223 Rem - 40gr Nosler Ballistic Tip with RL7 & Benchmark
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2018
- 40gr Nosler Ballistic Tip with Alliant Reloder 7 and Hodgdon Benchmark in .223 Remington.
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Dragonfly landed on my 100 yard target, when I had the 220 Swift on the bags. Had to do it. Body shot, nothin' but wings left. Proved that a 52-gr hollow point is enough gun for insects.
I look
Was at the range yesterday. 22-250 with 53gr VMax. There was a black bird hopping around in front my target. So tempted haha
Awesome...instant kill..
No suffering..i like that
Love the 40gn Nosler , but here in the UK i use 40gn V-max as they're half the price.
Absolutely fantastic for crows , rabbits and foxes with very little risk of a ricochet, important in our crowded isle.
I really wish you would start making videos again, you sir have been a valuable resource for me. I thank you for all you have done
I have to say, sir your channel is the very best for reloading info. You use components and tools us common reloaders use. It's refreshing to see normal reloading processes with common tools and components.
It's very overwhelming to see all these other shooters that are "pros" ( and I consider you a pro also but not overwhelming) they hit you with all kinds of stuff that is way above and beyond what a layman would do or use, example: primer seating crush. Thank you sir for putting out info that jives with us normal, unsponsored shooters.
Also watching your vids, feels like I'm at my bench conjuring up a good load for my simple rifles. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Can't believe you gave the fly a pardon lol.
Thanks for including the barrel info and for all the work you do!
So jealous, when I see you pull off so many outstanding groups with no matter you load! Great job!
Nice man! That just made my morning. Always love having some nice groups to look at while I sip my coffee before heading out the door to slogg off another day at the office.
Dude, your videos from 3 years ago are energizing me to start reloading again.
Love watching your videos when I can’t afford to sit at the reloading bench or have the time to print some groups. Thank god for CZcams
Man I might just try reloading some of these little gem's myself! JOHNNY you have quite possibly the best reloading channel out there...thank you for such awesome video's Amigo!!!...
New favorite Nosler bullet? How about just new favorite bullet! Incredible they all grouped across that tight.
The reloading jazz hand! Love the videos!
Great shooting JRB, that WOA barrel has been great for you. Would love to see RE-7 in the 55 grain series. The Sierra Reloading Manuel shows RE-7 as the accuracy powder for 55 grain bullets. Keep up the great work. Thanks for sharing.
Just ordered 250 of these. Thanks for all the testing!
Nice groups out of both. Really like that reloader 7!!!
I gotta' say...good shooting! Loved the "could we just talk for a hour about these groups" comment!! FUNNY and a good video. Thanks for your work and sharing your findings.
Since the mosque shooting and the loss of our semi auto rifles I have taken up a Steyr pro hunter in .223 1 in 9 twist and have a Ruger heavy barrel, same cal 1 in 12 twist. Your videos consist of mountains of info for that I am grateful. I use Reloder 7, AR2207 AR 2206H, IMR 4895, Alliant 2400 and a few others. Now to get the range open for I have had plenty of time to reload. Thanks again.
Great video. Benchmark and Nosler 40gr BTs is the most accurate combo from my .223 bolt action.
I was thinking it and you said it. Shoot that damn fly!
As soon at it landed, I was looking just low and just right....
Then noticed how the groups were damn near the size of the fly.
Well done!
Sitting here listening to the video, reloading .223rem myself! 55gn hey bullet and H322 powder!
Chris love the h322 for some reason. Even without filling up the case, I get great groups.
I can’t lie, I don’t know what I would do without your channel. I have a SLOGW 18” 1:8 twist barrel in an AR and I used ur 73 grain ELD video to make a decision on what to load. Cant wait to shoot some groundhogs at 500 yards!
Awesome. I have found some light varmint bullets shoot lights out in other calibers too. Great stuff!
Very impressive Johnny you nailed it with 27.4 nice shooting Steve from Australia .
Always shoot the fly!
heytonyman lol always
ALWAYS....!
It would give new meaning to the term "flier". I say he should always load 6 rds just in case (just call the "FLYer").
I figure I’m gonna throw 1 out of 5 shots anyways... may as well throw it at the fly!
heytonyman EXACTLY...LOL
The “ball cap” trick or “hat” trick works great for not having too run down your brass. Just hook the adjustable band in the back over the scope turret cap and let it hang down over the ejection port.
