Handirifle.
Here is a 10% plus or minus data on Blue Dot.
All data should be correlated with a chronograph since these are only predictions and loads should be started 5% lower than 25gr and checked with the data.
Cartridge : .35 Whelen
Bullet : .358, 200, HDY SP 3515
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.340 inch or 84.84 mm
Barrel Length : 24.0 inch or 609.6 mm
Powder : ? Alliant BLUE DOT ?
Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !
Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms
-20.0 40 20.00 1732 1333 18363 2975 100.0 1.841
-18.0 41 20.50 1760 1376 19165 3034 100.0 1.806
-16.0 42 21.00 1787 1419 19985 3094 100.0 1.772
-14.0 43 21.50 1814 1461 20821 3153 100.0 1.740
-12.0 44 22.00 1840 1504 21676 3212 100.0 1.709
-10.0 45 22.50 1866 1547 22549 3271 100.0 1.680
-08.0 46 23.00 1892 1590 23439 3330 100.0 1.652
-06.0 47 23.50 1917 1633 24348 3389 100.0 1.625
-04.0 48 24.00 1942 1675 25274 3448 100.0 1.599
-02.0 49 24.50 1967 1718 26220 3506 100.0 1.574
+00.0 51 25.00 1991 1761 27183 3565 100.0 1.551
+02.0 52 25.50 2015 1803 28166 3623 100.0 1.528
+04.0 53 26.00 2039 1846 29168 3681 100.0 1.506
+06.0 54 26.50 2062 1889 30188 3738 100.0 1.484
+08.0 55 27.00 2085 1931 31228 3796 100.0 1.464
+10.0 56 27.50 2108 1974 32288 3853 100.0 1.444
Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 51 25.00 2018 1809 30077 3510 100.0 1.501
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 51 25.00 1952 1692 24115 3642 100.0 1.618
