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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 62 grain .224 match bullets

Posted: 10/22/2017 4:51:56 PM EDT

I had a surprisingly good group with a newer barrel today with PMC Xtac 62 grain steel core/M855 (7/8 shots in 1.2 moa). I want to work up some loads with some good 62 grain bullets to see if anything comes of it. What are some suggestions for match quality 62 grain bullets? I'm not seeing any obvious choices out there.

Posted: 10/22/2017 6:10:51 PM EDT

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Is there some particular reason that you want 62gr?

For AR's with twist rate of at least 9 in 1 the 69gr Sierra BTHP is pretty much a gold standard for accuracy. It works well in faster twists too.

Motor

Posted: 10/22/2017 7:25:48 PM EDT

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Look at the 62gr Hornady BTHP that Midsouth carries.

Posted: 10/22/2017 8:39:32 PM EDT

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@AS556 If you use this bullet, have you found any particular powder and charge that seems to work well with it?

Posted: 10/22/2017 8:52:29 PM EDT

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@AS556 If you use this bullet, have you found any particular powder and charge that seems to work well with it?

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25.5gr TAC got good velocity but only one of my rifles grouped it well, a 1/7 20".

Hard to say exactly how accurate as that rifle just has irons and I dont have a good bag to shoot off.

Hard to go wrong with TAC though and the bullet is only about .10c each.

Posted: 10/22/2017 9:05:25 PM EDT

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Is there some particular reason that you want 62gr?

For AR's with twist rate of at least 9 in 1 the 69gr Sierra BTHP is pretty much a gold standard for accuracy. It works well in faster twists too.

Motor

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Also, in my limited experience with three rifles, while the 50 yard groups between xtac and two different 69smk loads were not identical for POI, they did overlap.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 62 grain .224 match bullets

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