Mine did well with Benchmark using the Hodgdon data as a guideline. None of the reported pressure issues that some others have claimed with that powder. Here is Hodgdon data for the 100 Barnes. Kinda scrambled from copy and pasting directly here, but it should be somewhat sensible.
Starting Loads
Maximum Loads
Manufacturer
Powder
Bullet Diam.
C.O.L.
Grs.
Vel. (ft/s)
Pressure
Grs.
Vel. (ft/s)
Pressure
Hodgdon
H4350
.264"
2.750"
42.0
2,946
52,900 PSI
45.0
3,077
58,200 PSI
Hodgdon
H414
.264"
2.750"
43.0
2,929
50,600 PSI
46.0
3,101
58,000 PSI
Hodgdon
Varget
.264"
2.750"
36.5
2,861
52,000 PSI
39.5
3,027
58,900 PSI
Hodgdon
Benchmark
.264"
2.750"
38.0
2,981
50,700 PSI
41.0
3,171
59,900 PSI
Last edited by KenMi; 01/29/15.