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Any of you guys using Benchmark powder?? I thought I would try it with 32 gr Nosler Ballistic tips.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In three of my rifles, 26 gr. of Benchmark and the 35 gr. Berger is the most accurate.

Verminator2 wrote:In three of my rifles, 26 gr. of Benchmark and the 35 gr. Berger is the most accurate.

Thats me and my friends pet load also.

Verminator2:

Have you chrono'd that load?

Thanks, Jake

In my AR it is going 4025 In the other two I don't know, but I think they are 3700 or so.