Viperteks Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 Looking for Load advice for above BRADLEY ARMS AR15 5.56/.223 WYLDE 1:8 Twist Using Nosler .223 Brass Sierra 77gn HPBT Heads S&B Small Rifle primers.. Standard length if poss... 2.260"/ 57.4mm Available Powders LOVEX D073.4 (AA2230) - PREFERRED Choice, lots of it.. VECTAN I am running out of GGG 62gn (thankfully) so need to get a load sorted. Thank you Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy W Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 Buy some RS52. Use 24.5 grains and it will be bang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 Powder looks to be similar to Vihtavuori N 530 so could try a similar charge to those recommended on the viht web . Seems to be a very tight band of only two grains between max and min so could be finicky. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Pete Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 What Roy W said..........RS 52 is my powder of choice with 80 grain bullets. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangbangman Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 My mag length load for 77gr (SMK, Scenar, TMK, Nosler Custom Comp) with RS52 (now) and N140 (previously) is 24gr. 24.5gr would be hot in my rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy W Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 30 minutes ago, Bangbangman said: My mag length load for 77gr (SMK, Scenar, TMK, Nosler Custom Comp) with RS52 (now) and N140 (previously) is 24gr. 24.5gr would be hot in my rifles. with 77 TMKs, mine Chrono at 2730 out of an 18" barrel at 24.5 grains of RS52, with no obvious pressure signs. I suppose there are bound to be variations in different rifles, so the OP should build up etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangbangman Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 32 minutes ago, Roy W said: with 77 TMKs, mine Chrono at 2730 out of an 18" barrel at 24.5 grains of RS52, with no obvious pressure signs. I suppose there are bound to be variations in different rifles, so the OP should build up etc etc Aye. Not doubting you: you know your onions and don't seem to be fighting stiff extractions on the firing point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperteks Posted May 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 Thanks Gents, looks like i will be getting some RS52.. I will keep the LOVEX for my SAKO Varmint .223 Loads Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 24.2g N140, 77g SMK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richiew Posted May 9, 2022 Report Share Posted May 9, 2022 My pet loads are upto 25 grain of N540 with hornady 75 grain eldms for bolt gun tikka t3x . If you need a 2.26 coal it might be a bit less so try some less pointy bullets . 73 grain eldms are good and so are Berger 73 s and their 70 grain vlds. Lapua scenar 77s are also very good. Buy in bulk as there’s not much about . Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperteks Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 So NO ONE has done a load using LOVEX D073.4 (AA2230) , for 77Gn Heads.. Just that I have over 2kg of the stuff. Rather than buy RS52? Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy W Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Viperteks said: So NO ONE has done a load using LOVEX D073.4 (AA2230) , for 77Gn Heads.. Just that I have over 2kg of the stuff. Rather than buy RS52? Cheers Dave Manufacturers guide gives loads for 69grain bullets, start lower and work up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Strangelove Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Viperteks said: So NO ONE has done a load using LOVEX D073.4 (AA2230) , for 77Gn Heads.. Just that I have over 2kg of the stuff. Rather than buy RS52? Cheers Dave Not much use to you but I’ve got a load with D073.6 and 77gr bullets. You might be able to swap your 73.4 for 73.6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 https://shootersworldpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ShootersWorldManualInterior_CHRIS_WITH-COVER__03102020-1.pdf This is data (less than a year old) from the US importer of Lovex. Looks like 23.5 grains is the top end. Look under "AR-PLUS" data. ~Andrew "Under the Lovex brand, this propellant is referred to as D073.4." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperteks Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 22 hours ago, Andrew said: https://shootersworldpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ShootersWorldManualInterior_CHRIS_WITH-COVER__03102020-1.pdf This is data (less than a year old) from the US importer of Lovex. Looks like 23.5 grains is the top end. Look under "AR-PLUS" data. ~Andrew "Under the Lovex brand, this propellant is referred to as D073.4." Thank You, that's exactly what I was after, saves me £100 on buying MORE powder,,, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 15, 2022 Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 You're welcome. Shoot a lot of LOVEX powder marketed by this company. I especialy like that their data is updated regularly.~Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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