Badlands Precision Bullets thread - From BC to terminal ballistics

[Gstew1930]

I've not found Barnes data to work well at all. These bullets are a low engraving bullet similar to the Hammer Absolutes. I use similar start pressures in Quickload with the Hammers and Badlands which is significantly lower than Barnes.

I've only loaded them in my 7ss and they pressured up pretty quick so my sample size is pretty small

 

[gyantgunz]

What powder do you think for a 6.5 saum 125 bd2? H4350, H4831, H1000?

 

[Gstew1930]

What powder do you think for a 6.5 saum 125 bd2? H4350, H4831, H1000?

I'd start with 4831

 

[codyadams]

Hmmm, it was different for me, I was running 270's in my .338 with charges and powders very similar to that of the 300 Bergers, and Retumbo with the 250's still had a little room in the case at or near max charge.

Gonna be loading the 175 BDII in a 24" 300 WSM, plan on starting with H4831sc. I'll report here what I find.

 

[Wedgy]

I got just over 2,900 fps with 63.5 grains of H4350 under a 181 Hammer Hunter from a 21" barrel WSM. Reloder 16 will give you a little more velocity and as good temp stability as H4350. Seems the WSM likes a little more neck tension like .003" from several I loaded.

 

[codyadams]

I got just over 2,900 fps with 63.5 grains of H4350 under a 181 Hammer Hunter from a 21" barrel WSM. Reloder 16 will give you a little more velocity and as good temp stability as H4350. Seems the WSM likes a little more neck tension like .003" from several I loaded.

Excellent, I got a Redding bushing dies, I'll select the appropriate bushing.

 

[idcwby]

I'm using N560 in my 300RUM with the 205gr SBII, getting 3150fps. Need to tweak on it some more. Was going to try some other powders to see how it does.

 

[codyadams]

Initial load work up with a 300 WSM using the 175 BD II

Virgin Norma brass
Virgin 24" Proof carbon 10 twist barrel (Savage ultralight)
YHM Resonator R2 supressor
Seated .025" off lands - 2.945"
H4831sc

65.0 - Wind bumped my motion trigger on labradar right before shot, did not record velocity.

66.0 - same as 65.0......

67.0 - 2896

68.0 - 2946 - very faint ejector mark, no shine, no bolt lift

69.0 - 2963 - heavy bolt lift, faint ejector mark, no shine

70.0 - did not fire

This is a brand new barrel, so I expect to gain a little speed over time. Load data puts 175's around 2950ish for max, so I figure I'll be right in there in the end.

 

[codyadams]

Continuing load work up in the 300 wsm with 175's and H4831sc, have a seating depth and ladder test loaded up. The ladder is loaded at my longest OAL, after I shoot my seating depth, if I need to I'll just bump all the bullets to the best seating depth, then go shoot my ladder at 600ish. I loaded up more of each seating, I have 5 of each depth, jumping .020" each, from ~.005" off out to .080" off, this will get me roughly in the area. Then once rough seating is established, I'll shoot the ladder, then I'll load that charge. After that, if needed, I'll fine tune seating with smaller (.005") changes in each direction of the best results. Though I'm not sure I'll need to go that far, we will see.

Also, ignore my seating depth note on my ladder paper, that is incorrect! Ha ha.

 

[Bravo 4]

Getting them ready for Easter I see.
I've seen guys do a beer hunt instead of eggs, but never a cartridge hunt! May do that at work! We call that a target detection exercise.

 

[codyadams]

Getting them ready for Easter I see.
I've seen guys do a beer hunt instead of eggs, but never a cartridge hunt! May do that at work! We call that a target detection exercise.

Ha ha, ya the hardest part of it is keeping all my colorful sharpies out of the hands of my busy 3 y/o girl!!! She likes to "help" daddy at the reloading bench, "her" side of the bench is decorated with all manner of colored sharpie scribbles ha ha, and occasionally my load notes book!!!

 

[Aloeus]

How are you guys working around the relief groove? Do you seat the bullet without worrying about it or do you make sure its either completely covered in the neck or completely outside the neck? So far I've been avoiding seating the bullets where the case neck will sort of partially overhang it. It means I either have relatively short seating depth where so far the loads have not been too happy, or incredibly long seating depths that really eat powder space.

 

[codyadams]

How are you guys working around the relief groove? Do you seat the bullet without worrying about it or do you make sure its either completely covered in the neck or completely outside the neck? So far I've been avoiding seating the bullets where the case neck will sort of partially overhang it. It means I either have relatively short seating depth where so far the loads have not been too happy, or incredibly long seating depths that really eat powder space.

I don't worry about it personally, and just go for distance off the lands.

 

[idcwby]

How are you guys working around the relief groove? Do you seat the bullet without worrying about it or do you make sure its either completely covered in the neck or completely outside the neck? So far I've been avoiding seating the bullets where the case neck will sort of partially overhang it. It means I either have relatively short seating depth where so far the loads have not been too happy, or incredibly long seating depths that really eat powder space.

I don't worry about it personally, and just go for distance off the lands.

I've been doing the same as Cody, haven't noticed anything to make me concerned.