Those are some sick groups..
I was using r-7 loads in 223 34 years ago. Always had good luck with that powder.
I have never seen an AR shoot as accurate as yours. WOW
Those are some amazing groups! Nice shooting! I suppose I will have to pick up some of those bullets now and check out RL 7 too.
I've shot 40gr. Ballistic tips and 28gr. Benchmark for years hunting coyotes with a Bushmaster Varminter 24". Very accurate. Once in a great while the bullet may not penetrate well if it hits at too much angle. But mostly they drop in their tracks. Even at distance. Love your videos.
Gotta love those Nosler bullets. My Savage 12 in .223 loves the 55gr Nosler Varmagedon with H335.
love the nosler bullets. They make great, accurate, performing stuff. The 60 gr Nosler BT also shoot less than 1/2" groups with ar comp for me.
Holy Hannah!!! I got some old Combined Tech. in .223 in my shed! I'm going to have to try them out. WOW
Great video!
I prairie dog hunt with a 24 inch heavy barrel AR. Last year I ran the 55 gr. Nosler varmint with CFE 223. So far the my most effective load on “dawgs”! Which is saying a lot as V-maxs are pretty awesome!
My favorite .223 AR cheap load is HDY 55gr Sp with 21.1 RL7 in LC brass. I have zero function issues with it in my 16" carbine length, and its the only thing I have found to shoot MOA in that barrel.
I'm another Reloader 7 fan...I use it almost exclusively for 300 blackout..Remember when you use to reload and shoot 300 blackout ? Those were the good old days (;
Great shooting Johnny!!
Oh, she’s hitting the high notes now! 👍🏽
You just ruined my preconceived notion about Nosler projectiles. Looks like it may be possible that our elders know something we don't. Great shooting!
Reloader 7 works great in .221 Rem Fireball with 40 grain bullets as well. I get under half MOA for about 10 to 15 shots until the barrel starts to get hot. I have had the same results in my Savage bolt action using 40 grain bullets, and RL7 as well. Though with that I tend to stick to 55 grain bullets, and save the 40 grain for the Fireball. (Note Gene Stoner intended for the use of 40 grain bullets when designing the .223 Remington round for his AR15 rifle.)
As a tip. Take some plinking loads with you to get the jitters out and warm the barrel up a little before firing the test rounds.
I ran outta benchmark and grabbed h335…wow…these 40s are my most bestest at 27gr in 16” doublestar…made right here in Winchester Ky…ol rifle has done things over 15yrs you’d never believe…BM is such a good .308 powder along with tac,n540,4350, and superformance..I have the fn special police 24” and man what a rifle….put 10rds in .64” yesterday..168hornady bthp
I've not used Benchmark yet, but Rx7 I've used quite a bit in 7.62x39. I have some 110 loads ready to test. Benchmark looks good though. Nice shooting Johnny! Would have quite a challenge on that fly!😊
Great shooting JEB!
I've have great results with the nosler 55 gr bt also. I've seen the same group movement you are showing, the faster I push them the lower the POI. 25.2gr ARComp 55gr nosler BT.
Wow the fly really brought the target into perspective for me.
I've used h322 behind 40-55 grain bullets and had really good results. The Hornady 40 and 45s seem to shoot great too.
Really Great Groups.
This makes me want to see a video of your top 10 best groups... and a splattered fly
Great group's. That was impressive
That’s great Shooting Brother.
Benchmark is my favorite powder. I use it for everything from 40 to 75 grain pills in 223. It always gives the best accuracy in my guns. I can run 30 grains in a R-P case with 40 grain nosler varmageddons in my Stevens bolt without pressure sign. 3850fps!
i'll try it
Accurate 2460 works good with 40 grain loads. Hoping for a video used with it. Great info as always!
I've used 40 grain .223's for prairie dogs, unbelievable destruction as well as accuracy.
Great shooting
This is gonna be a good video I just picked up a Ruger M77/223 it has a 1-12 twist
The groups look amazing! Then you realize they are the size of a house fly! O.O
I always have considered nosler my go to best bullets
You've got me excited. I just loaded up some 40g Hornady V-Max. We will see how they do whenever it quits raining.
