Good to know the eternal optimism of handloaders lives on.

Funny that the top velocity Barnes lists for the 120-grain TSX is around 3150 fps from a 24" barrel, but neither their latest manual or website lists any data for CFE223.

Hodgdon lists just about exactly the same velocity for CFE223 and the 120-grain Nosler Ballistic Tip--but doesn't list any for the 120 TSX. So I'm wondering where the "book max" came from?

Of course they probably don't list the REAL potential of any new powder....


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