[Seenfe]

Sellier & Bellot .223

Hey there,

Does anyone have experience shooting the Sellier & Bellot .223? I picked a couple of cases up over the weekend, haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. Looking for opinions and reviews as the price is right (relatively speaking anyway) and I may pick up another 5 cases.

Thanks

 

[gunner69]

Re: Lellier & Bellot .223

Sellers & Belliot is PRIMA ammo in ANY caliber. If you reload those are good cases too. :2cents:

 

[MickeyC]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

They make really nice ammo. Pistol stuff is all sealed prinres and bullets so it stores well.

 

[xcrjockey]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

I have shot quite a bit of the S&B in both 223 and 308 and find it to be less accurate than my surplus or Ultramax. That said, it is super reliable and clean stuff.

 

[tinman]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

good stuff. go ahead and get more if the price is right.

 

[Seenfe]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Thanks for the input guys. Really appreciate it.

 

[1redgmc]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

How much was it per 1000?

 

[Seenfe]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

How much was it per 1000?

About $350

 

[MickeyC]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Reload guys, reload!

 

[1redgmc]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Reload guys, reload!

Yeah, but you gotta get good spent brass first!

I guess $350 for 1000 isn't bad for your seed brass...

 

[MickeyC]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

$92/100 for once fired brass,
$75/1000 for 55 grain FMJ
$25/1000 for primers
$60 for powder

$252/1000 for loaded ammo.

 

[Seenfe]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

/100 for once fired brass,
/1000 for 55 grain FMJ
/1000 for primers
for powder

2/1000 for loaded ammo.

With prices like that you can't go wrong! I have a 10k round stockpile of new ammo that if reloaded would save me tons in the long run. ;D

 

[MickeyC]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Sorry, made a boob. The brass price was to buy the brass. Loaded reasonably it would last up to eight times. So that drops the price per 1000 .223 reloads to around $175-185 per thousand.

On a Dillon it doesn't take long. Last saturday I got bored and made a few .40S&W. At my peak I did 100 rounds in 4m18s. .223 and .308 take longer as the powder has to fall further but I can usually do 400 rounds per hour with reasonable ease. My .308 on the Dillon shoots a 0.25" group at 100 yards so quality is ok.

 

[WolfAmongSheep]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

On a Dillon it doesn't take long. Last saturday I got bored and made a

What kind of Dillon? How much did your set up cost? I acquired an old RCB Partner single stage, but I havent had a chance to set it up yet. I found it dirt cheap, NIB, just in case I didnt like reloading...

 

[MickeyC]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Two Dillon 650 presses, one for small primer and one for large, and a Forester Co-Ax for .338 Lapua. Both have casefeeders.

Dillon's webbsite will give you the costs. They have easily paid for themseleves within the last 12 months and several times over since I got them.

 

[TerraShrewsbury]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Sorry, made a boob.

eh?

 

[MickeyC]

Re: Sellier & Bellot .223

Made a boo-boo, a mistake.