imr 4895 load data again...8mm

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16 July 2006, 13:59

loiner1965

imr 4895 load data again...8mm

hi,,,found if i use 42gr of powder with 198gr heads i got a nice grouping to start off with,,,just sourced some 127gr heads which i want to try out,,,any idea how much powder to start off with

16 July 2006, 17:33

ricciardelli

Gee...any specific caliber?

16 July 2006, 20:42

bartsche

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Originally posted by loiner1965:
hi,,,found if i use 42gr of powder with 198gr heads i got a nice grouping to start off with,,,just sourced some 127gr heads which i want to try out,,,any idea how much powder to start off with

You could start with 49gr. of imr4895 but if you use more you'll start to compress the powder, which is all right I guess. If you can aquire 4198 or 3031 these are the powders I would suggest with that light bullet. Many of the ball powders will work well also.

roger

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16 July 2006, 20:48

loiner1965

cheers mate,,,,will try your suggestion and see how it goes......many thanks