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175grain eld-x/7mm rem mag/ powder choices
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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1308427" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>US869 has been treating me right. It takes a lot of weight but the powder is silly cheap and meters like water.</p><p></p><p>I'm loading pretty long, ~.2" (don't have my notes handy to be exact) over SAAMI and <strong>my loads are over book</strong> but have no pressure signs in my guns so definitely start lower and work up. </p><p></p><p>3040fps with ELD-M 162's at 81 grains (this has plenty more room in it for more FPS but it groups well so I haven't heated it up)</p><p>2940fps with Berger 180's at 81 grains (this is a max load in my gun, primers get flat but no cratering, easy extract)</p><p></p><p>I don't see a lot of others using US869. Probably because it's pretty temp sensitive and old. I like it for price<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />erformance. YMMV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1308427, member: 96226"] US869 has been treating me right. It takes a lot of weight but the powder is silly cheap and meters like water. I'm loading pretty long, ~.2" (don't have my notes handy to be exact) over SAAMI and [B]my loads are over book[/B] but have no pressure signs in my guns so definitely start lower and work up. 3040fps with ELD-M 162's at 81 grains (this has plenty more room in it for more FPS but it groups well so I haven't heated it up) 2940fps with Berger 180's at 81 grains (this is a max load in my gun, primers get flat but no cratering, easy extract) I don't see a lot of others using US869. Probably because it's pretty temp sensitive and old. I like it for price:performance. YMMV. [/QUOTE]
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