5.56 load recommendation

[ArizonaBeagle]

Arizona Beagle, which edition of Hornady's do you have? Mine is the eighth edition, and I thought the max. listed load of 23.2 grains was too low.

I am using the Hodgdon 27th edition data manual. Their current online listing shows the following loads......

Cartridge Loads - Hodgdon Reloading Data Center - data.hodgdon.com

55 GR. SFIRE Hodgdon H335 .224" 2.220" 21.4 2969 47,000 PSI 22.8 3099 51,800 PSI

55 GR. SPR SP Hodgdon H335 .224" 2.200" 23.0 3018 40,800 CUP 25.3 3203 49,300 CUP

Hodgdon Reloading data center link....They list other powders as well....

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

55 GR. SPR SP Hodgdon H335 .224" 2.200" 23.0 3018 40,800 CUP 25.3 3203 49,300 CUP

AZB

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[ArizonaBeagle]

Duh...... I just re-read and saw you asked about the Hornady manual, I have the fourth edition so yours is a later edition.

Look at the Hodgdon online charts and list all powders and it will give most powders you asked about.

If you noticed the last charge load I listed from Hodgdon shows 25.3 gr. as a maximum load

By the way the tracers listed at 62.gr weigh out at 60gr. average.

AZB