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Exactly.

But many handloaders often keep using what's worked for them for many years, either because they never try anything else or they bought a lot of it.

Once in a while one of these guys actually tries something different and sees the difference. I have a couple of friends who claimed for years that XYZ cheap bullets were just as accurate, explosive and flat-shooting on prairie dogs as those more expensive plastic-tips. Then both of them tried some of the plastic tips, and changed their minds. As soon as I tried Benchmark and Ramshot TAC in the .223 my remaining H335 went unused. And nowadays there are even more clean-burning suitable powders.


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I was running 25.0 with 75's in my 223AI with so so results. Switched to 80's and Varget and don't think I'll be going back....

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I'd love to try other powders. Unfortunately, I've never seen a can of CFE223 and it looks like it's going to be a long time before I will. Luckily, I still have the biggest part of 8lbs. of H335 left. At 25gr per load, it'll still take a year or two to use up.


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Originally Posted by firearms44
H335 is my go to powder for my Marlin 35 Rem. Lever gun loves this stuff.


Yep, a max charge touched off with a magnum primer pushing a 200grn Core-Lokt, accurate, minimal muzzle flash (24" barrel)and I haven't noticed it to be any dirtier than any other powder?


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Don't rule out H335 for the Big Bores either. Check Hornady and Barnes for the .458 Win Mag and .45-70 with the heavies. I've found nothing better in those two. And I'm not alone in that discovery -- when you need more room for powder. As well, I've found temp stability to be awesome... one of the best for .458 caliber. It might be a different story for the small bores, I acknowledge, having never used it in anything but .358 and .458 bores.

And, in the Big Bores there's little cleaning to do anyway as you'll rarely fire enough to dirty the barrels. The exception is all copper fouling.

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Have always heard that 335 metered great. Do TAC and Benchmark behave just as well in the powder thrower? For the record I just bought a pound of Benchmark but it was an easy choice, only 223 suitable powder I could find local.

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I started shooting Pdogs with tac. Shot good and all that stuff. The next year, I could not find any so I checked the burn charts and here is H335. Tried it and got the EXACT same speed with the EXACT same powder charge of tac. ??? Dirty ?? Wife shoots 100 to 150 rounds a day and we clean every night so I guess I never noticed it being dirty. Maybe 5 patches of CR10 and clean as a whistle. Never did any Pdog shooting in the dark so I missed the flash.. Is there better powder ?? Maybe... but 5000 dead prairie dogs haven't complained yet....

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Originally Posted by LSU fan
Have always heard that 335 metered great. Do TAC and Benchmark behave just as well in the powder thrower? For the record I just bought a pound of Benchmark but it was an easy choice, only 223 suitable powder I could find local.


Yes they do, Benchmark is just an extreme version of 335



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Thanks, didnt realize that

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And cleaner-burning as well.


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I was under the impression that H335 is effectively W748? Not so? Certainly works just like it in my 223AI.

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748 is a lot slower than 335. It would be more in line with varget and BLC 2.



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Looks like i can use it pretty easy in my 30-30s, 308, 35rem, and 4570!

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I love h335. Great for my 223 444 and 45-70

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I like H335 and have for around 30 years. I originally used it in a 223; still do. It's also useful in several other cartridges. Yes, it does flash in some applications. Dirty? That's largely overplayed unless you're running many dozens or hundreds of rounds in short time intervals perhaps. It isn't like it creates a horrible mess that requires hours of cleaning.


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Fotis...mind sharing that 4570 load?

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350 gr Hornady Sp 58gr H335


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Thanks...somewhere around 2000 fps?

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I used to use a lot of H-335 in .223. I noticed the temperature sensitivity on a prairie dog shoot in AZ. I switched to H-322 which seemed to work just as well but was much more stable. I have now switched to TAC, but X-Terminator was also very good with 40 gr bullets in the .223. Tac is more versatile, so I've made the switch. TAC measures just as well as H-335 without the downsides. I also switched to Big Game in my .22-250 loads for the metering accuracy and it shoots superbly.


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Originally Posted by kraky111
Thanks...somewhere around 2000 fps?


yup 2000-2100 pending on barrel


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