AR-15 .223 Powder (Hodgdon H335 and CFE223)

[MAshooter1]

Searched around and found some vague threads here on it, but figured I would start one seeing as how supplies are rapidly dwindling.

Went into my local gun store and found a huge supply of powder- I have been using IMR 4064 but it meters like crap (extruded rod). I was looking at some Hodgdon spherical powder, namely H335 and CFE223. If anyone has used either of these before, can you comment on how it meters, and how it shoots?

 

[dustoff22]

H335 meters beautifully and shoots the same. If you can find it, WC844 is the same thing in bulk and a great cost savings. I've not used CFE223 but hear good things about it.

 

[Royal]

H335 meters very well and if you found it locally at a decent price buy some. H335 w/ 55gr Hornady FMJ is my go-to range ammo.

 

[zerodown]

H335 is my favorite powder for 223. Where did you find it?? I've been looking everywhere.

 

[Glasgow Grin]

An often overlooked, but excellent powder for the AR-15 is Ramshot Tac. Ive used it with great results. It isn't as clean as Varget, but it works at least as good as BLC2.

 

[MAshooter1]

I'm going to Riverview at lunchtime today to see what they've got- I'll report back with my findings. They have a ton of powder there though, just not sure exactly what they have. If I can do it I'll take a picture and post it up.

 

[CMEBoston]

Winchester 748 ball and BLC(2) are very good ball powders as well

 

[MAshooter1]

Well, they didn't have any of those powders haha. Here are a few pictures of what they DID have...

 

[soam]

Well, they didn't have any of those powders haha. Here are a few pictures of what they DID have...

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I see they have Accurate powders, but I don't see any 2230 there. I've just started loading .223 with AA2230, and it's a nice free-flowing ball powder. When I was searching for powders to use for .223 in a progressive press, the 2 most common recommendations I found were AA2230 and H335.

 

[swampy]

Well, they didn't have any of those powders haha. Here are a few pictures of what they DID have...

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Good supply. How are their prices?

 

[MAshooter1]

Good supply. How are their prices?

They seemed okay. Of the ones I looked at, IMR4064 was $26, AR-Comp was $20.