Load for 117gr sst for .25-06???

[UAD7116]

I picked up a box of these and was wondering if anyone with Hornady manual could tell me the min and max loads for a couple of powders?  The powders I have are RL-22, RL-17, IMR7828 thanks.  Kris

[dpe.ahoy]

Rather than trusting anyone's typing, just go to the Hornady site and look for your self.  DP

[Skunk]

Rather than trusting anyone's typing, just go to the Hornady site and look for your self.  DP

dpe.ahoy,

I've looked numerous times on the Hornady site for info on loads (not ballistics) for their bullets and I've never been able to find any. Do you happen to have a link to their online load information? I can usually find info about loads for Hornady bullets on other sites, but I'd like to see the actual Hornady info short of having to buy their manual.

[UAD7116]

+1 from above.  Thanks for youre advice on checking out their website, I did check their website many times with the same results, so if you want to answer my question GREAT, but you can keep all your other smart comints to your self DP, and as stated by DP if you cant type please dont respond to my question. Thanks Kris

[Wyo. Coyote Hunter]

  Kris, I don't have a Hornady book, but you can also get help from Serria they have a free # 800 -223 8799. I usually talk with Paul Box. He has lots of exp. with the .25-06. I know he likes Re22 and I have been told Rem. 9 1/2 mag. primers work well with this powder. He usually has other books to check and may well have the Hornady. So he can be of help to you I am almost sure. He is very easy to visit with. One thing I would add, I used Nosler 115 BTBT, my accuracy wasn't very good until I switched to mag. primers with this bullet and powder. You might also check other books and see the max. and min. loads for 115-117 grain bullets. They can help give starting points. I am sure you are savy enought to start low and work up.

[UAD7116]

Thanks for the number I'll give them a call monday, and yeah I always work my way up to max load cause sometimes I get my best accuracy before I get to max load.  Thanks Kris

[Grumulkin]

You don't need to agonize too much about getting specific load information for Hornady bullets.  You can use load information for any jacketed bullet of about the same weight for a start.  This load works very well for me with 115 gr. Bergers.

From the Hornady (7th Edition) manual, the min/max loads for their 117 gr. SST and other 117 gr. bullets are:

RL-22..........48.1/56.1
IMR 7828.....50.3/56.6

I know it's a very old song but I'll sing it again.  Guns are different so you have to evaluate your load on your own.

[Skunk]

Grumulkin,

That's some good shooting there.

Would it be possible for you to put up the numbers for Hornady's .223, 68gr. BTHP, using Varget and Benchmark if they happen to list those powders along with that bullet in their book?

I sure would appreciate it, and then of course I'd owe you one.

[UAD7116]

Thanks a ton Grumulkin one of the main reasons I was wanting to know is I have a older hornady manual and it had listed a max load for IMR 7828 was 59.5gr which seemed a little high to me considering thats 5gr more powder than listed for 120gr bullet and .2gr more powder than listed for 100gr bullet.  I know I would have probably never made it to 59.5 gr considering what you listed I would have been 3gr over max load, and as I worked up my load I would have discovered that the book had made a misprint, so thanks for listing the correct information.  Thanks Kris

[Grumulkin]

Would it be possible for you to put up the numbers for Hornady's .223, 68gr. BTHP, using Varget and Benchmark if they happen to list those powders along with that bullet in their book?

There is no data for Benchmark.

For the 223 Remington service rifle the min/max for Varget using Hornady 68 gr. BTHP bullets is 22.7/24.9 grains.

There is a listing for 60 grain Hornady bullets in the 223 Remington using Benchmark.  I've extrapolated load data on quite a number of occasions but you, of course, are on your own if you choose to do so.  The min/max for Benchmark using 60 gr. bullets is 21.7/25.0 gr.  Interestingly, the load for Varget using the 60 gr. bullets has a min/max of 21.7/24.9 grains; that information would be enough to get me well on my way to using Benchmark with 68 gr. bullets.

Isn't it also interesting that the starting load with the 68 gr. bullets over Varget is 1 grain HEAVIER than with the 60 gr. bullets with a maximum load the same as with the 60 gr. bullets.

[Skunk]

Would it be possible for you to put up the numbers for Hornady's .223, 68gr. BTHP, using Varget and Benchmark if they happen to list those powders along with that bullet in their book?

There is no data for Benchmark.

For the 223 Remington service rifle the min/max for Varget using Hornady 68 gr. BTHP bullets is 22.7/24.9 grains.

There is a listing for 60 grain Hornady bullets in the 223 Remington using Benchmark.  I've extrapolated load data on quite a number of occasions but you, of course, are on your own if you choose to do so.  The min/max for Benchmark using 60 gr. bullets is 21.7/25.0 gr.  Interestingly, the load for Varget using the 60 gr. bullets has a min/max of 21.7/24.9 grains; that information would be enough to get me well on my way to using Benchmark with 68 gr. bullets.

Isn't it also interesting that the starting load with the 68 gr. bullets over Varget is 1 grain HEAVIER than with the 60 gr. bullets with a maximum load the same as with the 60 gr. bullets.

Thank you kindly, Grumulkin. That information is very valuable to me and will work well in getting me started with the 68gr. bullets using both Varget and Benchmark. Just as a precaution, I will indeed look into why Hornady is suggesting more Varget as the starting point for the heavier bullet. Thanks for pointing that out.

Thanks again Grumulkin and have a great day. I truly appreciate your input.