68 gr Hornady HPBT loads for bolt action

[ANATION]

Does anyone have any load data for 68gr HPBT, specifically bolt action. Tempted to use my recipes that I have for the 69 SMK but wanted to ask first.

 

[mustanger98]

IMR4895

 

[stillquietvoice]

I started a thread on this subject in Jan of 2019. Member orcon gave me days from hornandy 10th edition for service rifles. Hornandy's 68 hpbt match is a long bullet. He opened coal is 2.250". I used imr 4895 charge weight is between 22.8 and 24.9 gr. Orcon sent by pm pics of data from hornandy 10th edition. There are quite a few powders that work with this bullet listed including blc2.

Hope this helps.

 

[Walkalong]

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/how-many-sweet-spots.782345/#post-9937683

 

[ANATION]

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/how-many-sweet-spots.782345/#post-9937683

Thanks. And I do have three pounds of IMR 4895 so we’ll go from there.

 

[giggitygiggity]

Varget works well with my 68 grain Hornady HPBT bullets. Very accurate rounds fired from my Savage Axis Heavy Barrel and 20” AR. I cannot recall the grains of Varget that I use off the top of my head.

 

[Blue68f100]

The 68gr Hornady bullet is 0.090" longer than the Sierra 69gr bullet so a lot less case volume. Work up your new load.

 

[2ndtimer]

Hope your bolt gun has at least a 1 in 9" rate of twist. If it is an older model, and has a 1 in 12" twist, you are likely to be disappointed with the accuracy of bullets heavier than 60 grains.

 

[mustanger98]

Hope your bolt gun has at least a 1 in 9" rate of twist. If it is an older model, and has a 1 in 12" twist, you are likely to be disappointed with the accuracy of bullets heavier than 60 grains.

I've seen 68's shot from a 1:12 twist... keyholed and patterned like a shotgun at 25yds. In my old 1:9 twist Mini-14, they tore up a business card at 50yds.

 

[Skgreen]

23.7 Varget under 75 Horn Match HPBT in my previous barrel, (9 twist)
My current 8 twist barrel really likes the 69 SMK's over a max load of VV 540,,,
The GOOD part about all of this is the 223 isn't really a fussy eater, and there are a lot of good options out there.
Gettin there is half the fun!

 

[Laphroaig]

I've always used pretty much the same load for all my 68/69 HPBT's. Sierra, Nosler, and Hornady, and never noticed much difference. I used a lot of IMR4895 back in the day, but have been using Varget since about 2003. It isn't temperature sensitive, and I think that meters better than 4895.

I shoot them mostly in AR's but have shot them in a bolt gun with good results. My load was 24.2 or 24.3 IMR4895.