Definitely going to try RL-17 but it's not to be found on store shelves locally and don't want to spend the hazmat fee to order just one pound to try. Will keep looking and get a pound when I can find one.
There's supposed to be a break in the rainy weather tomorrow so I'll take the Oehler out and work up a series to reach my target velocity and do some preliminary accuracy testing at the same time.
Did some volume tests last night and a new Hornady .22-250 case will hold 36 grains of H4350 with room to spare for the 88 grain bullet so that's not an issue since my best guesstimate it that I should find 2900 fps with around 32-34 grains. One nice thing about the .22-250 is that even with the long 88 grain ELD seated out to touch the lands in the Tikka there is plenty of room in the magazine with about .2" or more left in front. Overall length for it and the 75 grain ELD - the other bullet I'm testing for now - are within .005" of each other when both are touching the lands.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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