.223 Lead Free Bullets....

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11-22-2013, 06:37 PM
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.223 Lead Free Bullets....

Anyone get sub-MOA groups with Nosler 40gr Lead Free bullets? Or any others?
TIA

Andy
11-22-2013, 06:40 PM
thermaler

I've got both 62 and 70 gr tsx's but haven't gotten around to loading them up yet--I will eventually. Kinda curious about this myself.
12-08-2013, 04:26 PM
rl550

My load of 25 grs of varget with 62 gr tsx shoots .75 to .86" at 100 yds. It took some trial and error with the barnes for me , but its worth figuring out.
12-08-2013, 04:36 PM
thermaler

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Originally Posted by rl550

My load of 25 grs of varget with 62 gr tsx shoots .75 to .86" at 100 yds. It took some trial and error... figuring out.

Don't they all! : )
12-08-2013, 04:48 PM
rl550

Yep , but these more than others. I think it was the fact that they are longer than lead jacketed bullets of the same wght.
12-08-2013, 04:50 PM
thermaler

Meaning more of the bullet stuffed down into the case?
12-08-2013, 05:18 PM
rl550

Yes i used a hornady bullet comparator to figure out proper seating depth. I ended up about .040 " off the lands and grooves. This worked best for me , but you might find something else works bettr for your set up.
12-08-2013, 06:30 PM
thermaler

I'm kinda stuck staying near Barnes' max COAL since this cartridge will see it's way through my AR's as well; so I can't get any closer than a COAL of 2.255 or so. What did you end up with as a COAL? thanks.
12-08-2013, 09:10 PM
rl550

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Originally Posted by thermaler

I'm kinda stuck staying near Barnes' max COAL since this cartridge will see it's way through my AR's as well; so I can't get any closer than a COAL of 2.255 or so. What did you end up with as a COAL? thanks.

actually it is 2.25. I never measured it before without the comparator. I guess i could use it in my ar. If only PA would allow it for hunting.
12-08-2013, 11:23 PM
thermaler

I just finished loading a test batch of 70 gr tsx's in lapua match brass with RL15 in charges from 22.5 to 24. Had a pretty tough time loading to the book specs--I'm guessing there's more than 102% compression going on since the bullets tended to creep out of their seating in the upper range--I ended up crimping all of them. I was also using a new set of Lyman 223 dies--the seating die was pretty screwed up--it was so dirty it looked like the inside of an uncleaned chamber and has some visible scoring!
12-08-2013, 11:24 PM
thermaler

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Originally Posted by rl550

actually it is 2.25. I never measured it before without the comparator. I guess i could use it in my ar. If only PA would allow it for hunting.

AR's or 223?
12-08-2013, 11:41 PM
thermaler

If all goes well--the bullet should travel at somewhere around 2900 fps with KE of around 1300 flbs. And that's using an all-copper design which tends to deliver more damage for the weight than a lead design.
12-09-2013, 04:52 PM
rl550

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Originally Posted by thermaler

AR's or 223?

223 are legal. Using an AR-15 , not so much. It sucks. If I could it would be all i'd hunt with probably.
12-09-2013, 04:55 PM
rl550

Quote:

Originally Posted by thermaler

If all goes well--the bullet should travel at somewhere around 2900 fps with KE of around 1300 flbs. And that's using an all-copper design which tends to deliver more damage for the weight than a lead design.

You won't be disappointed with on game performance.