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Reloading
Picking the best powder, powder selection
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<blockquote data-quote="USCGLongBow" data-source="post: 966152" data-attributes="member: 81191"><p>As Vette stated the bullet weight is a huge factor, but construction does make some slight differences. Nosler info is usually pretty conservative so it is a good starting point. Just start with the bullet weight, and load to the lower end and move up slowy till you know your rifle will handle it. As Engineering said the caliber is not enough to go on, because every gun is a little different, so to get you in the right area, experienced loaders need chamber, barrel length, barrel contour, barrel twist. They all make a difference in best performance. </p><p></p><p>In general I get the best performace from a case 98%+/- full, but I have some rifles that like a compressed case, and one that likes 80%, so again YOUR rifle.</p><p></p><p>I use 60.05gr of RL22 behind a 130gr Nos BT and get perfect results out of my Model 70 Featherweight in .270win. I used to play around with different powders and bullets in it when I first started loading, but I have never been able to duplicate the accuracy or consistency of that load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="USCGLongBow, post: 966152, member: 81191"] As Vette stated the bullet weight is a huge factor, but construction does make some slight differences. Nosler info is usually pretty conservative so it is a good starting point. Just start with the bullet weight, and load to the lower end and move up slowy till you know your rifle will handle it. As Engineering said the caliber is not enough to go on, because every gun is a little different, so to get you in the right area, experienced loaders need chamber, barrel length, barrel contour, barrel twist. They all make a difference in best performance. In general I get the best performace from a case 98%+/- full, but I have some rifles that like a compressed case, and one that likes 80%, so again YOUR rifle. I use 60.05gr of RL22 behind a 130gr Nos BT and get perfect results out of my Model 70 Featherweight in .270win. I used to play around with different powders and bullets in it when I first started loading, but I have never been able to duplicate the accuracy or consistency of that load. [/QUOTE]
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