I decided to try this powder for my new AR-15. It meters VERY nicely with very little variation between drops out of my powder dump. I just loaded several with 55 grain FMJBT and 53 grain Hornady V-max but have not had a chance to go to the range and chronograph and get some groupings.

Is anybody else using this powder or powder/bullet combinations?

25.5g of bl-c2 and a 55g bullet has been a favorite amony 223 shooters for over a decade. That's what I use when I practice with my ar on 100yd reduced service rifle targets.

You might have to go as much as 1g up or down to dial a load in but you should be able to get a moa load with the 55g/bl-c2 combo.

BLC-2 is one of a few very good powders for the 223, I prefer 748 myself, ww brass, wsr primer, 27.8 gr of 748 produces dime sized groups out of my Savage 110 223 AI with 50 gr SST or BT's. Haven't had to load for my Howa 1500 223 yet, still have a bunch of Winchester 45 gr hp's for that. For my AR 5.56 load I use pulldown w844 which is the same as H335.

26.5 grains of BL C(2) with a 55 grain FMJ averaged 3126 from a 20" AR-15 barrel. Maybe a little too hot.

BL-C(2) was a favorite powder when I shot a lot of 222 Remington. It should also be an excellent performer in the 223 Remington.

Thanks for all the input.

My Hornady manual shows 24.4 - 28.1 grains with the 55 grain FMJ. It predicts 3100 fps with 26.6 grains, so that is close to what you got, longaction. They tested it with a 24" barrel if I recall correctly.

Isn't BL-C2 and W748 the same powder?

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Dick

They are located next to each other on the burning rate charts. They probably have slightly different bulk densities. Ballistics results for equal charge weights in the same case should be close.

Tsquared,

Would you (or anybody else) share your load for BL-C(2) in the .222?

The very first rifle I loaded for was the .222, way back in 1969. Then I used 20.5 grains of IMR4198. For many intervening years I didn't own a .222, but recently I acquired one. I'll be loading some ammo soon.

BL-C(2) has become a favorite powder of mine in a variety of medium bore rifle cartridges. A good load in .222 would be icing on the cake.

Thanks,