243 Outdoors I’ll be looking for that one!
What an amazing accuracy node! With those loads you could make a head shot on a deer and eat hole to hole. I've always had really mixed results on Nosler's offerings, but that was amazing. The fly was definitely a tempting target...lol!
Send me sum of them. Wow. You killed it. Love you're videos.
H322 is great with 40 grain V-Max, my CZ Varmint loves it.
Shoot that fly damnit! Your groups are smaller than he is!
Great work as always.
You're a bad influence! Every few videos I end up at the gun store buying another powder that you've used...
Yissnakk Lives! DITTO!
I have bottles of powder for calibers I don't even shoot because Johnny likes them, and i don't want miss out and not find that powder again
Dont ever come to europe! 60€ aka. 70$ for a buttle of hodgton powder. Any kind. I buy the cheapest one I can get for 40€ a bottle (1 lbs).
I was already using Benchmark just from what other people have told me. It's my main powder, along with IMR8208XBR for varmint loads. I also use that Nosler bullet for .223!
^..^~~
Or rifle
@Johnysreloadingbench
1) Always shoot the fly
2) I'm stoked about the z max test. I just tried 100 loads. The powder I chose was to fast for my rifle length gas system. Wouldnt feed tge nextvround on any charge. I'm excited to see what you go with as I just bought 200 more.
3) Have you ever showed how you make your targets? What paper do you use?
Very nice shooting man. As a shooter it’s not easy to shoot that many consecutive .4” groups so great job! I find the SDs Very interesting because they weren’t the greatest but still shot excellent. I’ve heard the Hornady 68 Gr BTHP likes benchmark. And I’d like to see H322 pushing those Nosler 40s its a faster powder as well it would be right in that weight bullet for 223! Thanks for the video man
Now that was some outstanding Shooting... The Bullet, Rifle, length, and Marksmanship were Right there... As you mentioned, there's nothing like having it come together with some great groups...!
I noticed, as you may have, that having the rail on the table that you can get a consistent pressure against with loading your bi-pod, helps tremendously, compared to the led sled. Using a good rear bag set up can bring about consistence also... ( natural point of aim ) so your not using muscular tension to press the rifle toward the target, that will release the weapon fires... Also, is this your new Larue trigger...? One thing that no one mentioned prior to your change in triggers, is some internal differences... The CMC trigggers usually use a reduced power hammer spring, which accounts for a lighter trigger, but higher Lock time ( the time it takes for the trigger to fall after pressing the trigger ), this lock time can distort your groups, since a longer lock time requires you to keep the weapon from moving during the hammer fall. This is one of the benefits of a True Match Trigger... They improve the surfaces of the trigger, but retain full power hammer springs to reduce lock time... enhancing you ability to shoot better...
I'm taking an educated guess that all of these factors came into play with the great groups... Great ammunition combination with Bullets and powder along with the seating depth and brass, and the additional attention of the shooter... Quite often you may even recall, that depending on the lighting and how it lands on the target this will also have an effect... Back some years ago I was trained to shoot long range for my job... When getting ready to train, or in your case it's always a good practice to take a few moments to line up your rifle as you do, trying to find the " natural point of aim ", then once your on, close your eyes take a few breath's and open your eyes too see if you have moved... adjust a necessary... another trend that has helped some shooters, especially when shooting an AR platform, is to take that thumb of your shooting hand a place it along side the pistol grip... This can help occasionally when a shooter is pressing a little during the firing, and unintentionally uses his thumb to move the rifle from it's intended position...
Very impressed with the results!!
BUT
I sprayed my screen with bug spray........ TWICE, lmao
Great stuff mate.
Cheers from downunder :)
I watch all of your .223 videos. Thank you! I think the quest of AR15 action cycling is a contrived one with lots of variables like barrel lengths, gas system lengths, suppressors and such. You make it, and i will watch it. And happily so. But i don't recommend that experiment. Looking forward to the next Zmax video.
I've had great luck with the 40 gr Nosler HPBT in all my AR rifles. I get them at shooters pro shop cheap!!!!
I wish you could do this video on a 224 Valkyrie though, I am struggling to find any load data for a 1:7 twist for this round. I love all your other videos
The light bullets work great in the 223
I've used the 40 grain BT's for decades now in my SAKO .222, using H322 powder...a lot of 'yotes made a brief acquaintance with those bullets, they are as terminally effective as they are accurate.
Look forward to seeing if reloader 7 works well with the 55grain bullets.
