Hello all -
I recently purchased some Sierra 125 gr spt pro hunter bullets I plan on making for yotes and maybe deer depending on how they do. While looking for a load I came across some inconsistent load data. I am loading with IMR-4895. Sierra 5th edition lists the min at 42.5 grains and max at 46.2 grains. After reading this I checked the Hogdon website for their data and it is quite different. They start out with a min at 48.0 grains and max at 51.8 grains. How is this so different? What should I do? My Lyman 49th edition suggests a min of 43 grains and max of 47 grains. Is the Hogdon website just plain wrong or what? Help, suggestions would ease my headache here. Thanks.
I recently purchased some Sierra 125 gr spt pro hunter bullets I plan on making for yotes and maybe deer depending on how they do. While looking for a load I came across some inconsistent load data. I am loading with IMR-4895. Sierra 5th edition lists the min at 42.5 grains and max at 46.2 grains. After reading this I checked the Hogdon website for their data and it is quite different. They start out with a min at 48.0 grains and max at 51.8 grains. How is this so different? What should I do? My Lyman 49th edition suggests a min of 43 grains and max of 47 grains. Is the Hogdon website just plain wrong or what? Help, suggestions would ease my headache here. Thanks.