bullethead
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I am giving silhouette shooting a go and trying to get a 145gn lead bullet load for my Contender in 7-30 Waters. I'd like to try a reduced load with Unique or 4227. Anyone have any load data other than Lyman?
Find the H4895 load in the Reloading Data Center for your caliber and bullet.
Take the maximum H4895 charge listed and multiply by 60% (.6). The load may
be adjusted up from there to achieve the desired velocity and accuracy.
This works only where H4895 is listed. DO NOT use in a cartridge where H4895
is not shown.
Gas checked or plain base, makes a big difference. If GC, i vote for 4895. I used IMR 4895 in 30-30 Contender, worked well with a GC bullet. Almost the velocity of jacketed in a 10" barrel.145gn lead bullet load
I tried all morning to load a few rounds for the range tomorrow, but nothing went right.
On a good note, I was able to load a couple hundred rounds of 41 Mag, one of the other guns I am using for silhouette.