying to do. And then again, we have to decide upon what bullet to use. The use of military brass also entails a number of variables. These various criteria mean that we have to consider our powder choices with great care. The round must also work in bolt action weapons such as the Remington 700. Our load must work with common weapons such as the AR-15, M-16, Ruger Mini 14, HK-93, Galil etc. I'm looking for an anti-personnel load that will function with absolute reliability. It is also the main round that would be used in the event that the unthinkable should ever become thinkable.Īnd that's why I say let's consider what we are trying to do with our handloads. 223 is the current military standard and as such it will be encountered far and wide in this country. I welcome your input, but I get distracted easily so please let me finish this.īut before I discuss our techniques and ideas, let's just discuss philosophy for a moment. Please confine your answers to end of the thread. I've taken some pictures and with Jeff Dorr's help, we'll get them up here for you to see.įor the sake of continuity, please let me ramble on for a spell. All right folks, after much scratching and biting, we are ready to discuss the reloading of military 5.56mm brass.
