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It is a rebranded powder though not available in the US. Like other Ramshot powders, at least Magnum (Sp12) and Big Game (Sp11) that I am aware of, it is manufacture and sold in Europe by PB Clemont Ferrand in Belgium. TAC is one of their Sps, not sure which one as it is a powder I don't use, but either Sp7 or Sp9. By chance, is TAC a rebranded powder with another name that might also be available?
Like A2230 and Xterminator?
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........Thinking if it would work in the 308 it might be a choice in the 243 and 7MM-08 as there based on the same case. I found no data for the 243 or 7MM-08 for this powder on the Hodgdon web site. Am I stuck with this just for the 308? Sierra has load data for TAC in 7mm08 w/ 100, 120, 130, and 140s. click here for dataI tried it with 100HPs; very accurate, but velocity lagged other medium powders. I also remember it having muzzle flash. 100HP, TAC, Fed210m, 2.635"oal, 22" grains, fps, 3shot group - 42.0, 2877, 1/4"
- 42.5, 2901, 5/8"
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Mine does too--as well as our other .223's. Around 20 years ago, not long after TAC appeared, I was discussing good loads for the .223 with one of the bullet manufacturers, which uses one or two standard loads for testing each run of bullets for accuracy. I said, "Is one of them around 26 grains of TAC with a 50-grain bullet?" His eyebrows went up, and then he laughed and said, "Yep!"
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Varget used to be my go-to in the 308 Win. In the last 7 years it's been TAC, with Varget being the fallback. Before those two it was RL15, and before that IMR 4064, and before that...
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[quote=GSPfan]........Thinking if it would work in the 308 it might be a choice in the 243 and 7MM-08 as there based on the same case. I found no data for the 243 or 7MM-08 for this powder on the Hodgdon web site. Am I stuck with this just for the 308? Sierra has load data for TAC in 7mm08 w/ 100, 120, 130, and 140s. click here for dataThanks for the info I appreciate it
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Everyone using about 25.0 gr. with a 55 gr.? I have about four pounds and a bunch of Hornady spire points to go with it.
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Folks using a mag primer in .308 Win? Say, with 45 gr.
W-748 defiinietly prefers a CCI-250 primer.
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I've had good luck using standard primers with TAC in the .308.
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I tried it today in 9.3x62 with 250 TTSX. It shot very well. Not enough space to use Big Game with the Mono but TAC WAS about perfect. You ever try Tac in the 9.3 with 270 or 286g bullets?
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Tac works great in the 6 ARC. Good accuracy and velocity in my 17 inch barrel. 1 grain under listed max and I am still getting 2950 with the 80 ttsx.
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Folks using a mag primer in .308 Win? Say, with 45 gr
W-748 defiinietly prefers a CCI-250 primer. I've used 250m with TAC under 150 TTSX & 155 Scenar velocity in the 2880 fps with suppressed 20" barrel.
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Folks using a mag primer in .308 Win? Say, with 45 gr.
W-748 defiinietly prefers a CCI-250 primer. I use magnum primers in my 308 Win's,not because I'm trying to get more velocity,but I load for a lot more magnum cartridges.I wanted to see how they worked so I could just use the magnum primers in my 308 Win,30-06 and 338-06 instead of buying both large rifle and magnum primers.They work really well for me with ball and extruded powders.
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It is a rebranded powder though not available in the US. Like other Ramshot powders, at least Magnum (Sp12) and Big Game (Sp11) that I am aware of, it is manufacture and sold in Europe by PB Clemont Ferrand in Belgium. TAC is one of their Sps, not sure which one as it is a powder I don't use, but either Sp7 or Sp9. By chance, is TAC a rebranded powder with another name that might also be available?
Like A2230 and Xterminator? Years ago i bought 50 pounds of Sp7 and Sp9 for $5/ lb. I still have a bunch. Never occurred to me that's its TAC. I use it in 30-30 mostly
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I tried it today in 9.3x62 with 250 TTSX. It shot very well. Not enough space to use Big Game with the Mono but TAC WAS about perfect. You ever try Tac in the 9.3 with 270 or 286g bullets? No. I'm relative new comer to 9.3x62. Big game is apparently close to perfect for 286. I couldn't get enough in the case for 250s. All I've used it R15, BH, TAC and just shot a couple of Varget load to get velocities
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