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  19. replicating the 22 hornet with .223

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    31 minutes ago, BlueBoy69 said:

    Not in the 223 Remington, as I don't own one, but I use it in my .22 PPC USA with H&N 55 grain copper-plated and plastic-coated bullets.

    I don't use a full case as I'm not trying to emulate the .22 Hornet, I just made up a light accurate load for plinking that gives a bit more punch than the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire. This uses 6.5 grains of N32C for an MV of around 1,650 fps with the 55 grain H&N bullet. Going by QuickLOAD, 12 grains would give me around 2.340 fps. Personally, I'd not use this with the H&N bullet as the load is a pretty high-pressure one (48,000 PSI) and the bullet probably wouldn't like it. A proper jacketed bullet would be fine though.

    You could also try Vihtavuori N110, as it's good for partial case fills and I've used it many cases for downloaded rounds. For the .223 with the H&N 55 grain bullet, they list 14-16 grains of N110. If you are going to be firing 40-45 grain Hornet bullets, you can go a bit higher, but this won't emulate the .22 Hornet, it will be far above it. If you do want to emulate it, then about 11.8 grains of N32C will get you around there according to QuickLOAD.

    cheers for that info

    I was going to try 12 g of blue dot but the vit alternatives seems cheaper to buy per pound. maybe because many Americans use the blue dot for reduced loads due to a famous article referencing blue dot and reduced load 223. 

    I use ggg brass which is strong and slightly less case capacity. I estimate the pressure would be around 36,000 psi to emulate the hornet in the .223 using blue dot but do not have quickload.

    The brass I am going to use is design to operate at 55-60kpsi. Did you have any issues with the case neck not sealing with the chamber on your .22ppc?

     

  20. replicating the 22 hornet with .223

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    On 12/24/2019 at 2:02 PM, Dellboy said:

    Would it not be easier to buy a 22 Hornet   i think ive got one at the back of the safe ...

    it seems much easier to just buy some slow pistol powder from what i read than to to go to the trouble and expense of buying a new gun, scope, mounts and putting in a variation. 

  22. replicating the 22 hornet with .223

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    On 12/25/2019 at 12:50 PM, Andrew said:

    LOVEX makes a powder marketed in the US as "Tactical Rifle" that allows very reduced charges in 223. The data says you can take a 55 grain as low as 2450 fps. They did not list a direct LOVEX designation with the powder (they do for most) but you might contact LOVEX and see what they can offer..~Andrew

    cheers will give it a look. I noticed alot of us shooters use blue dot to do it also. 

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