KansasSasquatch
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Long story short, I do some work on occasion near a gun shop that has had some useful powder all throughout this shortage. They may not always have "the best" stuff on the shelf but no matter what cartridge you're loading for they have something. Well yesterday after work I walked in to see a good supply of IMR 3031, IMR 4064, H380, H414, Reloder 22, Benchmark, Ramshot X-Terminator, Ramshot TAC, and a few others.
Well, I grabbed some Benchmark since I've used it with great results in .223 and thought I'd try some TAC as well since it seems to get good reviews. My question for those who use it, does it seem to produce better results with charges at the low end or does it work better with higher charges in .223? I'll do a proper work-up, I'm not looking for exact data. I mainly use 50-65gr bullets in .223. I'm asking because with Benchmark for example I get better results with low-mid data, while CFE223 works best towards the top end, and Varget doesn't seem to care what the charge is as far as accuracy goes (cycling an AR is a different story). I'm kind of expecting it to work best right in the middle of published data, but for no particular reason I guess.
Well, I grabbed some Benchmark since I've used it with great results in .223 and thought I'd try some TAC as well since it seems to get good reviews. My question for those who use it, does it seem to produce better results with charges at the low end or does it work better with higher charges in .223? I'll do a proper work-up, I'm not looking for exact data. I mainly use 50-65gr bullets in .223. I'm asking because with Benchmark for example I get better results with low-mid data, while CFE223 works best towards the top end, and Varget doesn't seem to care what the charge is as far as accuracy goes (cycling an AR is a different story). I'm kind of expecting it to work best right in the middle of published data, but for no particular reason I guess.