What did you do in the reloading room today?

[Zombie Steve]

I guess I'm confused. I thought today was your first loads you've ever done.

48 grains of Varget sounds like a pile. Maybe the barnes data is different, but it's a grain over max on the Hodgdon site, and more than 3 grains over the sierra data for a 150 grain bullet. Maybe I just need some sleep, but that looked like a light '06 charge, and when I think hunting, I think '06. =)


Edited to add - if he's not seeing anything grouping better than anything else, they all might be overpressure too. Again, don't know about Barnes bullets and I'm not researching anything right now. Have a good night.

[Rucker61]

I guess I'm confused. I thought today was your first loads you've ever done.

Sorry. A hunting buddy loaded my rounds for my last season.

48 grains of Varget sounds like a pile. Maybe the barnes data is different, but it's a grain over max on the Hodgdon site, and more than 3 grains over the sierra data for a 150 grain bullet. Maybe I just need some sleep, but that looked like a light '06 charge, and when I think hunting, I think '06. =)

48 is max according to Barnes latest data.

Edited to add - if he's not seeing anything grouping better than anything else, they all might be overpressure too. Again, don't know about Barnes bullets and I'm not researching anything right now. Have a good night.

We did 43 to 47 grains last year, and I only shot one 5 round group at 100 yds with each load. Not the best test, for sure, but all were around 1" with one flier. My rifle really liked the Freedom Munitions 155 gr AMAXs, but that's not a good elk round.