Youth 223 loads

[treesnake]

I finally got my daughters rifle together, a Savage youth model 10 in 223 with a 22" barrel. Put leopold bases and rings and a simmons 3-9 that used to be on my wife's rifle. Im thinking I would like to load some 40 gr ballistic tips around the minimum for her to start with she's 9 and thin. Anyone tried a similar load with success?

 

[300WSM]

I finally got my daughters rifle together, a Savage youth model 10 in 223 with a 22" barrel. Put leopold bases and rings and a simmons 3-9 that used to be on my wife's rifle. Im thinking I would like to load some 40 gr ballistic tips around the minimum for her to start with she's 9 and thin. Anyone tried a similar load with success?

The difference between shooting 40gr and 50, 60, and 70 gr in a 223 will not affect her from hurting too much or not at all. There just isn't enough of a jump in recoil here between the weights.

Using a fairly heavy platform that you are using the affect will be minimal at most. (Yes that platform is stout)


Are you talking about using this for Deer sized game eventually?
I would try starting with Winchester Power Point 64 gr.
You can buy these in component form from Winchester very cheap and they perform on deer as good as a .223 will ever get.

I have a step daughter and this is what she shot. Out of a Ruger compact. Killed game with it. She is now eager enough that she is shooting 25 wssm from an even lighter platform.

 

[JD338]

treesnake

Good on youfor getting your daughter into shooting.
Any 223 Rem load will be light on recoil for her. Make sure she is wearing ear plugs and shooting muffs. This will help her a lot as she start out shooting.

JD338

 

[Guest]

If you really want to lower the recoil, contact Hodgdon and see what guidance they can give you on using Trailboss. They offer some guidance online, but none for 223Rem. It may be too small a case, so contact them before experimenting.

 

[clearwater]

I stuck a bullet in the bore of a 223 using Hodgdon's data for trailboss and a 55 grain
bullet.

I would stick to the standard power loads.

 

[Guest]

Good info, Clearwater. Thanks for posting.

 

[FOTIS]

Thi si my favorite "close up" prairie dog load.

Easy on the pocket shoulder and ears.

Cartridge : .223 Rem.
Bullet : .224, 35, Hornady V-MAX 22252
Useable Case Capaci: 28.640 grain H2O = 1.860 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.260 inch = 57.40 mm
Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm
Powder : Alliant BLUE DOT

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 1.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-10.0 54 11.70 2833 624 23444 4289 99.9 1.105
-09.0 55 11.83 2855 634 23959 4321 100.0 1.095
-08.0 56 11.96 2877 643 24482 4352 100.0 1.085
-07.0 56 12.09 2899 653 25012 4382 100.0 1.076
-06.0 57 12.22 2920 663 25550 4411 100.0 1.067
-05.0 57 12.35 2941 672 26095 4439 100.0 1.058
-04.0 58 12.48 2962 682 26648 4468 100.0 1.049
-03.0 59 12.61 2983 692 27209 4496 100.0 1.041
-02.0 59 12.74 3004 701 27777 4524 100.0 1.032
-01.0 60 12.87 3024 711 28353 4553 100.0 1.024
+00.0 60 13.00 3044 720 28937 4581 100.0 1.016
+01.0 61 13.13 3065 730 29528 4609 100.0 1.008
+02.0 62 13.26 3084 739 30128 4637 100.0 1.000
+03.0 62 13.39 3104 749 30736 4665 100.0 0.992
+04.0 63 13.52 3124 758 31352 4692 100.0 0.984
+05.0 63 13.65 3143 768 31976 4720 100.0 0.977

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 60 13.00 3120 757 32558 4470 100.0 0.969
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 60 13.00 2932 668 25238 4693 99.3 1.071