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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
I have a 300 WSM. I have TS 15.5. I want to load 150 badlands bd2's. Where to start?
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<blockquote data-quote="SuperBruce" data-source="post: 2715593" data-attributes="member: 120544"><p>TS 15.5 is generally considered to be slightly slower burning than Varget, including by the 2023 Hodgdon burn rate chart (<a href="https://hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023-burn-rate-chart.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>). The load density should be slightly higher for TS 15.5 than Varget for the same charge: it's on the slightly bulky side, nearly the same as RL16, and you'll want a slightly higher charge compared to Varget. Iirc, with the 150 BD2, the load density wasn't by any means terrible, just not the slightly compressed that I usually hope for. However, the ES/SD seems very acceptable especially for a hunting load. Velocity wise they were doing quite well: I got them up to 3100 fps out of a fresh 20" barrel before I tried the 175's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuperBruce, post: 2715593, member: 120544"] TS 15.5 is generally considered to be slightly slower burning than Varget, including by the 2023 Hodgdon burn rate chart ([URL='https://hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023-burn-rate-chart.pdf']here[/URL]). The load density should be slightly higher for TS 15.5 than Varget for the same charge: it's on the slightly bulky side, nearly the same as RL16, and you'll want a slightly higher charge compared to Varget. Iirc, with the 150 BD2, the load density wasn't by any means terrible, just not the slightly compressed that I usually hope for. However, the ES/SD seems very acceptable especially for a hunting load. Velocity wise they were doing quite well: I got them up to 3100 fps out of a fresh 20" barrel before I tried the 175's. [/QUOTE]
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