10-18-2018, 10:01 AM
Ok.
I was a bit surprised on the SD figures I got. since I have used this powder for other bullets and got better results. Both the 140gr ELD-M and the Scenar-L 136gr had this powder.
One thought was to try double based powder and I will get a delivery any day now on VV N530. This powder is double based and will probably give more speed and less pressure. Or same speed and less pressure on less powder. Have been on the high end of the stick regarding pressure, compressed loads and full cases. Sometimes hard to even get the bullet seated enough.
So will do a separate test with that powder but I will continue on the thread with the same bullet.
Either way.
That will be an interesting powder. On the published powders for VV the N530 is used on ALL listed bullets, from 100gr up to 156gr. If this works, this can be the powder that will work for all bullets that I plan to use, and even more.
And for me this is a good thing since the N530 can be found in stores nerby.
We have a VERY small range of powders here in Sweden so if I find something that works OK I will probably stick with it.
Hope not that case prep is the "must do"-thing since this is probably something that I rush by...
I have some benchrest friends and they look at case prep and barrel cleaning a bit different than me.
Nice to have a clan!
My wife have no idea what I do (thank god).
And the kids are to small for use of any rifle bigger than a air gun. But maybe later. And by that time I might be ready with all testing
I was a bit surprised on the SD figures I got. since I have used this powder for other bullets and got better results. Both the 140gr ELD-M and the Scenar-L 136gr had this powder.
One thought was to try double based powder and I will get a delivery any day now on VV N530. This powder is double based and will probably give more speed and less pressure. Or same speed and less pressure on less powder. Have been on the high end of the stick regarding pressure, compressed loads and full cases. Sometimes hard to even get the bullet seated enough.
So will do a separate test with that powder but I will continue on the thread with the same bullet.
Either way.
That will be an interesting powder. On the published powders for VV the N530 is used on ALL listed bullets, from 100gr up to 156gr. If this works, this can be the powder that will work for all bullets that I plan to use, and even more.
And for me this is a good thing since the N530 can be found in stores nerby.
We have a VERY small range of powders here in Sweden so if I find something that works OK I will probably stick with it.
Hope not that case prep is the "must do"-thing since this is probably something that I rush by...
I have some benchrest friends and they look at case prep and barrel cleaning a bit different than me.
Nice to have a clan!
My wife have no idea what I do (thank god).
And the kids are to small for use of any rifle bigger than a air gun. But maybe later. And by that time I might be ready with all testing