Re: CFE223 range report (finally)
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:33 pm
Hey Everyone, I just want to add my inital experience with CFE223.
I loaded up some 32gr NBTs in my .204 and finally got out to shoot them. Velocities were pretty good, matching Hodgdon's data within about 0.75%. I'm shooting a 24" barreled AR, so I'm pretty happy with that.
Group size seemed pretty good to me, although I haven't settled on a load yet. Most groups were around the 0.8" range, which is on par or slightly better than my previous attempts. I did have a couple smaller groups that I need to verify though, so hopefully with a little fine tuning I can shrink that down a bit.
I still need to scope to bore to see how the "copper eraser" function worked, so I can't comment on that yet.
Hopefully this info is useful to you. If anyone has found some good pet loads with CFE and 32 grainers I'd love to hear them!
Mike
I loaded up some 32gr NBTs in my .204 and finally got out to shoot them. Velocities were pretty good, matching Hodgdon's data within about 0.75%. I'm shooting a 24" barreled AR, so I'm pretty happy with that.
Group size seemed pretty good to me, although I haven't settled on a load yet. Most groups were around the 0.8" range, which is on par or slightly better than my previous attempts. I did have a couple smaller groups that I need to verify though, so hopefully with a little fine tuning I can shrink that down a bit.
I still need to scope to bore to see how the "copper eraser" function worked, so I can't comment on that yet.
Hopefully this info is useful to you. If anyone has found some good pet loads with CFE and 32 grainers I'd love to hear them!
Mike