Acceptable 5.56/.223 Powders

[gunnerblue]

IMR 4198, 4895 and 3031 would work.

[m1a_scoutguy]

Like everything else,hard to find but 2230 was always my go to powder,2520 also worked great. I used this for blamo/3-gun/plinking ammo. I was never a precision AR guy !

[Red*Lion]

I have been rocking on buying powder. Up to 30lbs of powder the last couple of weeks. Buy it while you can. Got 3lbs of Winchester 748 a couple hours ago at Midsouth.

[DG23]

IMR 4198, 4895 and 3031 would work.

Have heard a few guys say 4198 is 'ok' for the lighter bullets so I tried it one time and hated it.

Stuff has got to be the least 'easy' AR powder I have ever messed with and was just not worth my efforts.

Fortunately I will have to burn up a hundred lbs of 'good' AR powders and everything elsewhere will still have to be sold out before I ever get close to considering fooling with that crap again. If I had a bolt action in .223 I would be using it up and getting it gone but for AR use - Hell no. Not for me...

[DG23]

I have been rocking on buying powder. Up to 30lbs of powder the last couple of weeks. Buy it while you can. Got 3lbs of Winchester 748 a couple hours ago at Midsouth.

Hope you got more than 3lbs on that order... Haz mat fees really suck when the orders are that small.

[Red*Lion]

Hope you got more than 3lbs on that order... Haz mat fees really suck when the orders are that small.

I am at the don't care stage. I want product in hand and and will take anything that works, 9mm, 5.56, 6.5 grendel and .308.

[T2C]

Varget was our go to powder for 68g and 77g .223 loads when I shot High Power. It is not temperature sensitive and accuracy was good.

[markm]

Varget was our go to powder for 68g and 77g .223 loads when I shot High Power. It is not temperature sensitive and accuracy was good.

My issue with it in .223 is that it's a poor metering powder, and hard to get enough in the case.

[kwg020]

AA2015, AA2230, IMR3031, AA2460, H335 and Benchmark for 55 and 60 grain bullets. If you are shooting heavier bullets then IMR4895 and IMR4064 up to CFE223 AND AA2520.

[ViniVidivici]

Don't forget BL-C(2). But also what bullet weights are you loading, that can make a difference.

Beat me to it. Love it for 55 and 62 gr.