With ammo and component availability what it is lately, I came across a good deal on some hornady 140gn bthp bullets (the shortest lightest 6.5s I can find in stock locally) , and bought them for plinking loads. after much forum searching, I think the most suitable powder I have is blc-2.
can anyone recommend a starting load that I can work from?
It looks like some folks are using it with bullets in the 130gn range with charge weights around 28-29 grains and getting decent results, but there seems to be no published load data for this particular combination.
I think BLC-2 is a reasonable enough enough powder in terms of density and burn rate, but I dont have any load development software to work with.
I'm not chasing huge velocity, just ringing steel inside 300yds.
I'd like to start safely below max charge and work up until I find a load my barrel likes, but avoid starting wastefully low.
thanks in advance for any advice/ideas
can anyone recommend a starting load that I can work from?
It looks like some folks are using it with bullets in the 130gn range with charge weights around 28-29 grains and getting decent results, but there seems to be no published load data for this particular combination.
I think BLC-2 is a reasonable enough enough powder in terms of density and burn rate, but I dont have any load development software to work with.
I'm not chasing huge velocity, just ringing steel inside 300yds.
I'd like to start safely below max charge and work up until I find a load my barrel likes, but avoid starting wastefully low.
thanks in advance for any advice/ideas
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