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I've been trying to buy a new gun before each season, work up a load for it, then hunt with it all season. I settled in on the Barnes 4 or 5 years ago ... I worked up loads for two 243's (80g/85g), a 308 (150g), and a 223 (62g) so far with great success on deer. None of them has failed me. This...

Anybody have good recent experience with Barnes TTSX 165g reloading? Looking for a powder selection for a 30-06 with this bullet Thanks! P

I'm not a competition shooter, just a deer hunter that likes to tinker. So, a good group to me would be 0.5" to 1.0" at 100 yards All good info, I'll start with tweaking my powder charge and find my max load and go from there Thanks again!

Now that makes a while lotta sense, thanks for taking the time to write it all up. Yes I checked that measurement at least 10x over the period of several days so I am confident of it. I'll start it at 2.392 - 0.08 = 2.312 COAL and see what kind of groups I'm getting. If they are good then I'll...

Perhaps I don't understand. I'll describe my understanding and you can educate me if I am wrong. That's why I come to this forum anyway, to get educated. I certainly respect experience and aim to absorb as much wisdom from those that have it as I can ... In the following pic is my OAL guage...

Working up a load for Barnes TTSX 62g in 223 for a DPMS Barnes load data states a COAL of 2.25 and recommends 0.05 off the lands so in theory I'd start with 2.25 - 0.05 = 2.2" COAL Using a gauge I measure 2.392 base to end of plastic tip which is a mile longer. Just for fun I measured base to...

Settled in on H335, CFE223, and H4395 based on info from here and another forum. I should be able to find a good deer hunting load from that set This is a long term project ... For the past four deer seasons I have bought a new rifle, worked up a load for it, and hunted with it all season. This...

I just had a friend offer me a bottle of H335 for free and I've got a bottle of Varget I no longer use for 308. I may buy some CFE223 also ...

Good info, thanks for that. I'm going to be loading for an AR15 with a 16" barrel, it won't be a competition shooter by any means but I'd like to get it fast enough and accurate enough to pop a deer within 75 yards.

Got this off Barnes website ... Lots of different powders to try. I'd prefer to find someone that has tried one or two powders give me an assessment. Otherwise I'm gonna be buying a lot of powder! Anyone tried any of these? As usual per Barnes TSX bullets I need to push them as fast as...

Thanks for the reply and the info. I went ahead and bought one ... Should get it by this weekend!

Any of ya'll have one of these? I've been wanting one for a while and I'm about ready to jump ... Just wanted to see if any of ya'll had any experience with them. They are rated highly on eBay and Amazon ... Lyman GEN6 Compact Touch Screen Powder System

Ok folks, thanks for all the information Regards, Paul

Have you used it in 308 and 30-06?

If you could have just one powder for both 308 and 30-06 what would it be and why? I've got an opportunity to score a free 8 lb bottle of my choice due to fantastic customer service at Hodgdon (long story). So far I'm thinking IMR4895, IMR4064, or H4350 Only issue I've seen with 4350 is it...