Load for S&W M&P 15 Sport

[Steve K]

Does anyone have a good load for this 16 inch,1 in 9 barrel using 55 grain bullets?
Thanks

 

[NJM15]

I have one too

I use Hodgdon H322 powder 22gr with a 55 gr bullet with Rem benchmark primers. with good results.

 

[otisrush]

My Sport likes the Hornady 55gr BT with 25.2gr of H335.

 

[bigedp51]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[Jboutfishn]

I am loading 25.5 gr Win 748 under 55 gr Dog Town HPs with CCI 400 primers. Average 2800 FPS.

 

[shovelwrench]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Whats your point?? It shows EXACTLY the results that Hodgdon displays in their data for 25.3gr H335 under a Speer SP....

Considering that it is 223 data in a rifle chambered for 5.56, where they are running 25+gr behind a 69gr bullet, he should be well within the rifles parameters. (since, you know, 5.56 chambers and 223 loads create far less pressure)

 

[fredj338]

All rifles are diff but just about anything from 3031 up thru w748 on the burn rate chart works for 55gr bullets. I like Tac, cfe223, aa2520 & h335. All spherical or ball powders, meter well, burn rate works for 50-62gr bullets.

 

[Ohio-Don]

this works for me

I get good results in my 15 Sport using Hornady 55gr FMJBT with 23.5gr of Hodgdon Benchmark and CCI #41 mil spec primers. Case brand seems to make no difference and the rifle cycles reliably every time. Chronographed at 5 yards it yields and average of 2816 fps. Best five shot, 50 yard groups, fired from a rest, are a whisker over 1". I experimented with Varget but didn't improve accuracy and metering the powder was much harder.