Well I asked around on quite a few forums about load info for this powder and got no real useful info. What I mean by that is if I ask about using a certain powder and and I get 50 responses with ten of them coming back the same or close, that is where I start. I got very few responses and no real particulars. So, I decided to do some testing on my own. I have, so far, loaded up 130 rounds for the 204 and 100 rounds for the 223. I have not got a chance to shoot them yet but I had a little time this morning so I thought I would start by posting some of the info now. I may not get through it all but I will finish it later and add the accuracy data as I get a chance to shoot it. The weather man says that might happen tomorrow. I used the info provided by Ramshot that came with the powder and started somewher in the middle of the range. Ramshot does not provide a great deal of info when it comes to bullet selection so I had to make substitutions in a lot of cases.
204 Ruger
All of the 204 Ruger rounds were loaded using once fired Hornady Brass and a CCI BR4 Bench rest primer. All of the powder used was Ramshot TAC so I will give only the charge weight and bullet used to keep things as short as possible. I loaded 10 rounds of each load listed.
Powder charge-27.0 grs. group 1) .460 w/flier 4hots went .30 group 2) .66
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-27.0 grs.
Bullet: Hornandy 32 gr V-max group 1) 1.210 group 2) 1.078
Powder charge-27.3 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Sierra BK
Powder charge-27.3 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Hornady V-max
Powder charge-27.6 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Sierra BK
Powder charge-27.6 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Hornady V-max
Powder charge-27.9 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Sierra BK
Powder charge-27.9 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Hornady V-max
Powder charge-28.1 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.2 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.3 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.4 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.5 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
As you will notice I started out moving up the scale in .3 increments with 2 bullets. I then dropped the V-max bullet and reduced my graduation to .1 increments. I did this because my rifles generally prefer the Sierra anyway and if I see decent accuracy with the v-max I will revisit it later. I knew I wanted to be closer to the top end so that is why I came up rather quickly and, as I approached top end I slowed to see which load would work best. At this point Ihave opted not to test the 39 grain Sierras until I find out if the rifles like this stuff at all.
223 Remington
All loads for the 223 were loaded using once fired Remington nickled cases, CCI BR primers, a 52 grain Sierra HPBT match bullet (1410) and, Ramshot TAC powder. I find that my rifle really likes this particular bullet and if it shoots this well it will also shoot the 50 gr. BK and the 53 gr. HPBTM well. The last ten were loade using the Nosler bullet just cause I wanted to fill up my boxes, and who knows.
Powder: 24.5
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT group 1) .898 cold barrel
Powder: 24.7 group 1) .350
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 24.9 group 1) .430
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.1
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT group1) .355/4 (pulled last shot)
Powder: 25.3
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.5
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.7
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.9
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 26.1
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 26.1
Bullet: 50 gr. Nosler Bal. Tip
204 Ruger
All of the 204 Ruger rounds were loaded using once fired Hornady Brass and a CCI BR4 Bench rest primer. All of the powder used was Ramshot TAC so I will give only the charge weight and bullet used to keep things as short as possible. I loaded 10 rounds of each load listed.
Powder charge-27.0 grs. group 1) .460 w/flier 4hots went .30 group 2) .66
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-27.0 grs.
Bullet: Hornandy 32 gr V-max group 1) 1.210 group 2) 1.078
Powder charge-27.3 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Sierra BK
Powder charge-27.3 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Hornady V-max
Powder charge-27.6 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Sierra BK
Powder charge-27.6 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Hornady V-max
Powder charge-27.9 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Sierra BK
Powder charge-27.9 grs.
Bullet: 32 gr. Hornady V-max
Powder charge-28.1 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.2 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.3 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.4 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
Powder charge-28.5 grs.
Bullet: Sierra 32 gr. BK
As you will notice I started out moving up the scale in .3 increments with 2 bullets. I then dropped the V-max bullet and reduced my graduation to .1 increments. I did this because my rifles generally prefer the Sierra anyway and if I see decent accuracy with the v-max I will revisit it later. I knew I wanted to be closer to the top end so that is why I came up rather quickly and, as I approached top end I slowed to see which load would work best. At this point Ihave opted not to test the 39 grain Sierras until I find out if the rifles like this stuff at all.
223 Remington
All loads for the 223 were loaded using once fired Remington nickled cases, CCI BR primers, a 52 grain Sierra HPBT match bullet (1410) and, Ramshot TAC powder. I find that my rifle really likes this particular bullet and if it shoots this well it will also shoot the 50 gr. BK and the 53 gr. HPBTM well. The last ten were loade using the Nosler bullet just cause I wanted to fill up my boxes, and who knows.
Powder: 24.5
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT group 1) .898 cold barrel
Powder: 24.7 group 1) .350
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 24.9 group 1) .430
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.1
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT group1) .355/4 (pulled last shot)
Powder: 25.3
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.5
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.7
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 25.9
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 26.1
Bullet: 52 gr. Sierra HPBT
Powder: 26.1
Bullet: 50 gr. Nosler Bal. Tip
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