Benchmark Powder
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Benchmark Powder
Any of you guys using Benchmark powder?? I thought I would try it with 32 gr Nosler Ballistic tips.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
Only started useing it recently,but seems to be doing a good job with the 32g V-MAX through a 22 inch barrel.Fairly good velocity,and promising accuracy.Still need to do more testing though.Hoping the wind drops in the next few days so i can get out.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
i am using benchmark in my 204, behind 32 gr. Vmax and wsr primers with load of 27.2 gr.of benchmark. most groups are under .500, and some just over .300. rifle is a howa 1500 w/24 in barrel. velocities around 4000 fps.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
Try some of that Benchmark with 35 grain Berger bullets. They shoot very well out of both my 204's. I also like to burn Benchmark with 55 grain Berger's in .223. It also seems to burn a little cleaner than the others I've tried.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
I'm stell doing some testing with benchmark yet with my 35gr berger bullets. Just waiting for the snow to go away to get to the range.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
In three of my rifles, 26 gr. of Benchmark and the 35 gr. Berger is the most accurate.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
Thats me and my friends pet load also.Verminator2 wrote:In three of my rifles, 26 gr. of Benchmark and the 35 gr. Berger is the most accurate.
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Re: Benchmark Powder
Verminator2:
Have you chrono'd that load?
Thanks, Jake
Have you chrono'd that load?
Thanks, Jake
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Re: Benchmark Powder
In my AR it is going 4025 In the other two I don't know, but I think they are 3700 or so.
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