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Kraky- thanks for the information. And thanks to everyone else on this site for being so helpful.

James I sent you a PM

[ QUOTE ] The diff's are probably more in the barrels they tested them in. HOdgdon might have actually tested in a barrel with freebore. There are alot of people having custom guns made up nowadays. Some people are having them made without freebore and this TOTALLY changes the volatility of...

Anyone know if the discrepancy between Hogdon's and Barnes would have to do with the type of bullet tested? Hogdon's used a Speer not a Barnes. I thought that since they were the same weight bullet they would take close to the same charge.

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. Anyone else?

I've got a Weatherby 30-378 Accumark and am shooting a 180 Barnes TSX. I came up with some loads using Retumbo powder based upon Hogdon's website that shows a 113grn max for a 180gr bullet. The load that worked great for me was 110grn of Retumbo that averaged 3415fps. I then checked Barnes...

Does anyone else find Barnes published load data on the TSX a little low? I checked their 30-378 data for a 180TSX using Retumbo t be very low. I'm shooting 111grn of Retumbo behind the 180 TSX with no signs of excessive pressure and a velocity of 3450.

Is it worthwhile to do a ladder test at 100yds? It seems that most on here are done at 300yds.

Thank you JD!

Thanks for all the help guys!!

Thanks to both of you for the informaiton.

New to handloading and am loading for my 30-378. There are several different COL's listed in the resources I have consulted. I hear you can customize it for your gun by leaving it long and trying to close the bolt and if it doesn't go, seat it deeper until it just does close. Not sure if that...

[ QUOTE ] wich ones are you looking at , I have a few extra laying around if you wanted to try them [/ QUOTE ] I was looking at the J36 .308 180grn.

Anyone heard of them or know anything about their J36 bullet? http://www.lostriverballistic.com/LRB/index.cfm

Anyone have any experience with this powder? Just spoke to Hogdon who said they had excellent results in the 30-378.