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Acquired what was supposed to be 55gr fmjbt 223 bullets. Brought them home and because they were in a plastic bag I wanted to ensure what I had I scaled them. Weights ranged from 53 to 53.5 gr. They mic at .224 just behind the cannalure. Appear to be fmjbt. Anybody ever heard of such an animal.

Thanks guys your help is appreciated. I don't have any but you to ask my newbie questions. I hope you don't mind.

Was loading 223 rounds tonight. Using rcbs rock chucker with rcbs dies. Set seating die for 2.215 was using Lyman dial calipers. COAL was jumping any where from 2.214 to 2.218. Speer manual listed COAL at 2.215 is the variation normal, am I doing something wrong, do have crappy calipers. Loading...

Haven't had any problems with take down. Hornady critical defense 165 for carry/home. Couple hundred rounds of Winchester 165 fmj. Just ran 50 handloads of 155 xtp. No problem at all. Love my little 40 c

I'm confused about load data from different references. The Speer manual says for 223 55 gr max is 26 gr. (H335) the Hogdon book says max is 25.3. Starting load (Speer) 24 gr. Can I start here and work up by .3 safely. Will I be running close to hot loads at 25 gr. Not looking for hot rounds...

The pistol is an m&p 40c . Using 155gr fmj. Gun cycled fine. Ejected case's about 10' Found and inspected every case after every shot. Appreciate the information.

Thanks. My inexperience makes me cautious.

New to reloading, I started with the minimum load 8gr power pistol without any signs of over pressure. Can I increase charge .3gr or do I have to work up .1gr at a time. Book says max is 9gr. Any advice appreciated.