![]() Benchmark Two: A good choice and very flexible. Hot loads will destroy cases in one yardage though. Velocities can be pushed towards 3400 with this powder. Has a reputation for being temperature and humidity sensitive, and needs tweaking to maintain the tune. Gives very good velocity and top accuracy. With small, easy metering granules, competitors will love how it flows through progressive presses. Loads start at 29 gns and go to insane levels. Additionally, it performs superbly in the 204 Ruger and with light match bullets in 308 Winchester. About the only bullets that shoot better for me are the Sierra Match bullets and Nosler B-Tips, but they are a whole lot more expensive. As such, it is ideally suited for benchrest and small varmint cartridges like the 6mm PPC, 22 PPC, 6mm BR, 223 Rem. Both my 17 Rem & 222 Rem use magnum primers with certain powders, such as 748. Find load data for Hodgdon Benchmark propellant by clicking the button 'Loads for this Powder'. So, it won't be long before you can do all the Coyote hunting you want real close to home.īy the way, if you haven't tried the very inexpensive 50gr Rem PLHP(Plated Hollow Point), I'd recommend you get 500 and give them a try. I test both magnum and standard primers, no matter the charge weight. Load data for powder 'Hodgdon Benchmark'. Looks like a growing population of Coyotes in the Carolinas to me. Look for the toggled 300 blk Master thread a couple pages back. A good many threads specifically address this caliber and a lot of guys who hunt the cold weather with them have posted there. 300 blk uses slow burning pistol powder or fast burning rifle powder. Always got a Deer rifle in my hands then.īe sure to look back through the history on the "Varmint Board" for threads about the 223Rem. Tons of load data, and decently flexible. A lot of the reviews talk about 52g bullets, 55g. Sounds like if youre shooing a 223 (bolt or semi auto) the stuff is dynamite. I've not used my 223Rem in cold weather, so I'm not the guy to help you there. I just read some reviews for Hodgdon Benchmark powder. Sierra Ballistics tech line said to use 150gr bullet data and. I've tried about every brand of Powder made and always come back to Hodgdon. There is no load data for the 135SMK for Benchmark or any other powder for that matter. In 22/250 I use reloder 7 and IMR 3031 and get pretty good velocities, with lower powder charges. Like Blue Dot shot gun powder in 223 loads, then Benchmark with 40 grain bullets for fast loads. but for cold temps., I wanted a stable powder and I was wondering about Benchmark. Learned to start using midrange powder for most cartridges ( I am a mid bore user 6mm, 6.5 mm, 270 and 7 mm). ![]()
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