What powder should I look at for my 257Wby and 110 ELD X bullets?

[Tex LR]

I am wanting to try the 110 ELDX in my 257Wby to improve long range capabilities. My question is what powder would guys here suggest I use. On hand I have RL22,Retumbo,RL25,IMR and H 4831,IMR 7828,RL19 and IMR and H 4350. My thought was that retumbo should give the high velocity I amlooking for but according to my speer manual it does not. The Nosler manual says IMR 7828 will give best velocity followed close by RL 22. With the 100gr Barnes TSX RL 22 shoots fast and great accuracy. My goal here is to get 3500 or more fps with the 110 ELDX. My current load shoots the 100 TSX at 3602. Any help here will be great.

Great results over the years with H1000 and RL22 using 110G Accubonds.

 

[AZShooter]

Regarding meat damage using 115 Berger @ 3600 fps. Shoot through the shoulder or legs and you will have damage. They kill very quickly with the usual behind the shoulder/body shot.

Dan used his 257 at his ranch in Co and killed 6 elk and 4 mule deer. He never mentioned any issues with meat damage.

The rest of us have taken 25 coues wt, 2 antelope and 2 javelina. We are not disappointed in performance and none of us intend to switch bullets.

 

[Jrin21]

Rl 22

 

[FEENIX]

Not ELD-X but posting for what it is worth ...

 

[AZShooter]

Hornady's 69.1 gr of RL-25 data seems low when you consider the Nosler load data max load for a 115 nosler BT is 72 gr of powder.

 

[Ricky McLaughlin]

I've liked h-1000 in mine rl33 has been know to gain a decent amount of velocity over h1000 in the .257 I just never went back to try it after my h1000 load work.

I am wanting to try the 110 ELDX in my 257Wby to improve long range capabilities. My question is what powder would guys here suggest I use. On hand I have RL22,Retumbo,RL25,IMR and H 4831,IMR 7828,RL19 and IMR and H 4350. My thought was that retumbo should give the high velocity I amlooking for but according to my speer manual it does not. The Nosler manual says IMR 7828 will give best velocity followed close by RL 22. With the 100gr Barnes TSX RL 22 shoots fast and great accuracy. My goal here is to get 3500 or more fps with the 110 ELDX. My current load shoots the 100 TSX at 3602. Any help here will be great.

I like 7828 with 120 gr Berger in mine.

 

[Ricky McLaughlin]

I am wanting to try the 110 ELDX in my 257Wby to improve long range capabilities. My question is what powder would guys here suggest I use. On hand I have RL22,Retumbo,RL25,IMR and H 4831,IMR 7828,RL19 and IMR and H 4350. My thought was that retumbo should give the high velocity I amlooking for but according to my speer manual it does not. The Nosler manual says IMR 7828 will give best velocity followed close by RL 22. With the 100gr Barnes TSX RL 22 shoots fast and great accuracy. My goal here is to get 3500 or more fps with the 110 ELDX. My current load shoots the 100 TSX at 3602. Any help here will be great.

I like 7828 also for 120 grain bergers.

 

[Ricky McLaughlin]

Removed.

 

[Dosh]

I like 7828 with 120 gr Berger in mine.

Ricky, where can I find these 120gr Bergers?

 

[Ricky McLaughlin]

Ricky, where can I find these 120gr Bergers?

I believe I got mine from a gun store I used to work at Dosh. Steve's Outdoor Sports in Magnolia, Ar. 71753

 

[Ricky McLaughlin]

I believe I got mine from a gun store I used to work at Dosh. Steve's Outdoor Sports in Magnolia, Ar. 71753

Oops, maybe I meant to type 115...lol

 

[Dosh]

Oops, maybe I meant to type 115...lol

HaHa, that 120 would be an Arkansas 115!!!!

 

[Nomosendero]

I don't know what that means but it sounds reasonable.

 

[jayran]

Mine liked 68 gr rl25 with the 115 Berger, after 5-600 rounds the throat eroaded and I had to jump up to 70gr to achieve the same velocity which brought the groups back to sub moa. It was a slow 3150 FPS but crazy accurate. Killed several deer and the furthest one my buddy used it to kill a coues at 780 yards.