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Posted: 6/2/2009 7:05:16 AM EDT
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Help me out.
I have ordered everything I should need to load .223 except for the powder I want to use. I can get TAC but I am not familiar with it. Is it a good powder for .223? |
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Not to be rude here, but most people look that stuff up, and see what'll work for the weight of bullet they want to use. If it has been listed, people are using it.
Hodgdon, Ramshot, and VihtaVuori all post their load data online, as do some bullet manufacturers (like Nosler, which even goes so far as to tell you what they found most accurate in their test guns). |
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Help me out. I have ordered everything I should need to load .223 except for the powder I want to use. I can get TAC but I am not familiar with it. Is it a good powder for .223? TAC is perfectly fine for the heavier 223 bullets 60 gr or so and up. The 69, 75, 77 and 80 gr bullets are where it reaches its best performance. For me, it offers higher velocity with no signs of excessive pressure at all, lower cost, good accuracy and much better metering (lower SD) when throwing powder charges, as compared to Varget. It also works well for the lighter bullets but it is not optimal. Optimal is not necessary in these times of supply shortages. |
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Help me out. I have ordered everything I should need to load .223 except for the powder I want to use. I can get TAC but I am not familiar with it. Is it a good powder for .223? Good question, as you are asking about a powder that is very good in the 223 I know you looked up several powders and chose a very versatile one. I like TAC for light bullets and high volume loading. This is also a good starting powder. enjoy your new hobby always ask questions Varget does better in the heat, but is a pain to meter out. |
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Thanks for the answers. A great help. H335 is just not available so TAC was my next choice. I will be loading 55 grain FMJ. I know it is not the best bullet for accuracy but I just want to hit 12" x 12" paper at 100 yards. I stopped using TAC for my 55s. H335 just seemed more consistent than TAC at that weight. I shelfed the TAC I had after my test batches and am saving it for 168gr .308 and 69gr and up .223. |
| I am just starting to develop a load for my 223 and I am very happy with the results I have seen so far with TAC and 55 gr Hornady V-Max. Getting about 1/2"-3/4" groups at a hundred yards. SO far my gun with 25.5 grains and CCI 450 primers (only have magnum primers at this time due to the short supply of primers). TAC is nice to work with since it meeters well and flows through the funnel ncely when filling the case. |
| I shoot 26grs of TAC with a 55gr Hornady Vmax all the time and its a hammer with consistent sub MOA groups. Chrono's at 3000fps in a 20" barrel and has zero pressure issues. I use Wolf Magnum small rifle primers and Lake City processed cases purchased from Scharch. |
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TAC is great for 55 grain bullets, although as pointed out, that's not really what it's for.
24.5 grains over 55 gr FMJ works great for me for practice loads. That load gets me a very accurate and cheap practice round. The down side is that it's a light load so the POI shifts a bit at distance compared to full power ammo. |
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