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Re: Black Hills 77gn 5.56 ammunition
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 7:06 am
by DaveB
ukrifleman wrote:DaveB wrote:It's Ramshot. I got that straight from Jeff Hoffman - President of Black Hills.
Thanks for that Dave.
I assume we are talking about TAC?
I don't suppose you can put the cherry on the cake and confirm which powder AND the charge!!
I have the charge weight, but I am unsure whether Jeff really wants it becoming common knowledge. I can ask, I suppose.
Re: Black Hills 77gn 5.56 ammunition
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:00 am
by WelshShooter
The published Ramshot load data from Western Powders contains load data for both Ramshot Tac and Ramshot X-Terminator in the 77gr+ bullet mass categories. This is separated by:
- 55,000 PSI Standard SAAMI Commercial Specifications
- 62,350 PSI CIP Commercial and NATO/Mil Specifications
- 223 Long Throat Actions
Choose the data that's most suitable for your rifle, then get a tub of each powder and try them out! That's the fun of it, right?
Re: Black Hills 77gn 5.56 ammunition
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:25 pm
by DanTheMan
WelshShooter wrote:The published Ramshot load data from Western Powders contains load data for both Ramshot Tac and Ramshot X-Terminator in the 77gr+ bullet mass categories. This is separated by:
- 55,000 PSI Standard SAAMI Commercial Specifications
- 62,350 PSI CIP Commercial and NATO/Mil Specifications
- 223 Long Throat Actions
Choose the data that's most suitable for your rifle, then get a tub of each powder and try them out! That's the fun of it, right?
Yes but it would be nice to get the Black Hills magic number confirmed, otherwise I will just have to pull some and weigh them

Re: Black Hills 77gn 5.56 ammunition
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:33 am
by DaveB
The charge is 25.72 grains of Ramshot. No more detail has been provided.