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I'm a bolt action guy.. I've been using a lot of Benchmark over the last year or two... Bi Mart here in Oregon has been selling it for $23.50 a pound for several years...I've got a good stock of it.. 30 to 40 pounds of it...
I have found that the accuracy gets better and better, the stiffer the charge...
I've been running it with 40 to 60 grain bullets....40s and 53s are my two favorite bullet weights...
40s, 28 grains plus...
53s, 27.5 grains
60s.. 26.5 grains... I agree, that is good info. I can see where benchmark would be better than my old standby H335 for the lighter pills. I may have to buy a pound of that powder and try it out.. John, if you go to Walmart, you will find the 40gr. Nosler varmageddon bullets for about $15.00/box of 100. One of my buddies likes those bullets in his 223rem and 22-250
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I'm a bolt action guy.. I've been using a lot of Benchmark over the last year or two... Bi Mart here in Oregon has been selling it for $23.50 a pound for several years...I've got a good stock of it.. 30 to 40 pounds of it...
I have found that the accuracy gets better and better, the stiffer the charge...
I've been running it with 40 to 60 grain bullets....40s and 53s are my two favorite bullet weights...
40s, 28 grains plus...
53s, 27.5 grains
60s.. 26.5 grains... Who’s the birthday boy? P Thanks Pharm... I was out of town and on the east coast over the last couple of weeks... and most of that was traveling from Oregon to New Hampshire and Massachusetts and back... I'm too old anymore to think about it being time to celebrate another birthday.... but appreciate the sentiment my friend......
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I'm a bolt action guy.. I've been using a lot of Benchmark over the last year or two... Bi Mart here in Oregon has been selling it for $23.50 a pound for several years...I've got a good stock of it.. 30 to 40 pounds of it...
I have found that the accuracy gets better and better, the stiffer the charge...
I've been running it with 40 to 60 grain bullets....40s and 53s are my two favorite bullet weights...
40s, 28 grains plus...
53s, 27.5 grains
60s.. 26.5 grains... I agree, that is good info. I can see where benchmark would be better than my old standby H335 for the lighter pills. I may have to buy a pound of that powder and try it out.. John, if you go to Walmart, you will find the 40gr. Nosler varmageddon bullets for about $15.00/box of 100. One of my buddies likes those bullets in his 223rem and 22-250 Thanks Lawrence.. but the Wally Marts down here don't sell reloading supplies tho... you can never have enough 22 Cal and 6mm Varmaggeddon bullets on hand, especially at a cheap price...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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My Remington.223 loves 25.0 gr of Benchmark with every 55 gr bullet I have tried in it. Great powder. I won’t be running out anytime soon.
GreggH
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For my Thompson Center Venture Predator .223, 22" Barrel w/a 1:12" twist, I exclusively load it with Benchmark.
50gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
26.3gr Benchmark
2.260" COL
Winchester Primers
55gr Nosler Varmaggedon
24.2gr Benchmark
2.260" COL
Winchester Primers
55gr Sierra Blitzking Polymer Tipped
24.2gr Benchmark
2.150" COL
Winchester Primers
55gr Wolf FMJ BT
24.2gr Benchmark
2.150" COL
Winchester Primers
60gr Sierra Tipped Match King
21.6gr Benchmark
2.260" COL
Winchester Primers
62gr Hornady FMJ
21.5gr Benchmark
2.200" COL
Winchester Primers
Luckily she's not too picky, but does prefer the 55gr.
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Benchmark is also awesome in a 22-250 with 40g NBTs. My 22-250 shoots incredibly well and clocks 4200 with Benchmark and 40s.
Bb
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Benchmark is not what I use the most of, but I have several pounds that I can use if needed.
If we live long enough, we all have regrets. But the ones that nag at us the most are the ones in which we know we had a choice.
Doug
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Benchmark is also awesome in a 22-250 with 40g NBTs. My 22-250 shoots incredibly well and clocks 4200 with Benchmark and 40s.
Bb
The best powder for 40 grainers in a 22.250 is RL 7....
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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