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  1. 1 hour ago, Laurie said:

     

    The older Hodgdon data were for a single page of cartridges and their specific recommended loads, these cartridges being those most likely to be of interest to American shooters. The current advice is to use Hodgdon's standard H4895 maximum charge for any cartridge where this powder is specified and multiply by 0.6 to get a new starting load, working up from there until good results are achieved.

    Hodgdon's H4895 loads for the 120gn Nosler Ballistic Tip are starting load 34.0gn and maximum 37.8gn and using the reduced load 0.6 multiplier that drops to a new starting load of 22.7gn. (The 37.8gn load is shown as 46,000 C.U.P. pressure, the lower SAAMI Swedish Mauser max, not the higher CIP SE 55,000 psi.)

    It may be that the chamber obturation problem proves insurmountable given the cartridge's propensity to suffer it in standard pressure loads, but there's only one way to see ........... When I suffered this problem in slack chamber / long and probably eroded throat surplus military rifles in 6.5X55 and 7X57mm with mild loads of slower burning powders, I often found that changing to a hotter primer cured, or at least alleviated the problem. 

      

    1 hour ago, Laurie said:

     

    The older Hodgdon data were for a single page of cartridges and their specific recommended loads, these cartridges being those most likely to be of interest to American shooters. The current advice is to use Hodgdon's standard H4895 maximum charge for any cartridge where this powder is specified and multiply by 0.6 to get a new starting load, working up from there until good results are achieved.

    Hodgdon's H4895 loads for the 120gn Nosler Ballistic Tip are starting load 34.0gn and maximum 37.8gn and using the reduced load 0.6 multiplier that drops to a new starting load of 22.7gn. (The 37.8gn load is shown as 46,000 C.U.P. pressure, the lower SAAMI Swedish Mauser max, not the higher CIP SE 55,000 psi.)

    It may be that the chamber obturation problem proves insurmountable given the cartridge's propensity to suffer it in standard pressure loads, but there's only one way to see ........... When I suffered this problem in slack chamber / long and probably eroded throat surplus military rifles in 6.5X55 and 7X57mm with mild loads of slower burning powders, I often found that changing to a hotter primer cured, or at least alleviated the problem. 

      thank you ,i will search for some magnum primers before a load any reduced loads for the 6.5x55. 

     

  2. good afternoon laurie, i had read the hodgdon reload data  but it does not mention the 6.5x55 and i know that can be an issue with sooty cases even with full power loads and that one is my main concern ,lots of americans have used h4895 reduced loads in the 243 so that one should be ok . thank you for your reply. have a very good christmas.

  3. all my rifles have 20" barrels . so i would like to use h4895 to load them at reduced velocities. i have had some good results in my 308 150gr and have found reduced loads for 6.5x55 120gr and 243 70gr  but have no expierience using reduced loads in these two rifles and wondered if any one had had success using h4895 reduced loads . <no other powders or calibers thank you > i know h4895 is unavailable to buy now but i have some i want to use. only paper punching so no need for high velocity.

  4. selling my tikka super varmint 20" stainless 243 rifle ,  fitted a t3x stock so i could fit different forend and pistol  grip. factory fitted picatinny rail ,threaded 18x1. less than four hundred rounds fired £780 ,i have a 4x14x50 leupold boone and crocket  30mm for sale at £450 with the rifle or £550 on its own. two ,20 round boxes of winchester 100gr super x £25 per 20 rounds, ase utra jet z 25 cal moderator £120 with the rifle <not for sale separately>

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