Reloading Information
The following are loads that have worked well for myself and some of the more successful shooters. A wealth of 90 grain JLK reloading information can be found on German Salazar’s, Florida Highpower Forum . Also be sure to see Walt Radomski’s ‘Reloading Stuph’ page on his New Jersey Highpower Rifle website.
69 gr Sierra (overall length 2.25″)
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Powder Type
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Grains
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Notes
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| Reloader 15 |
24.0 to 24.8 |
This is my favorite load with the 69 grain bullet. It is extremely accurate and consistant. Very good velocity. |
| Varget |
24.0 to 25.0 |
Very accurate. You may have trouble obtaining the velocity of faster burning powders. Also, Varget powder burns dirtier than Reloader 15. |
| AA 2460 |
23.5 to 24.0 |
Very accurate and excellent load. It is a ball powder, so it measures very well. No chronograph data. |
| Hogdon 4895 |
24.0 |
Shoots very well, but it does not meter very well, as it is a medium stick powder. |
80 gr. Sierra (overall length 2.450 to 2.485, depending on lot)(allow for .005″ – .015″ jump)
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Powder Type
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Grains
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Notes
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| Reloader 15 |
23.5 to 24.4 |
My pet 80gr load. Very accurate, good velocity, and clean burning. |
| Varget |
23.5 to 24.5 |
Compressed load. You will not get the velocity of the faster powders. |
| AA 2460 |
22.8 to 23.3 |
Ball powder. No need to weigh charges, even for 600 yard loads. Meters very uniformly. No chronograph data, but shoots very well. |
| Hogdon 4895 |
22.5 to 23.2 |
Accurate; good velocity. This is a very good 600 yard load. You will probably want to weigh charges, as it does not meter as well as other powders. |
I use Remington 7-1/2 primers, but Federal work fine also. Winchester primers have a tendency to pierce, so I do not recommend them.
Please note there is a lot of variation in the weight of .223 Remington cases. A load that is safe in an R-P case, which is light, may be too hot in a Federal (heavy) case. Please keep this in mind when changing manufacturers of brass.
Just remember, the .223 Remington is a great cartridge, but a .22-250 it is not! Moderate loads will give you good accuracy and very long case life (typically 10-12 reloads), and most importantly, will win matches.
Good luck and good shooting! John Holliger
