Just to pile on a bit, I decided to try out the PRVI Partizan 174-grain SP a while back because my favored 150-grain Partitions seem to have gone extinct and I'm down to a couple hundred of them. An 8-pounder of H1000 came my way several months prior and it seemed like a natural to pair it up with the 174s. At 60.5 grains, 3 five-shot groups at 200 yards averaged a little under 2-1/2" or about 1-1/4 MOA fired out of an econo-custom VZ-24 with an A&B barrel. Velocity averaged about 2770 (sounds awful close to the old .30-06 shooting 180s, no?). I haven't shot the 174s out of my Super Grade; the 150 Partitions are reserved for that rifle.
I plan to murder hogs with this 174-grain slug launched by the VZ-24.
I also laid in a supply of 150-grain ELD-Xs, but have not tried any of them yet. I expect them to shoot as well as the 150 Partitions do using Re26. If not, I can always revert to H4831 or H4350 or even dip into the H1000 if need be. Surely one of the four will be very good.
