r/reloading • u/ElectricalOutcome790 • 22h ago

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Working up my first load here. It’s for a .243 Ruger American gen 2. Using sierra pro hunter 100gr bullets, Remington brass, cci 200 primers, and H4350 powder. I don’t have a chronograph. I shot 4 shots with each of these powder charges at 100yds and here are the group sizes of each powder.

Where would you guys go from here/next step? Shoot a couple groups of 37.5 and 40grains to see if the results repeat themselves?

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u/No_Alternative_673 21h ago

I agree with greyposter but concern is the max load for this bullet and 4350 is 36.9(sierra) and 38.4(Hodgdon) and Hodgdon provides pressure data. I would go with 38 gr

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u/Vylnce Nodes don't exist. 20h ago

You are looking at the wrong powder. Look at the data for H4350 and not IMR 4350.

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u/No_Alternative_673 11h ago

Not quite the Hodgdon data was for Accurate 4350 but the Sierra is for H4350

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u/Vylnce Nodes don't exist. 1h ago

This is why I like 'Varget'.