Thanks, makes sense.
What should my expectations be then if I stick with the 62gr? With a 'lighter' charge, will performance be significantly worse?
Would I get better results with a lighter 55 or heavier 69? Yeah, I know - 'results' is a bit vague... :lol:
55-62-69
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Any existing data without such a reference should be treated as suspect and not used.
Use reloading information posted here at your own risk. This forum (http://www.full-bore.co.uk) is not responsible for any property damage or personal injury as a consequence of using reloading data posted here, the information is individual members findings and observations only. Always verify the load data and be absolutely sure your firearm can handle the load, especially older ones. If in doubt start low and work your way up.
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John MH
Re: 55-62-69
55 Grain bullets aren't used in SS109 and where are you going to get WC844?
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Blu
Re: 55-62-69
Quite a few folks over here replicate the military round or try to. Below is a photo with both WC844 and H335 as you can see they are pretty much as close as you can get, in the absence of WC844 they use the H335. They also use the US Army load data from the Army tech spec sheet.
Re: 55-62-69
I've been using H335 for years, a great powder for .223 and regarded as a "classic".
Hodgdon says,
Hodgdon says,
Originated as a military powder, used for the 5.56 NATO, or 223 Remington as handloaders know it.
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
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Re: 55-62-69
Well, if it's good enough for 308 Win, I'm guessing it'll be good enough for 7.62 NATO...SevenSixTwo wrote:Is that also good for 7.62 NATO?
I'm betting it won't be! :lol:
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Blu
Re: 55-62-69
:roll:SevenSixTwo wrote:Is that also good for 7.62 NATO?
I'm betting it won't be! :lol:
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John MH
Re: 55-62-69
If you are going to go to the bother of reloading why spend the time using a ballistically inferior and frankly lower quality bullet? NATO 'spec' reloads may well produce NATO 'spec' accuracy which would seem to make the exercise pointless. Very good quality 69 grain target bullets can be had for reasonable cost and should shoot groups at least half the size of that achievable with a 62 grain FMJ surplus bullet.
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SevenSixTwo
Re: 55-62-69
That's what I was originally asking; 55-62-69? I'll be reloading from GGG/PPU (and nothing else) and my question was 'which weight' would be better in the absense of 62gr.John MH wrote:If you are going to go to the bother of reloading why spend the time using a ballistically inferior and frankly lower quality bullet? NATO 'spec' reloads may well produce NATO 'spec' accuracy which would seem to make the exercise pointless. Very good quality 69 grain target bullets can be had for reasonable cost and should shoot groups at least half the size of that achievable with a 62 grain FMJ surplus bullet.
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