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<blockquote data-quote="Turpentine21" data-source="post: 2684321" data-attributes="member: 124909"><p><strong>Ball is ideal for the Grendel with its case capacity restraints. I'm not writing Lever off. But just like any other powder I use, I develop or at least test loads in the exact conditions I plan on using them. I generally have more luck with stick. I still want to try Lever in my friends 18"Grendle with 123s and in My 1st Grendel with 1 in 8 twist with the 129 LRAB bullets it seems to prefer. My 20" 1 in 8 is finicky with 123s and that gets worse if the velocity is pushed. Bill Alexander alluded to this in his comments after testing 20" barrels and twist rates. After my experience with mine I'm inclined to agree. But I also think my bolt and barrel on that gun have affected it. Headspace values, while in spec. measured from my comparator, measure 5 to 8 thousands different measuring fired brass from it vs 5 other Grendel's. It's a brass stretcher for sure and works much better with cases that have been fired in it previously and just shoulder bumped slightly. I have to keep cases separate. The chamber is either slightly longer or my bolt face depth may be different or I'm a victim of tolerance stack. They are all type 2 components. I plan to get that figured out but it's way down the list as I don't use it much. My 1 in 9 20" AA likes stick powder with the 123 hornady's. It has been a very easy gun to load for. It's barrel came with an included headspaced bolt.</strong></p><p><strong>I use h335 some in 223 where I throw charges and it does well enough. It seems to have a bit more muzzle blast than some other powders I use but it works. MR 2000 is another I may try in 223. I have it. I might as well use it. I really don't need the 223 ammo to be extremely accurate. I do have some really accurate loads for it but for most, minute of armadillo is fine. My son is a "blaster" with his 2 ARs and Korean K2 in 556. He can run through ammo quick.</strong></p><p><strong>If I get around to loading for his AK I'll likely use ball in it. Again using thrown charges. At the price I get Tula ammo for, reloading for that gun is less attractive. </strong></p><p><strong>Some of this is off topic but I figured some may find it interesting anyway.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turpentine21, post: 2684321, member: 124909"] [B]Ball is ideal for the Grendel with its case capacity restraints. I’m not writing Lever off. But just like any other powder I use, I develop or at least test loads in the exact conditions I plan on using them. I generally have more luck with stick. I still want to try Lever in my friends 18”Grendle with 123s and in My 1st Grendel with 1 in 8 twist with the 129 LRAB bullets it seems to prefer. My 20” 1 in 8 is finicky with 123s and that gets worse if the velocity is pushed. Bill Alexander alluded to this in his comments after testing 20” barrels and twist rates. After my experience with mine I’m inclined to agree. But I also think my bolt and barrel on that gun have affected it. Headspace values, while in spec. measured from my comparator, measure 5 to 8 thousands different measuring fired brass from it vs 5 other Grendel’s. It’s a brass stretcher for sure and works much better with cases that have been fired in it previously and just shoulder bumped slightly. I have to keep cases separate. The chamber is either slightly longer or my bolt face depth may be different or I’m a victim of tolerance stack. They are all type 2 components. I plan to get that figured out but it’s way down the list as I don’t use it much. My 1 in 9 20” AA likes stick powder with the 123 hornady’s. It has been a very easy gun to load for. It’s barrel came with an included headspaced bolt. I use h335 some in 223 where I throw charges and it does well enough. It seems to have a bit more muzzle blast than some other powders I use but it works. MR 2000 is another I may try in 223. I have it. I might as well use it. I really don’t need the 223 ammo to be extremely accurate. I do have some really accurate loads for it but for most, minute of armadillo is fine. My son is a “blaster” with his 2 ARs and Korean K2 in 556. He can run through ammo quick. If I get around to loading for his AK I’ll likely use ball in it. Again using thrown charges. At the price I get Tula ammo for, reloading for that gun is less attractive. Some of this is off topic but I figured some may find it interesting anyway.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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