Reloading Question
Question:
>I reload .223 for varmit hunting and have a problem with flat primers. I’m >using H335, 26 grains with a 50 grain Sierra blitz, winchester brass & >primers. I shoot a tricked out 700 BDL varmit-stainless and fluted. I >also reload on a Dillon 650. My gunsmith says that the H335 is really >sensitive to temperature. Anynone else have this experience with H335? >This load is well below any printed maximums that I am aware of. I still >have 900+ rounds loaded. Also, why does Dillon include a crimp die for the >223? and no I don’t use it.
Winchester Small Rifle primers are known to be a "soft" primer, at least in my experience. Try the Remington 7 1/2 primer, I think you will be a lot happier. Start at 24 gr and work back up. The following manuals; Hornady, Hodgdon, and Nosler all show a 26 gr load as maximum. Only the Lyman manual shows a heavier load. I don’t have a Sierra manual. Personally, I use a 27 gr charge with the 50 gr Ballistic Tip with no problem. However, I use it for coyote hunting, so getting the barrel real hot isn’t a problem.
Response:
I reload .223 for varmit hunting and have a problem with flat primers. I’m using H335, 26 grains with a 50 grain Sierra blitz, winchester brass & primers. I shoot a tricked out 700 BDL varmit-stainless and fluted. I also reload on a Dillon 650. My gunsmith says that the H335 is really sensitive to temperature. Anynone else have this experience with H335? This load is well below any printed maximums that I am aware of. I still have 900+ rounds loaded. Also, why does Dillon include a crimp die for the 223? and no I don’t use it.
