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What is the best powder for loading hunting 350-400gn bullets? Looking for temp stable and able to achieve 2400 safely with a 400 gn bullet. I have alot of h4350 and would like to use it for practice loads. I know its not the best powder but has anyone used it with this cartridge? Seems you can get into the 2350 range before you run out of case capacity. Thanks for any help.
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Varget replicates IMR 4064 loads in my testing:
.416 Remington Magnum
Bullet Load Powder O. A. L. Velocity Energy Comments
300 gn Barnes X
92gn Rel 15 2830
93gn Rel 15 2864 .417" Best Accuracy Load
94gn Rel 15 2903 Warm Load
325 gn Barnes X
92gn 748 2712
95gn 740 2797 5647 Warm Load
85gn Rel 12 2679
89gn Rel 12 2779 5575 Warm Load
86gn IMR 4064 2695
82gn H 4895 2685
84gn H 4895 2726 5364
86gn H 4895 2779 5575 Good Load
86gn Rel 15 .7" Good Load
340 gn Woodleigh
85gn IMR 4064 2652 5311
83gn IMR 3031 2626
84gn 748 2570
86gn 748 2592
88gn 748 2610 5144 Good Load
84gn H 4895 2722 Warm Load
85gn Rel 12 2631 5227
80gn Varget 2560 Mild
82gn Varget 2604 .7"
84gn Varget 2640 .7" Best Load
86gn Varget 2687
85gn IMR 4320 2700 1.5"
400 gn Hornady
80gn IMR 4064 2435 5268
82gn IMR 4064 2490 5508
78gn Rel 12 2371 4994
75gn 748 2241
80gn 760 2131
85gn 760 2245
410 gn Woodleigh
75gn IMR 3031 3.658" 2318 4893 .376"
77gn IMR 3031 2340 4986
79gn IMR 3031 2400 .8"
80gn IMR 4064 2404
90gn 760 2337 Mild
92gn 760 2389 5197
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No other 416 shooters here?
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Have a .416 Howell with case capicity very close to the Rem.
Varget and Reloader 15 work well with lead-core bullets.
With copper bullets I prefer Benchmark or 8208 XBR to avoid excessive compression of the powder. No problems reaching 2400 fps with 400gn or nearly 2600 fsp with 350gn bullets.
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I shoot the .416 Rem Mag, but have never loaded anything with H or IMR 4350. Best powder I've found is RL15 for both 350 and 400 grain bullets. I've used IMR 4064 some, too, when I was looking for an accurate load for a certain bullet, but I came back to the RL15. I've never had any problems with RL15 in extreme temperatures, but I can't say that I ever chrono'd my loads in really cold temperatures. I did set some loads out in the summer sun in prep for hunting in Africa, getting them up above 100F, and found no pressure problems. Sorry I can't be of more help. Good luck, you'll love shooting this round.
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416 RM use to use 4064 but nowadays...with 350s Varget beats RE15 in my 26"HB. For 300Xs I use 2015. Best wishes.
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Thanks for the help guys.
Last edited by gunchamp; 09/14/11.
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