09 February 2004, 16:46
groundhog devastationBENCHMARK DATA.......GOT ANY?
I've used a little BENCHMARK in a few chamberings and it seems to be a decent little member of the powder family! HOWEVER, My Hodgdon book is before it's time and their website(powers that be) have chosen not to list any data for it!!!! I shot 23.3 grains of BENCHMARK in the 17 REM and the 20 grain Hornady VMax and although I didn't get a reading on the chrongraph...199/1000 ought to be a load to work with!! With the 6mmRem, using 40.7 grains BENCHMARK and a 70 grain Speer TNT at 3460fps, under .5 in., I'd like to see a complete listing of data for this powder! If you have any and can scan and send, I'd be in your debt! Thanks!!! GHD PS: email:
charliemill@earthlink.net10 February 2004, 01:11
jeffeossoAnother one of those "weird" powders.. I and my fiends, haven't used it in light stuff, but get EXCELLENT results in 376 steyr, 450 marlin, 450 alaskan, and 416 taylor
jeffe
10 February 2004, 03:33
DutchJust email Hodgdon, or pick up their annual load magazine. It has a lot of data the book and the website don't have.
I am in the process of working up a load for my new 358Win with it, and Hodgon responded to my request for data in 45 minutes. HTH, Dutch.
10 February 2004, 11:05
R-WESTHey Dutch. What did they come up with? Always looking for new 358 load data

TIA,
R-WEST
10 February 2004, 11:49
John BartelsBenchmark is made by ADI in Australia. There are actually two versions of it, known in OZ, as BM1 and BM2. Your Benchmark is BM2.
Have a look at ADI's website. It has lots of load data.
www.adi-limited.com/2-02-120-020-000.html10 February 2004, 12:33
DutchR-west, email me and I''l forward the load data they sent me. Dutch.
11 February 2004, 04:21
R-WESTThanks, Dutch. I sent an e-mail this AM.
R-WEST