goodgrouper
Well-Known Member
Re: 338 thunder pics
RL22 and RL25 are just about as temp stable as most other powders. Maybe a little more finicky, but not a problem.
FOr long range hunting, I believe it imperative to go chrono your gun one more time a few days before your hunt anyway just to make sure nothing has changed. I anticipate the weather during the hunt and load my ammo accordingly. If the weather is supposed to be 25 degrees cooler, then I will bump up the charge just a bit based on earlier testing that is logged in my range book. In other words, no matter what the powder I'm using, I chase the "sweet spot" from season to season.
This is work, but it is necessary for killing game out around and past 1k.
I do this for Hodgdon, IMR, Alliant, and VV and it is necessary in all of them.
Some here might remember me saying that "extreme line" is just marketing by Hodgdon and requires tweeking from season to season. Well, it still does in my opinion, but maybe not as much as Alliant powders.
RL22 and RL25 are mainstays in my powder storage because they work the best in so many darn calibers that it isn't funny. I currently have 3 guns that like RL22 more than any other powder.
My only gripe with them is that they vary way too much from lot to lot. SOmetimes when I switch lots of RL22, I have to back down or bump up my charge 2 full grains to get the sweet spot back! This is terrible. The guys who make powder for Nobel in Europe are exchanging knowledge with the guys here who build rocket engines for space launches and they can't figure out what everyone else has of how to make consistent lots? I don't understand.
RL22 and RL25 are just about as temp stable as most other powders. Maybe a little more finicky, but not a problem.
FOr long range hunting, I believe it imperative to go chrono your gun one more time a few days before your hunt anyway just to make sure nothing has changed. I anticipate the weather during the hunt and load my ammo accordingly. If the weather is supposed to be 25 degrees cooler, then I will bump up the charge just a bit based on earlier testing that is logged in my range book. In other words, no matter what the powder I'm using, I chase the "sweet spot" from season to season.
This is work, but it is necessary for killing game out around and past 1k.
I do this for Hodgdon, IMR, Alliant, and VV and it is necessary in all of them.
Some here might remember me saying that "extreme line" is just marketing by Hodgdon and requires tweeking from season to season. Well, it still does in my opinion, but maybe not as much as Alliant powders.
RL22 and RL25 are mainstays in my powder storage because they work the best in so many darn calibers that it isn't funny. I currently have 3 guns that like RL22 more than any other powder.
My only gripe with them is that they vary way too much from lot to lot. SOmetimes when I switch lots of RL22, I have to back down or bump up my charge 2 full grains to get the sweet spot back! This is terrible. The guys who make powder for Nobel in Europe are exchanging knowledge with the guys here who build rocket engines for space launches and they can't figure out what everyone else has of how to make consistent lots? I don't understand.
