Jamie Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Hi folks, I'm having limited results with accurate loads for 55 and 75 V-Max bullets, using Hodgdon's BLC-2, and Viht N135. As consumables are somewhat limited at the moment, I'm trying to limit "waste" as it were. I'm aware I could have better powders, but I have over one tub of the BLC2 and 1kg of the Viht N135, so I have to use what I have... The BLC2 is amazing in my .204 Ruger rounds, but I'm about to sell the rifle... I'd appreciate it if anyone could help with any good load data with the above combinations? Thanks Jamie, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Jamie what calibre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Jamie what calibre? Apologies Gary It's a .223 Remington. A Tikka T3 with a 1 in 8 twist. Just to add, the 75's are A-max, not V-Max. atb Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Any constructive info would be appreciated. Especially regarding the Hodgdon BLC2? atb Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 you need to use vit 140 ,my mate tried vit 135 and it was too fast.switched to 140 and it made a big difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 varget would be a good choice but there's none about,was told the other day that ramshot tac is a good substitute for varget.that what im going to try in my 6.5x47 when my varget runs out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
204 rem Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Jamie look at my 223 ackley loads Below on the same page mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onelesscharlie Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hi Jamie I use BLC-2 in my 223 loads for 52g A max and 50g V max in a tikka t3 varmint. Case length 1.750 Overall length 2.250 Fed 205m primers 26.5g of blc-2 Hope this helps Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks for the replies folks, much appreciated Heard of "ramshot tac" powder, but that's it, I'll do a bit of reading... atb Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 On the off-chance anyone ends up in my predicament then i'll post my load data to date. I'll also add the loads to the stickies. Tikka T3 1-8 twist. .223 Remington. Fire formed and neck sized. Rem Brass cut to 1.747" High spots neck turned off. Primer pockets uniformed. Flash holes de-burred. O.A.L to Ogive 1.903" Viht N135 Powder Federal Gold Medal Match sr primers. Hornady 55 grain V-Max Bullets. Shot on a nice warm day, but with a slight gusting breeze. 4 rounds of each load. 25.0 grains = .663" 25.1 grains = .446" with flyer .985" 25.2 grains = .710" w/f 1.466 25.3 grains = 1.216" 25.4 grains = .371" w/f .549" Just to point out that the Lee Reloading Manual does not list Viht N135 for use with Frangible bullets, which I would say V-Max bullets are. They state that 25.6 grains of Viht N135 is the limit for "jacketed bullets". Each round was visually checked after firing, and were loaded one at a time. The bolt was never stiff to lift after firing, and under a magnifying glass the heaviest load only showed very slight beginnings of the primer beginning to flatten, but no cratering was found on any primer. Clearly each rifle and loading components are different and loads should be started low and built up checking for problems like over pressure along the way. As 25.1 grains and 25.4 grains seem the most accurate, i'll be making up some more rounds with this load, along with the use of my chrony and go from there.... I am a newbie to reloading, (15 months at most) so if anybody wishes to add any "constructive advice" please feel free. If anyone wants to "Troll me" please don't bother.... atb Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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