therealwormey
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doing reseach to load CFE for comparison to other powders i ran across data that seems contradictory than rule of thumb.
looking to load Xtreme 165 & 180 gr PFP.
berrys recomends "We recommend using hard cast load data or start with mid-range jacketed data. "
Xtreme says"Our Copper Plated Bullets can be run at mid-range jacketed velocities or higher end lead velocities."
if thats the case the wt grain data on hodgdon dont make sense. the data for 165 berb FP which is berry Plated is higher than 165g sierra JHP. i know berb fp may not be hard cast lead data but its still higher than SIE JHP. what i'm i missing here.
165g berb fp
--------start-----max
CFE-----6.9-------7.5
--------versus------
165g sierra JHP
--------start-----max
CFE-----6.0-------6.8
looking to load Xtreme 165 & 180 gr PFP.
berrys recomends "We recommend using hard cast load data or start with mid-range jacketed data. "
Xtreme says"Our Copper Plated Bullets can be run at mid-range jacketed velocities or higher end lead velocities."
if thats the case the wt grain data on hodgdon dont make sense. the data for 165 berb FP which is berry Plated is higher than 165g sierra JHP. i know berb fp may not be hard cast lead data but its still higher than SIE JHP. what i'm i missing here.
165g berb fp
--------start-----max
CFE-----6.9-------7.5
--------versus------
165g sierra JHP
--------start-----max
CFE-----6.0-------6.8