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decapp · January 29, 2012, 09:08 AM

I want to work up some loads this morning for my DPMS AR it has a 16" inch barrel with a 9-1 twist. I planned on loading 5 rnd batches starting with 21 gr. up too 24 gr. moving in 1 gr. increments. I'm using H335 I am planing to load up with 55 grain sp w/c hornady bullets and also with some 55 grain dog town spitzers. I planned on setting my c.o.l. at 2.200 as my manuals suggest. However my Hornady 8th edition manual has a different start and max load (Which is 20.8 gr. start load and a 23.2 gr. max)for this load than my modern reloading manual 2 edition which is a 23.0 gr. and a 25.3 max which mirrors what the Hodgon data has on its website. I am new at reloading. So my ? is why is there such a difference between Hornady and my other 2 resources and with all this being said do any of you think the 24 gr load will be unsafe? P.S I also plan on factory crimping my loads.

January 29, 2012, 09:08 AM	#1
decapp Junior Member Join Date: January 19, 2012 Posts: 4	223 remington loads help I want to work up some loads this morning for my DPMS AR it has a 16" inch barrel with a 9-1 twist. I planned on loading 5 rnd batches starting with 21 gr. up too 24 gr. moving in 1 gr. increments. I'm using H335 I am planing to load up with 55 grain sp w/c hornady bullets and also with some 55 grain dog town spitzers. I planned on setting my c.o.l. at 2.200 as my manuals suggest. However my Hornady 8th edition manual has a different start and max load (Which is 20.8 gr. start load and a 23.2 gr. max)for this load than my modern reloading manual 2 edition which is a 23.0 gr. and a 25.3 max which mirrors what the Hodgon data has on its website. I am new at reloading. So my ? is why is there such a difference between Hornady and my other 2 resources and with all this being said do any of you think the 24 gr load will be unsafe? P.S I also plan on factory crimping my loads.