50 shots and the fly lived? Man that's some self discipline right there. Seriously though I need to go back and watch the 300 BLK videos as I don't remember RL7. Don't even see a load for that on Western/Accurate PDF that I downloaded.
I personally think your best group was with 22.6gr of RL7 minus 1 flyer it's about 1/4". This is also most accurate powder listed by Nosler for my 221 fireball with 40gr bullet. It's expensive though! $33/lb at local Cabela's, I remember looking for it for the longest time before I found it. Couple years ago Midwayusa had these 40gr Noslers on clearance, they were flat base and black tip I bought 3 boxes and they went even lower in price, should have bought more.
Does this add enough excitement about Nosler bullets to go back to the 6.5mm ABLR and try different seating depths?
"Shoot the fly!": put it on a shirt.
Thanks for the video, makes me want to load some up! Like to hear your take on all your loads, stop calling your self an idiot because your knot, you haven't blown your face off yet, and I don't think you will!
YES, SHOOT THE FLY. What is the point of having a load that shoots like that if you don't shoot the fly? Instant youtube hero.
Have considered shooting the 53 Hornady Vmax? It has a very high bc for a 22! Love to see it!
@JohnnysReloadingBench just sitting here waiting for a video!
You need to shoot 5 groups of that and post it on arfcom "moa All day " contest. Dry fire before the first group
Or in r/smallgroups on reddit
JRB Finally got to shoot the Nosler 40 Gr's this weekend. Best groups were .775" with 22.5 gr IMR 4198 and a .353" with 26.5 grs of H335 using a Seekins 16" 223 Wylde barrel. A good day! Thanks! One other note... I had to single feed the IMR4198 loads as the bolt did not cycle properly or lock back.
Johnny... Have you tried using CCI #400 small rifle primers. This may settle down your erratic deviation problem. I would venture to guess that it may even tighten up your groups. I enjoy and appreciate your videos, thank you. Shoot lots and stay safe.
I agree. Or BR2’s.
Excellent video... do you ever use a 16" barrel in 1/8 twist to test?
Chief STOP! Please dont move to another powder or bullet weight. Take the reloader 7 data, shoot some groups with it but split the population...half neck sized and half full body sized, shoot these. Which ever group is more accurate choose that group and then play a little bit with seating depth on the advanced group to see if you can tighten it up even more.
you need to do more videos and try different powders to see if other powders will also group like this.
I've found 1-8 twist is perfect for any of the common weights in .224 out of 223/5.56 velocities.
I loved your video it was great but I still wish you would have shot that fly thank you
Joel Clark Like Jed and Jethro shooting wings off flies on The Beverly Hillbillies? 😁
Maybe set up a warm up target in the future that you just shoot whatever at to settle in. I really like your presenting style
i just did a ladder test from 27 grains to 29 grains power pro varmit. 18 inch odin works barrel. federal 223 brass. cci 400 primer. worked it up in .2 increments. i will have to get some benchmark and reloader and copy your results.
Nosler varmint 50gr with w748 26.5 grains is 1 hole group. Best load ive found.
Magic bullets!
Nice video. I'm trying to develop a test load to do some field terminal test with our Eastern coyote. Using a 24 inch AR-15 barrel and with published data on accurate 2200 pushing 3900 ft per second with a 3/4 moa in extremely windy conditions. H4198 was not bad but was about 75 ft per second less and not quite as tight on the group. The accurate 2200 also had single digit SD.
40 grain Nosler has worked very well for me on coyotes.
It looks like you have a mid-length gassed barrel, the extra dwell time should let you run a bit faster burning powder. I've had issues with the rifle length gassed barrels having enough time to get the carrier moving, after I dropped to a bit slower powder it smoothed out.
I've had good luck with all Reloader powders.
I had a 77 Ruger bench rest rifle long ago and was actually shooting a fly target. That is a target with life sized house fly's printed all over it if you've never seen one. 200 Yards, a Real house fly lands on the target. My spotter starts laughing and said real fly, shoot it. At the shot he started laughing and got up and said come on, I've got to look at this. I had a hole in the target with blood all the way around it. I'd hit him dead center. The way your were shooting there you would have likely center punched one too. Excellent groups.
Have you tried any of the Shooters World powders? If so what was your experience with them? That free hazmat and pricing looks good.