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Anyone experimented with Benchmark under a 53gr TSX in a 223?

I have the Barnes book loads for H4895, but my rifle has shown a preference for Benchmark with other projectiles, so I'd like to give that a try. Can anyone give me a good starter load and/or loads which work in your rifles?

My rifle is a Rem 700 CDL, 1 in 12 twist, brass is Lapua, primers Fed205M's.

Thanks, Jason.

22 grns start

Thanks. I started there and worked up to 24.5gr. Range session in the morning to test them out.

Well that plan didn't work - the 24.5gr load only managed 3060fps. On top of that accuracy was woeful. I will try H4895 and some deeper seating depths (today I was 30 thou off the lands). Might come back to BM once (if!) I get them grouping with H4895.

If anyone has any other suggestions, please post them

start 10 thou off the lands and move forward. a couple thou ata a time. mine liked 5 thou off.

Swifty

Thanks Swifty. I will add some longer length loads to the mix also.