DaveB
Well-Known Member
At range primarily to compare H335 with Shooters World Tactical Rifle powders.
Prep for the test was straightforward;
Same brass, same primer, same rifle (Savage Axis) same bullet Armscor 55 grain FMJ, same OAL,
25 grains of H335 RCBS 10-10 scale
24.5 grains Tac Rifle
Shooting Chrony Beta Master Blue. Bright sunshine, low 70's. some wind.
5 shot strings, two for each load,
The Tac powder was consistently 20 FPS slower at 3190. H335 was 3208. SD for both was under 20.
Shooting was done by Son.
Observations:
Very surprised...the Tac grouped better. Felt recoil seemed less.
Summary; as always, YMMV. The TAC is at least 5 bucks a pound less expensive which overall is not that much but this powder is available, which H335 is not.
Next test: 60 Gr Partitions
Prep for the test was straightforward;
Same brass, same primer, same rifle (Savage Axis) same bullet Armscor 55 grain FMJ, same OAL,
25 grains of H335 RCBS 10-10 scale
24.5 grains Tac Rifle
Shooting Chrony Beta Master Blue. Bright sunshine, low 70's. some wind.
5 shot strings, two for each load,
The Tac powder was consistently 20 FPS slower at 3190. H335 was 3208. SD for both was under 20.
Shooting was done by Son.
Observations:
Very surprised...the Tac grouped better. Felt recoil seemed less.
Summary; as always, YMMV. The TAC is at least 5 bucks a pound less expensive which overall is not that much but this powder is available, which H335 is not.
Next test: 60 Gr Partitions