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Rifle - 8.5" twist, 23" barrel
123 Scenar, 44.5grns RL17, WLR primer, COAL 2.790, unfired Hornady Brass, 3002fps.
127 Barnes LRX, 43.8grns RL17, WLR PRIMER, COAL 2.803, unfired Hornady brass, 2988fps avg.
123 SST, 44.0grns RL17, WLR primer, COAL 2.790, unfired Hornady brass, 2977fps avg
123 AMAX, 44.0grns RL17, WLR primer, COAL 2.790, unfired Hornady brass, 3006fps avg.
125 Partition, 44.3grns RL17, WLR primer, COAL 2.770, unfired Hornady brass, 3001 fps avg.
None of the above loads showed the slightest pressure signs. In fact, I tested significantly faster loads (as much as 100fps) with zero pressure signs in all of the above loads but prudence dictated I back off to saner levels...
I've been lucky with this rifle - It was a barreled action purchased from SAS using one of Burley Boy's barrels. It shoots pretty much everything accurately, but the 123Scenars are SOOOOOOOoooo easy.
HTH
David Addendum: I'm out of my old WLR primers, the new WLR primers burned me twice with undersized primers, so I switched to Federal 210's. Went to the range today, loaded some 123 Scenar's with above recipe and F210's. Velocities were avg about 3075 fps, so I need to back it down a little w/ the F210's.... David
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Is anyone using Ramshot Hunter? Manual says 43 grains under a 123 AMAX, same charge as IMR 4350.
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I'll try to remember to post my load data for Hunter under 123 Scenars when I get home...
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Went to the range today, loaded some 123 Scenar's with above recipe and F210's. Velocities were avg about 3075 fps, so I need to back it down a little w/ the F210's.... Thanks for the update, R-17 and the 123 is on my to-do list and I'll be using 210's. That is semi-smoking.
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Is anyone using Ramshot Hunter? Manual says 43 grains under a 123 AMAX, same charge as IMR 4350. Ramshot's manual (V.5 from January 2014) lists 47.0 grains as max for the 123 Sierra. I found an OCW node, quite wide, between 46 & 46.5 grains when working up 123-grain Lapua Scenars.
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I'm much more of a hunter than a shooter and one of my favorite CM loads on the light end is 44.6gr RL17 Fed210 120TTSX @ 3000fps. .5's are common with this in my RARP... On the Heavy end 43.5gr H4350 Fed210 140gr Partition @ 2750fps. Into the .4's. Elk don't stand a chance with either if I do my part... 
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Here's an OCW work-up for Reloder-17, too. It was with Hornady 140 HPBT Match bullets (not the AMAX). ![[Linked Image]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5836/21044915854_5a88b1099d_b.jpg)
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