Hi guys,
Im over in england and have lurked on the forum for a long time although it must have taken 6 months for my registration to work out. This is a very intersting forum and the knowledge offered here certainly seems very well understood and thorough.
Anyway, Im shooting a 300 Win Mag, remington sendero with a 26" barrel and have just bought some 208gr Hornady A-Max bullets to try in it. I have done a good search for data and have found a lot of suggestions for both H1000 and reloader 22 but due to ongoing import export problems, it is very hard to reliably get hold of either powder. I have several pounds of both Viht 160 and 165 and just wondered if anybody out there can offer any data for these powders (im thinking the 165 to be the better option)?
The other thing I always notice is that you all get significantly higher velocities with your loads in the US. I always load and watch for pressure signs and usually stop well before I get anywhere near your velocities. I know barrels differ and ambient temperatures have an effect on the powders but with a 155 bullet in a 308 im getting serious pressure signs with common loads of varget and Re15 well before I get to the 2800fps and beyond that regularly seem to get reported on here. Can anyone explain these figures, surely my remington barrels arent that different to some of your remington barrels. I know accuracy is king and always load with that as a priority but I cant get a 155 scenar to 1k reliably supersonic.
Im over in england and have lurked on the forum for a long time although it must have taken 6 months for my registration to work out. This is a very intersting forum and the knowledge offered here certainly seems very well understood and thorough.
Anyway, Im shooting a 300 Win Mag, remington sendero with a 26" barrel and have just bought some 208gr Hornady A-Max bullets to try in it. I have done a good search for data and have found a lot of suggestions for both H1000 and reloader 22 but due to ongoing import export problems, it is very hard to reliably get hold of either powder. I have several pounds of both Viht 160 and 165 and just wondered if anybody out there can offer any data for these powders (im thinking the 165 to be the better option)?
The other thing I always notice is that you all get significantly higher velocities with your loads in the US. I always load and watch for pressure signs and usually stop well before I get anywhere near your velocities. I know barrels differ and ambient temperatures have an effect on the powders but with a 155 bullet in a 308 im getting serious pressure signs with common loads of varget and Re15 well before I get to the 2800fps and beyond that regularly seem to get reported on here. Can anyone explain these figures, surely my remington barrels arent that different to some of your remington barrels. I know accuracy is king and always load with that as a priority but I cant get a 155 scenar to 1k reliably supersonic.