20190416 - Velocity Test of Barnes 190 FP with H4895

Put some of the 190FP grain Barnes Originals over the chrono today. Since madtrapper413 tested some with 3031 and loggerhead is working with 4064 and Varget, I thought I would try some with H4895.

Hodgdon online reloading data for a 170 grain 30-30 Win lists 27.5 starting and 30.5 max, so I decided to try 25.5, 26.0 and 26.5 grains of H4895 with the Barnes 190 seated to 2.520” with no crimp. PPU brass; CCI 200 primers. Fired from a 22” 1937 Savage 99G with open sights. Chrono set at 25ft.

No issues with extraction, primers all looked similar after firing. First two sets grouped under an inch at 25 yards. 3rd set opened up to 2” (might attribute to old, tired eyes with open sights … I could barely see the 1” orange bull ).

Set 1, 4 rounds, H4895 25.5 grains – average velocity 1723fps
Set 2, 4 rounds, H4895 26.0 grains – average velocity 1734fps
Set 3, 4 rounds, H4895 26.5 grains – average velocity 1786fps

Last edited by KeithNyst; 04/17/19.