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Offline RonO777

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« on: April 05, 2006, 05:19:22 PM »
Ive got three different powders and three different bullets.
Varget, BL-C(2), & H335 for powder
Midway Dogtown 50gr, Hornady 40gr Vmax, & Sierra 50gr Blitzking.
This is for a NEF 223 with a 22in barrel.
What powders should I use with each bullet?
I was thinking the Varget with the dogtown. But I dont know about the others.

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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2006, 08:11:23 PM »
Geesh!

Only 3 bullets and three powders?  That's only 9 combinations!  Try 'em all....
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2006, 04:36:47 AM »
H335.
 Perhaps its me but I've yet to try Varget in anything where it ended up being the best choice.
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2006, 04:42:04 AM »
Start with a good reloading book! Get your brass ready. Pick a primer to use and then look up the loads. Start with the lowest charge and work up. As a general rule use the powder that almost fills the case that way you don't double charge.
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2006, 10:44:44 AM »
I was going to shoot some today but the wind is blowing around 20mph and not steady. As it does almost every day I have off.

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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2006, 12:56:19 PM »
Same here but I shot anyway.
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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2006, 01:39:37 PM »
not to be contrary...

but i haven't tried Varget in anything where it DIDN'T prove to be the best choice.

at least it was in the .22-250, .223, and .243 I have loaded for.

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« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2006, 02:42:33 PM »
Varget does really well in both my 22-250 and my 243.

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« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2006, 04:48:11 PM »
H335 with all the bullets.   Light with Winchester small rifle primer.  Should give you good accuracy if gun barrel up to par.

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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2006, 06:44:33 PM »
I second what Steve said.
Thats my combo with sub .75" groups at 100yards.

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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2006, 04:38:31 PM »
Well I finally got a good calm day to shoot. I loaded the Blitzkings with some BLC(2) using the Optimal Charge Weight load development system. two charge weights shot groups in the .3's and the one inbetween those was in the .6's. But if you laid the three targets on top of each other all three groups together were .75 at the same POI.  The loads were 26gr,26.3 & 26.6.

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