Thread: reloading for ar15 carbine

I am in the process of purchasing a 14.5inch barreled ar15 with a 1in7 twist. Can someone please help with projectile suggestion for hunting and any load data would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

With such a short barrel choice you are planning on short range use only? ie under 200 yds?

1 in 7 twist tends to suggest a heavier ie longer bullets, but 55gr is always worth a try.

I suggest avoiding barnaul bullets.

BM2 seems to work well as a powder and its relatively cheap and easy to come by, though 2208 does fine.

I have been using 2206h with 50gr zmax , will that powder work? Yeah close range hunting , mainly fallow deer

2206h and bm2 are the common powders used for a 223. For deer is important to avoid frangible projectile. I use and recommend Barnes 62g ttsx. Expensive but with it for deer.

Sierra 65gn Gamekings

Cheap
Accurate
Effective
Don't mind a jump to the rifling.

Here is my recipe that is very accurate in dpms with 16'' barrel and Nea with 18'' barrel.( 24.5grains of AR2206H, 60grain hornady softpoint #2270, OAL set at 2.260'')
Works well on large billys, have some 60g hornady hollow point projectiles that shoot just as good but yet to see how they go on goats.

Show of hands for those loading for AR (14.5-18") .... : BM2 or 2206h?

Anything suitable for hunting being used in 70-80gr? And still fit in the mag?

ADI 62g on 23 grains of 2208, NEA 14.5".

Lovely.

Anyone used speer 70gr?

My 16" CMMG is spitting out 65gr Serrias with the help of some BM2.

The only thing holding it back on accuracy is the Shakey Old Blind Bugger yanking on the Trigger.

Cheers
Pete

223 is great but it needs to be going as fast as possible to be effective, 2208 and 2206h are pretty limp out of a 14 inch gun.

I'll parrot my usual load. 26gr 2206H. 68gr Hornady BTHP. 2800 fps from a 14.5".

What powder would you suggest dr watson? Thanks Beavis

Interestingly after putting a lot of different rounds over chronograph I found Privi blue box 55gr soft point to be a good value all round load. 2970 out of my 16 inch gun and will put 3 under 1moa.

Brass case and 70 cents a round ... I will only reload if I'm chasing a few more FPS.

For general hunting I can't go past the Privi.

Vitivouri make a number of pistol powders that work... Although it breaks the bank.

2207 has worked well in the past.