Thread: Low velocity and pressure Howa 223

You'll probably need to load it at 24.5gr, IE 100% case fill with the 73's seated to "Standard length". This does 2640 out of my 18" barrel and 2720 out of a friend's 20".

2206H works much better if you are chasing velocity, if you can find it anywhere in a useful quantity. The same load as above but with 06H yields almost an extra 100fps in my 18" barrel.

The speed you are currently getting still kills things just fine with 73's. Imo it isn't a bullet you want to push to hard, to close, they are very splashy.