7prc

[Trm82]

If it has been stated I missed it. What powder does hornady use?

It looks RL to me.
I've read RL 26 and 25 but I can't tell.
My load is with RL26 and a 175 elite hunter with 66.5 gr and get 2930 fps so that makes me think that the 175 precision hunter is not rl26 at 68 gr because is I was only getting 2830 fps with that ammo.

 

[cajun]

It looks RL to me.
I've read RL 26 and 25 but I can't tell.
My load is with RL26 and a 175 elite hunter with 66.5 gr and get 2930 fps so that makes me think that the 175 precision hunter is not rl26 at 68 gr because is I was only getting 2830 fps with that ammo.

For the most part they are not using powders commercially available to reloaders. When the creed first came out they did use H4350 and put the load on the box. I believe they now use another non canister grade powder.

 

[Lonewolf74]

I believe they use non canister grade powder and what that means is its factory seconds that they get for cheap…the canister grade powder we get is actually the better stuff with tighter quality control. I don't think they're getting some special pixie dust powder to load their ammo, it's the same powders we can get they just don't tell you which one. The Superformance line could be the one exception to this but I'm not even sure on that one.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

Sounds like whatever they are using isn't easy to meter.
In their factory anyhow

 

[BAKPAKR]

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[sprink]

Just finished putting together my Tikka 7PRC. Should have enough cash in a month or so for some glass. Can't wait to get it out and stretch her legs a little!

 

[K.E.C.]

Just finished putting together my Tikka 7PRC. Should have enough cash in a month or so for some glass. Can't wait to get it out and stretch her legs a little!

Very Nice. Good looking gun.

 

[ARlife4me]

I believe they use non canister grade powder and what that means is its factory seconds that they get for cheap…the canister grade powder we get is actually the better stuff with tighter quality control. I don't think they're getting some special pixie dust powder to load their ammo, it's the same powders we can get they just don't tell you which one. The Superformance line could be the one exception to this but I'm not even sure on that one.

Boxes labeled "superformance" is a farce as it's not the superformance powder.

 

[TX Punisher]

It looks RL to me.
I've read RL 26 and 25 but I can't tell.
My load is with RL26 and a 175 elite hunter with 66.5 gr and get 2930 fps so that makes me think that the 175 precision hunter is not rl26 at 68 gr because is I was only getting 2830 fps with that ammo.

H1000 perhaps?

 

[Trm82]

H1000 perhaps

H1000 perhaps?

Definitely was not H1000.

 

[TX Punisher]

4831sc maybe? If not then a proprietary blend I'm guessing. I've got a lb of 4831sc as I've heard good things about it from several people testing it on 7prc.

 

[Trm82]

4831sc maybe? If not then a proprietary blend I'm guessing. I've got a lb of 4831sc as I've heard good things about it from several people testing it on

The 1st pic is what I pulled from the garbage 175 precision hunter ammo
2nd pic RL26
3rd pic is h1000
I'd say this lot was definitely a RL powder
4th pic is what charge weights I got out of 19 pulled rounds.
I'm glad I make my own.

 

[stazmania]

I wonder why Hornadys testing shows such large group dispersion.

 

[TX Punisher]

For sure. Glad I roll my own.