6.5x284 124 hammers

[twister]

I tried h4831sc, they shot well but couldn't get it to give me a good ES.

any sugestions? Thinking about trying Hunter or N550 next or just go to 4350?

 

[MarkA]

I tried h4831sc, they shot well but couldn't get it to give me a good ES.

any sugestions? Thinking about trying Hunter or N550 next or just go to 4350?

Did you test using the H4831 with Magnum Primer.

I have found that due to lower bearing surface they all require a bit faster burn rate and Mag Primer seems to really help too. I'd would go faster burn rate first. So I would probably go the H4350 route. And MAGNUM primer.

 

[Dmagna]

Try retumbo, reloder, 26, h4831 S.C., and H1000

 

[dougduey]

I run the 124 gr Hammer Hunter in my 6.5-284 Norma with great results using H4831 (not the short cut). 55.0 gr with a BR2 primer yields 3230 fps with an ES of 23.
RL 23 and 26 are also really good in the 6.5 Norma. I've been mainly using RL23 with the 140 gr VLD. I kept hitting pressure with Retumbo, while RL23 didn't give me that issue.