Get LeverEvolution... Much more stable powder. I use CFE223 in my 6.5 Grendle, but had I started using Lever before CFE223, I'd have just stuck with Lever.
Im guessings its best with these powders to not load towards the top end during cooler weather so that you dont have pressure issues when it gets warm again?
That's why it's best to develop loads in the summer. They'll typically shoot fine in the winter, too. I develop hunting loads in the winter (during hunting season), so I know they'll perform properly without any surprises.
Its still in the 70's to high 70's here. Ill try and work a load up, hoping since ill be in a deer blind with a heater when its cold, itll preform close to the same as now.
For most practical purposes whitetail hunting it’s not gonna matter.
I still want to hit where Im aiming. I dont want a 4moa deer load like the old fellers at my range like to use.
Yeah, that’s not how it works. You gain or lose speed generally. As far as I’ve noticed in my experience anyway. I’ve not had a round go from 0.75-1 MOA to 4 at 100-200 yards.
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300-350 is max shot where I sit, but I bait them around 100 yards.
It is for this reason I prefer slightly lesser weight bullets in hunting scenarios.
Ill try my varget/85 load it in it. Going by hornady book, its still safe in my AR even though its max load for bolt gun.
I have shot some 90 some kind of seirra blem with varget. 28g got me 2600. I have some loaded at 29 to chronograph. Hornady puts max loads with varget and the 90 eld at 2600fps in an 18". I feel like 29-30g is likley pushing it. I know with mp501 and the charge I use 100g Speers 29.5 they are around 2750 in my 22". So like 2690 in the 16 with room to go up assumedly I would think top end loads would be around 30.5-31. Could be less though as the 95g blems made more pressure with the same amount of powder as the 100g Speers I have. The more I look at it I think my 100g Speer 2620 load is probably just fine for deer. But the 90s in the high 27s to 28something sounds better.
