Just bought a 50 cal CVA Apex ML and I am going to shoot 250gr barnes T-EZ bullets. My question is: do you all weigh your BH209 powder or do measure the volume. I am going to start at 100 grains and go from there. Thanks!
CVA Apex with BH209
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You treat it like any other black powder or bp substitute. Measure by volume.
Some, including me, once having found what "by volume" load works in a particular rifle, weigh that measured "by volume" load. That measured weight, and only that weight, is then used to produce consistent loads.
HTH
Some, including me, once having found what "by volume" load works in a particular rifle, weigh that measured "by volume" load. That measured weight, and only that weight, is then used to produce consistent loads.
HTH
I weigh my charges Their website explains it all. But basically 100 gr by volume is 70 weighed. And don't go over 120 by volume
soggybottom
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Weigh it.
You get better results.
You get better results.
iowavf
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I've done it both ways, but weigh mine now.
FrontierGander
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used to weigh mine, 1.5 grains does NOT make a difference with blackhorn209. It does however make a difference with smokeless powder.
Digital if I'm at the range. Balance beam if I'm at home getting loads ready
soggybottom
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Hornady gs-1500
$30.00 to 40.00 depends on where you get it.
$30.00 to 40.00 depends on where you get it.
88Mic said:
That's what I use in the field. If I used it for reloading it would be in the trash lol
For a muzzleloader it's fine. But for reloading it turns off way too fast. I also don't like it cause it's hard to trickle into it.
