tylerthorson95
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Has anyone found data as to where Grand rates on the temp stable chart? FPS vs temp.300 PRC virgin Lapua brass, Federal Match 215M primers, Hammer HHT 203 grain, Rifle is Christiansen Arms Mesa LR 26" barrel 1:8 twist
1. H1000 burns cleaner than Grand. Grand is cleaner than Hornady Factory ammo.
2. H1000 was a little faster than Grand with the same load.
3. Grand SD and Spread were much better than H1000
I used a digital Lyman powder scale to measure 74 - 76 grain loads in .5 grain increments. I only used exact measurements. If it was +/- 0.1 grain or more I dumped and dispensed again.
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Grand
Grains/fps/SD/Spread
74/2873/13.6/39.1
74.5/2915. 2/5.4/14.5
75/2939.5/8.3/24.4
75.5/2959.6/6.4/15.4
76/2957.9/16.2/47.6
H1000
74/2892.3/12.4/37.4
74.5/2926.6/20.1/57
75/2939.0/5.8/15.3
75.5/2968.7/20.7/65.3
76/2965.1/18/50.3
I will be impatiently awaiting your results. I bought a jug of Grand for my 300WM and the 175gr LRX. At the moment I'm burning 73gr of H4831 under the LRX for 2966fps and tiny bug hole groups. I'd like a little more velocity thoNew to this forum. Anyone know how I can save this thread to refer back to? Gonna try load up Grand in my 300 WM with 175 Barnes LRX, soon.
Years ago, I used H4831 sc with 73 gr for 180 Interbonds in Rem 700 300wm at 2960. It also shot tiny groups.I will be impatiently awaiting your results. I bought a jug of Grand for my 300WM and the 175gr LRX. At the moment I'm burning 73gr of H4831 under the LRX for 2966fps and tiny bug hole groups. I'd like a little more velocity tho
Okay, I just got back from the range about an hour ago. I was doing velocity/pressure testing before doing a ladder test (in my mind I'm saving components doing velocity prior to accuracy testing). I shoot 1 bullet at 0.5 grain increments, and utilize my Garmin chronograph for velocity. I'm seating the bullets at factory mag length which is approximately 2.630" CBTO. I am shooting a stock Tikka T3x Lite Veil; no custom gun. I'm using 4x fired Peterson 300 WM Long Brass, Fed 215M primers, and the Barnes 175 LRX.I will be impatiently awaiting your results. I bought a jug of Grand for my 300WM and the 175gr LRX. At the moment I'm burning 73gr of H4831 under the LRX for 2966fps and tiny bug hole groups. I'd like a little more velocity tho
175 LRX - RAMSHOT GRAND Velocity Testing | |||||||||
Shot # | Speed (FPS) | AVG (FPS) | KE (FT-LBS) | Power Factor (kgrâ‹…ft/s) | Time | Clean Bore | Cold Bore | Charge Wt. | Shot Notes |
1 | 2942.4 | -11.6 | 3363.6 | 514.9 | 16:16:08 | X | X | 76 | |
2 | 2923.3 | -30.6 | 3320.1 | 511.6 | 16:17:53 | 76.5 | Ejector mark | ||
3 | 2972.1 | 18.1 | 3431.8 | 520.1 | 16:26:05 | 77 | Ejector mark | ||
4 | 2978.1 | 24.1 | 3445.7 | 521.2 | 16:29:30 | 77.5 | Ejector mark, heavy bolt lift, minor case head swipe | ||
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AVERAGE SPEED | 2954 | ||||||||
AVERAGE POWER FACTOR | 516.9 | ||||||||
STD DEV | 22.3 | ||||||||
SPREAD | 54.8 | ||||||||
Projectile Weight (GRAINS) | 175 |
H4831SC was the very first powder I tried for my 300wm with 175 LRXs. I was getting about 2984 fps, about 2 grains off max load, and shooting nice groups, about 0.75 MOA. Then I bought 2 pounds from a different lot, got horrific accuracy, and was getting about 100 to 150fps less velocity. No idea what happened. I called Hodgdon and they said I was the only person with a concern about that lot of powder. I was told that it is not uncommon to have 50 to 200 fps difference between lots. I tried a few different ways of trying to get the load to work, but had absolutely no luck. Idk how I can go from 0.5-0.75 MOA groups to 1.50 MOA groups, and decrease about 150 fps with a single lot change. It was super frustrating, especially since I was trying to get ready for my Africa trip. So.... I tried N565. I had good SD's (less than 10) and good accuracy (probably 0.75 to 1 moa). However, at a max charge, I was only at ~2780fps and I was hoping to get more velocity out of that, so that's why I'm trying Grand. Nonetheless, N565 worked very well and got the job done in Africa!Years ago, I used H4831 sc with 73 gr for 180 Interbonds in Rem 700 300wm at 2960. It also shot tiny groups.