338-378 loads

[Bmccart]

Does anybody load the barnes lrx 265 in the 338-378? They only show data for the lapua for that bullet. Looking for a good starting point if anybody has one. Thanks

 

[Dean2]

Just take the minimum load for a 265 grain bullet from the Hodgdon website and work up from there. Barnes bullets and the loads for them are not a lot different than cup and core loads, especially at min starting loads. That is what I do for almost all rifles, including the 338-378. With a case that has that much capacity, I would not start below published minimums. In this case, Hodgdon has loads for a Batrnes bullet very close the specific bullet you are interested in. I pasted this from their site.

Case:Weatherby
Twist:1:10.000"
Primer:Federal 215M, Large Rifle Magnum Match
Barrel Length:26.000"
Trim Length:2.903"
Bullet Weight
265 GR. BAR TTSX BT

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	Manufacturer	Powder		Bullet Diam.	C.O.L		Grs.	Vel. (ft/s)	Pressure		Grs.	Vel. (ft/s)	Pressure
	Starting Load		Maximum Loads
	Hodgdon	H1000	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		96.5	2,701	42,200 CUP		105.0	2,932	53,100 CUP
	Hodgdon	H4831	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		94.0	2,802	49,000 CUP		99.0	2,898	52,300 CUP
	Hodgdon	Hybrid 100V	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		83.7	2,715	46,600 CUP		89.0	2,863	52,900 CUP
	Hodgdon	Retumbo	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		95.4	2,680	41,100 CUP		106.0C	2,970	51,200 CUP
	Hodgdon	US 869	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		104.4	2,597	36,700 CUP		116.0	2,894	45,600 CUP
	IMR	IMR 7828 SSC	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		93.0	2,728	43,500 CUP		101.0	2,941	52,500 CUP
	IMR	IMR 8133	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		105.0	2,823	44,300 CUP		111.0C	3,012	52,400 CUP
	Winchester	Supreme 780	Buy Now	0.338"	3.900"		93.1	2,784	44,800 CUP		99.0	2,943	51,900 CUP

 

[Bmccart]

Thanks, I guess I didn't realize they had barnes bullets in their load data.