223 powder

Will be reloading for a Ruger M77 .223 for my 8 year old daughter to shoot. Planning on Barnes TTSX 50 grain, Win brass. I think the barrel is 1:12 twist.

I have these powders on hand: Varget (a lot), H4350, IMR4895.

Give me suggestions about these powders for .223 or others that yall suggest.

Varget,4895. Don't think i'd use 4350.

H335 is dang fine powder for .223/5.56

thanks! keep the suggestions coming if anyone else has them...and/or a specific load for this bullet/gun combo.

Hodgdon CFE 223 and H335 are good and due to being ball powders meter really well.

This might help ...

My high road discussion on Barnes/223

I use h335. I usually buy 8lbs at a time

Cfe 223, H4895,varget, h335, h322, imr4198, just a few that work well .

H335 is a good powder but is kinda dirty. The Military switched to Ramshot TAC years ago because it burns cleaner. I've used both H335 and TAC and prefer TAC. CFE 223 is also a very good powder and will give a little more velocity, it just isn't as accurate in my gun.

Another vote for H335

Don't discount BL-C(2). It's super accurate in my triple deuce and my 308. An old powder that is usually cheaper by a few dollars on the shelf than the others... yet still performs. It's my go-to powder in my 308 hunting load.

what about win 748?

Use the Varget and H4895. Don't waste money or time buying other powders if you've already got that on hand. Plus Varget and/or H4895 will be much less temp sensitive than what others are suggesting like H335, 748, etc

You're likely going to get better SD/ES numbers with the Varget, but I occasionally get better SD/ES with H4895 depending on the bullet and brass I'm using in 223 loads.

H4350 is too slow for 223

Personally for some 50 gr VMAX loads, I had decent luck and good nodes around 26-26.6 gr Varget. As always, work up...each gun is different

Thanks again for all the replies guys. I have a good place to start now.