I'm having trouble getting ahold of magnum powders. I've had luck with slow burning LRT, but can't get my hands on any more. Has anyone had any luck with US869? I'm running 300 gr. bullets out of a 30" barrel. Thanks.
US869 for .338 LM
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While not ideal, you could try Ramshot Hunter. It's a bit on the fast side for 300s, but better than nothing.
Found some here for you:
Ramshot Hunter
Ramshot Hunter: Product Information Ramshot Smokeless Powder is newly manufactured, meaning it hasn't been pulled from loaded ammunition and it's not military surplus powder. Every powder in the Ramshot family is double-based and spherical shaped. Ramshot HUNTER is a double-base, clean burning...
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LRT shows up pretty regularly and isn't particularly popular, so personally I'd just keep an eye out for that over in the next few weeks.
My internal ballistics program is saying that dogtown’s predicted usable case capacity and a 104% fill (that should be achievable with a drop tube) US869 is just getting to a reasonable pressure and speed of 2720.
