SUBSONIC 223 LOADS POWDER MANUAL

Subsonic 556 is a complex solution to a simple problem.įirst of all: In an AR15, I can do a tactical reload and rack the bolt in seconds: single digit seconds. It is quick, quiet, accurate, easy to use and handy. 22 rimfire pistol in a holster is a MUCH better solution.

SUBSONIC 223 LOADS POWDER MANUAL

Not to mention subsonic and full power rounds have vastly different impact points so the user has to remember which is which and apply to correct hold over.Įven if everything goes as planned, all this manual racking of the action takes time, is unweildy, noisy and a pain in the ass.Ī suppressed. IF there is a stuck bullet waiting in the bore, the next shot is going to be more than a surprise.

Then you have to manually eject the fired case and rack the action to load a full power round. As suppressed subsonics are freakin quiet, in a time of stress it may be difficult to notice a squib round. You are then taking a chance by shooting a subsonic round through a potentially dirty barrel, which can cause the bullet to stick in the bore. To switch from one ammo to another you have to rack the action and eject the live round, which then has to be picked up. Quick, versitile, nothing extra to buy, nothing to convert. You put the original mag back in and you now have full powered ammo. You switch mags (to a mag loaded with subsonic ammo) and fire that shot. You need want to fire A shot that absolutely has to be as quiet as possible. Use them at your own risk - your mileage may vary. Make sure you know what you're doing with reloading before trying these. I probably need to reduce it to 5.3 grains or so.Īll of these were shot in my Savage 10FP with 22' 1:9 barrel using a YHM 5.56 Phantom suppressor. I did some experimenting and found some other successful 223 loads, as follows: The load fizzled and I had a stuck bullet. I switched to CCI Benchrest primers - DON'T DO THIS. I tried this recipe using some Sierra 55 gr soft point boat tails and it worked fine. I called Hodgdon, and sure enough, they had some suggestions. The Accurate S1250 subsonic 223 loads have been discussed before, but I had not seen many other recipes. 22lr sub?Īpart from anything else just what sort of a twist do you expect down the barrel of your. 223 will have a terrible arc and make hitting things a nightmare, just where are you seeing an advantage of a. 223 (lets forget BC for simplicity) and a 75g sub sonic. 22lr will have the same arc and energy as a 40g sub sonic. 22lr and will have little or no advantage at 100 yards over the. If it is sub sonic then it will be the same speed as your. 223 would certainly have that extra punch for vermin control with little noise. 22 subsonic is not much better than an air rifle, but a. My thoughts are based solely on noise nothing else and to me a.

That got me thinking, no noise but plenty of hitting power at 100 yrds. 17hmr, unless I want something quite ie subsonics. The reason for the original question was based on the fact my. Source: Modern Reloading by Richard Lee, 1996 Ed. Only one load given 'start' and 'never exceed' figures are the same. I'd sell the LR as I rarely use it other than for braining cage trapped Foxes! I wouldn't even need to re-zero my scope for that.Ĥ5gr bullet over 11.5gr of IMR 4831 for predicted MV of 1085ft/sec with pressure at 10700 CUP and minimum COAL of 1.720'. I'd love to work out some sub loads for my Hornet. If you're not doing it often £40 for powder is better than a complete. 22lr.Īs for making the loads, all you'd need to lay out on is a tub of powder. Shot placement will be a little less critical on a Fox than it would be with a. All you have to do is zero with the subs and you don't have anything to think about other than what you would with the. 22lr without thinking about drop? He said 10' drop compared to his normal loads. I can see where that could be useful.Ĭan you shoot at 100 yards with a. 308 doing the same speed will give you around 450ft-lbs. 22lr sub offers about 80ft-lbs at the muzzle if I remember right.

Subsonic 223 loads powder