stinkfoot
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I am getting back into reloading after a 15 year layoff. I have never loaded for the .223. I have a Ruger American with 1:8 twist in the barrel. I am hoping to find a happy medium as far as bullets go. I hope to hunt coyote, javalina and also use it as a 100-150 yard coues deer gun. I chose the Sierra 55gr SP Gameking bullet. My brother sent me 100 45gr TSX Barnes bullets to try. There are a ton of good powders on the market to choose from. I'm still a bit old school I guess. When the time came to choose a powder I had a list of all the newest powders but at the last minute I chickened out and went with my old standby H4895... I have 300 Lake City 07 brass primed and ready to go. For those of you who use the .223 am I on the right track here? I've always loaded and used heavier calibers in the past. Now that I am much older I wanted something I could take to the range and shoot without going broke. Something I could hunt the basin and range land with. Something that wouldn't aggravate my cervical stenosis. (Getting old) Thought?
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