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I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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I just loaded two 200 grain round nose and one 200 grain spire point Hornady interlock bullets with 52 grains of TAC. THe powder came up to midpoint of the neck. The magazine and the chamber allowed me to load the bullets so that they compressed the bullets very little if any. It's evening and getting dark. It wasn't a pyrotechnic show but there were flames. The cases came out easily. The primers, CCI Standard rifle, were rounded and there were no signs of excessive pressure. I'll load up a dozen and see how it shoots when weather is better.
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That load came from load data which referenced the handloader article. I don't recall if it referenced barrel length. I wonder if it was shot in a 77? Also the article said Magnum primers were used. I suppose that could give it more velocity.
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I've had pretty good luck with IMR 4320 and the 200 gr Hornady spitzer in my 358 (a Savage 99) over the years.
But I did just pick up a pound of TAC for the 223, I'll probably experiment with the 358.
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I've used most of the powders in that burning range in my former 358. I never got those velocities at least according to the manuals. I had planned on H4895, due to temperature insensitivity. But if TAC loads turn out to be accurate, I may have to go with TAC.
I wonder about the rifle used in that article in the Handloader and if those magnum primers caused the powder to burn faster and higher pressures and more velocity resulted.
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The rifle in the article was a Ruger Hawkeye with a 22 inch barrel.
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I use 225 PT's for elk, and TAC as my powder, however.....
if all I wanted to shoot was deer? I'd probably go with the 200 IL just cause of cost.
the 225 PT's are >$1.00 ea, and completely unnecessary on deer sized game.
practice hurts when each shot costs over a buck. =/
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practice hurts when each shot costs over a buck. =/
It's been a while, but I've loaded pistol bullets (158 JHP's?) in the 358 for cheaper practice. Doesn't work for long range practice but for gun handling/short range/offhand it's fine. Dale
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practice hurts when each shot costs over a buck. =/
It's been a while, but I've loaded pistol bullets (158 JHP's?) in the 358 for cheaper practice. Doesn't work for long range practice but for gun handling/short range/offhand it's fine. Dale I loaded up a batch of 185 hardcast a while back. much cheaper, but radically different POI. I didn't like the idea of two POI with one rifle, so I stopped loading the hardcasts. I "had" to load the PT's for elk. didnt want to hunt elk with a hardcast lead.
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I just sighted the scope with the 158's, think I even took it groundhog hunting a couple of times using them. Then resighted with the usual 200 gr Hornday's for deer season.
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