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drayks+ wrote:Hello, does anyone have powder recommendations for loading 230 grain jacketed pistol bullets to achieve 1600-1800fps velocity in a 18" BCA barreled AR for plinking loads? I have UNIQUE/LONGSHOT/AA#9/H110/W296 but willing to buy others. Looking to cycle bolt but don't care if I get lockback. Plan to use Hornady 230 gr HAP bullets and CCI#41 primers. Thank you-drayks
drayks+ wrote:Thank you for the responses. I am trying to obtain reliable cycling at the bottom end of the velocity scale for my MSR and minimal recoil. 72 year old bones and all that, not trying to shoot through a bear, but want to tune for accuracy since the HAP is supposed to be one of the most accurate of the pistol bullets. I have a PCC in 45 AUTO, but want more velocity than that can give me. Great info and experience on the forum, glad to be here. drayks+
Hoot wrote:drayks+ wrote:Thank you for the responses. I am trying to obtain reliable cycling at the bottom end of the velocity scale for my MSR and minimal recoil. 72 year old bones and all that, not trying to shoot through a bear, but want to tune for accuracy since the HAP is supposed to be one of the most accurate of the pistol bullets. I have a PCC in 45 AUTO, but want more velocity than that can give me. Great info and experience on the forum, glad to be here. drayks+
f you want accuracy, reliable cycling without a hard kick, its hard to go wrong with the Hornady 200gr FTX. Reliable cycling occurs the more you cycle that action and smooth over the rough edges. That either takes a lot of range time or sitting around, watching TV while you hand cycle it. Do it wet with some form of CLP and flush it out when you're done. Re-oil and repeat the next evening. By the time comfortable shooting (range time) weather returns, it should be broke in just fine. New AR's can be hard to get to cycle reliably until all the gliding edges are smoothed over from repetition and a well broke in AR will cycle reliably with lighter loads.
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