Thread: Anybody bought some of the cheap 223 cases on TM? is it worth bothering with?

So I bought some of this brass and been working my way through slowly tidying it up. I will be loading for a bolt action at first with a 22" barrel but I am going to get it chopped to 18" and suppressed when money allows. I was just wondering which powder people seem to be using most in their .223's? I was thinking either BM2 or 2206H but not quite decided yet.

When my mate gets round to it, we will eventually be loading for a 14.5" ar15 as well so having the same powder between both would be handy for that as well. Hence I am leaning towards BM2 at the moment being slightly quicker for the shorter barrel.

Originally Posted by sparky1000

I was just wondering which powder people seem to be using most in their .223's? I was thinking either BM2 or 2206H but not quite decided yet.

When my mate gets round to it, we will eventually be loading for a 14.5" ar15 as well so having the same powder

I use 2206h in several .223's with barrels from 12.5 all the way up to 22"
Is it the best? I have no idea but it seems to work just fine. They are all semis for what it worth.