Lee Q. Loader
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This post contains load info that is safe for me and my rifle. Please remember to work up your own loads.
I compared my old lot of Benchmark with the new 8lber that I just started. As I posted before, I hoped the new lot would yield the same results as the old. I was disappointed.
This is my fav powder for 6.5 Grendel.
My load is 26.6 Grains of Benchmark under a 120 Hornady ELDM, with a CCI 450.
First noticed difference: The volume of powder that weighed 26.6 before, weighed 26.0 with the new lot. I adjusted the drop and loaded 10 at 26.6 to match the old load.
Second difference: The load still grouped very well at 100 yards but the POI was about an inch higher.
Third difference: The previous load was 2520 FPS, which I always thought was quite high for that load, the new batch on the chronograph was 2405 FPS average of 5 shots! 115 FPS slower! Wow!
I guess I'm not too disappointed because the load still groups very well and I can adjust my scope.
This is the load that I have shot at 1000 yards. I shot the new and old load at 1000 yards and was able to hit a 12" steel gong.
With the old load my elevation adjustment in MOA was 38.25.
With the new slower load the elevation adjustment was 46.5.
I thought about bumping up the new load to see if I could get some more velocity, then decided, What's a few more clicks on the turret? No big deal.
I guess there's no question here, just observations that I thought were interesting enough to share.
I compared my old lot of Benchmark with the new 8lber that I just started. As I posted before, I hoped the new lot would yield the same results as the old. I was disappointed.
This is my fav powder for 6.5 Grendel.
My load is 26.6 Grains of Benchmark under a 120 Hornady ELDM, with a CCI 450.
First noticed difference: The volume of powder that weighed 26.6 before, weighed 26.0 with the new lot. I adjusted the drop and loaded 10 at 26.6 to match the old load.
Second difference: The load still grouped very well at 100 yards but the POI was about an inch higher.
Third difference: The previous load was 2520 FPS, which I always thought was quite high for that load, the new batch on the chronograph was 2405 FPS average of 5 shots! 115 FPS slower! Wow!
I guess I'm not too disappointed because the load still groups very well and I can adjust my scope.
This is the load that I have shot at 1000 yards. I shot the new and old load at 1000 yards and was able to hit a 12" steel gong.
With the old load my elevation adjustment in MOA was 38.25.
With the new slower load the elevation adjustment was 46.5.
I thought about bumping up the new load to see if I could get some more velocity, then decided, What's a few more clicks on the turret? No big deal.
I guess there's no question here, just observations that I thought were interesting enough to share.