Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
H- Hornady Superperformance powder, any one try yet?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mike33" data-source="post: 489537" data-attributes="member: 14195"><p>Results:</p><p>Went to range this morning only problem 38-40 degree like to work loads at 70-80. Any way it performed great. 6mm x 284 using 85 sierra bt. I loaded up 4 strings of 3 going from 57-60 grains of this superperformance powder. First 57 grains vel. 3564 group .641 second 58 grains vel. 3630 group .483. The 58 grains had an ejector mark on case but not that bad. I didnt shoot the 59 and 60 for seeing to much pressure. I will go back next time with thinking 57.5 . Even the 58 with a mark shooting under 1/2" i would keep for deer hunting due to temps are mostly a lot colder than 40 degree. This powder has given me close to 200 fps more than my regular load using 4350. I am very anxious to try it in some other guns. My gun also is a factory rem 700 243 rechambered to a 6-284 sitting in a Mcmillian stock. Not to shabby for a factory barrel. Im using winchester brass and havent turned a neck since the ppc days 20 years ago. I have a friend in my area who pionered this caliber in our area he has a local gunshop near by. He has taken 23 bull elk since 1978 with the 6-284 up to 750 yards using the nosler 100 g solid base they dont make anymore but he wasable to buy several thousand at the end of the run. I witnessed his last 2 elk in co. taken with this caliber does more damage than one would ever think. He recomended this 85 sierra for deer hunting in our area does a graet job on our whitetails.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mike33, post: 489537, member: 14195"] Results: Went to range this morning only problem 38-40 degree like to work loads at 70-80. Any way it performed great. 6mm x 284 using 85 sierra bt. I loaded up 4 strings of 3 going from 57-60 grains of this superperformance powder. First 57 grains vel. 3564 group .641 second 58 grains vel. 3630 group .483. The 58 grains had an ejector mark on case but not that bad. I didnt shoot the 59 and 60 for seeing to much pressure. I will go back next time with thinking 57.5 . Even the 58 with a mark shooting under 1/2" i would keep for deer hunting due to temps are mostly a lot colder than 40 degree. This powder has given me close to 200 fps more than my regular load using 4350. I am very anxious to try it in some other guns. My gun also is a factory rem 700 243 rechambered to a 6-284 sitting in a Mcmillian stock. Not to shabby for a factory barrel. Im using winchester brass and havent turned a neck since the ppc days 20 years ago. I have a friend in my area who pionered this caliber in our area he has a local gunshop near by. He has taken 23 bull elk since 1978 with the 6-284 up to 750 yards using the nosler 100 g solid base they dont make anymore but he wasable to buy several thousand at the end of the run. I witnessed his last 2 elk in co. taken with this caliber does more damage than one would ever think. He recomended this 85 sierra for deer hunting in our area does a graet job on our whitetails. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
H- Hornady Superperformance powder, any one try yet?
Top