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Lemme see. I've used Ramshot powders for primary hunting handloads in the following cartridges:
.204 Ruger--TAC .223 Remington--TAC .22-250 Rem.--Big Game .220 Swift--Big Game and Hunter .257 Roberts--Hunter .257 Wby. Magnum--Magnum 6.5 Creedmoor--Hunter 6.5x55--Magnum .264 Win. Magnum--Magnum 26 Nosler--Magnum .270 Win.--Hunter and Magnum .270 Wby. Magnum--Magnum 7mm-08--Big Game 7x57 Mauser--Big Game .280 Rem. Ackley Improved--Hunter 7mm SAUM--Magnum .308 Win.--TAC .30-06--Hunter .300 H&H--Hunter .300 Win. Magnum--Magnum .300 Wby. Magnum--Magnum .303 British--Big Game 8x57 Mauser--Big Game .338 Federal--TAC .338 Lapua--Magnum .358 Win.--TAC .35 Whelen--TAC .358 Norma Magnum--Big Game 9.3 Barsness-Sisk--TAC 9.3x62--Big Game .416 Rigby--Magnum
Have used Accurate powders (the ones from Western, not the old Accurate Arms) in: .17 Hornady Hornet--1680 .222 Remington--LT-30 6mm PPC--LT-32 .243 Win.--4064 .250-3000 Savage--2495 .300 Wby. Magnum--Magpro .38-55--5744 .40-65 WCF--5744 .45-70--5744
There are also some probably forgotten....
Mule Deer Ramshot only list Accurate 4350 for the 300 H&H, but I see you are using Hunter in it. Since the 300 H&H and the 300 WSM have very similar capacities can the WSM data be used in the H&H? Is the Hunter data your own or do other manuals have it for the H&H?
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Can't remember if other manuals list Hunter for the .300 H&H, but they might. I probably used .300 WSM data, and watched the chronograph while working up. (It's been a while since I owned that .300 H&H....)
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I use quite a bit of the Accurate and Ramshot powders with great results in these cartridges: 308 Win - TAC,A4064 30-06 - A4064,Big Game,A4350,Hunter 300WSM - Big Game,A4350,Hunter 300Win Mag - A4350,Magnum 338-06 - TAC,A4064,Big Game,A4350 7mag - A4350
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I try to minimize the amount of powder I keep on hand.....as well as the number of brands and powder descriptions.
Hodgdon gets almost all my business because of the large amount of loading data they publish.....and free at that too.
Western powders are largely ball powders and I like that a lot......but can't find the loading data I like. So I leave them in the store.
If they had a lot of loading data, I'd be very tempted to change as time required a new purchase…..but that's not to be. I was recently very pleasantly surprised at the amount of data available on the Western Powder website.
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I’m using Big game in 06 and 168 ttsx. 2900 FPS. 6.5 CM 130 Game changers 2900 Hunter in 270 with 140 SST at 3050 and 130 ttsx I think at 3100 that shoots almost identical trajectory. Makes target practice affordable I have tac for 223 that I haven’t made a load for.
Tried the big game in 9.3 with 250 accubonds and not getting Any where near Published data. But no complaints.
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Dre, Big Game is THE powder for 286s in the 9.3. Varget is made for 250s
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Can't remember if other manuals list Hunter for the .300 H&H, but they might. I probably used .300 WSM data, and watched the chronograph while working up. (It's been a while since I owned that .300 H&H....) Thanks. I have pretty much changed to Big Game in my 30-06 with 165s. Excellent accuracy and velocity.
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Good!
For those hunters who still use 150-grain bullets in the .30-06, Big Game is also one of the very best performers, both in accuracy and velocity.
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Good!
For those hunters who still use 150-grain bullets in the .30-06, Big Game is also one of the very best performers, both in accuracy and velocity. That's what I found too.I was getting 3100fps and 1/2" groups out of a 26" barreled 30-06 with 58.0grs of Big Game where most of my other loads ran around 3000fps with 150's.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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If Hunter was a better performer in cold & hot weather extremes I would be a happy man... Hunter is a top performer for me in several cartridges but I am not going to chance it when going on guided hunts on the other side of the country. I know we have sooo many powder options today but there does seem to be a void in the burn rate chart between H-4350 & H-4831 for something that is temp extreme resistant. The new Winchester Staball 6.5 may fill that nich
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Hunter for me in 22-250/75 A-Max, 243/85 TSX and 270Win/140TSX. I run them all on a Dillon 550.
Magnum in 243AI/105’s and 257Wby/100TSX.
In all cases I get excellent accuracy, reasonable velocity, and very low ES/SD.
Dad was a ball-powder guy and I grew up loading tons of WW760. Hunter is just a better version IMO/IME.
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If Hunter was a better performer in cold & hot weather extremes I would be a happy man... Hunter is a top performer for me in several cartridges but I am not going to chance it when going on guided hunts on the other side of the country. I know we have sooo many powder options today but there does seem to be a void in the burn rate chart between H-4350 & H-4831 for something that is temp extreme resistant. The new Winchester Staball 6.5 may fill that nich I tried it in the Creed and .260. It was pretty good. Not a game changer, but certainly a pretty good option. I did shoot a 1/4-inch three-shot group at 200 yards with it under the 147, in one of my Creeds. It shot right with my Reloder 19 load for 140 Speer Gold Dots at around 2740 fps.
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Ramshot Magnum was my go-to for the 7WSM.
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Lots of good info about a few powders I have little experience with.
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I use TAC,LT30,LT32 but one powder that is frustrating is 2015. It has been made in Israel, the Czech Republic and now Canada. All three are a slightly different burn rate that you wont see a reloading guide account for
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~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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