![]() IMR 3031 and IMR 4895 are products of IMR (formerly DuPont) Powder Company. H380, H4350 and H4895 are products of Hodgdon Powders. #2400, Reloader 7, 11, 12, 15, 19 and 22 are products of Alliant (formerly Hercules) Powders. If you are shooting for precision, you should weight each powder charge and put exactly the same amount in each case.Īctually ALL 30 cal. The “boattail” is a very good long range target match bullet. There are a number of other high performance bullets on the market. The flat nose bullet is used especially in tubular fed magazines to prevent pressure on the primer in the cartridge above it. They are less easily deflected and/or deformed by brush that you may be shooting through. For hunting at shorter ranges in brush, as is common in the woods of Alabama, you should choose a round nose bullet. For hunting at long distances with an unobstructed view, you should choose the spire point with a soft lead tip. Of course, discard any cases that show a split anywhere on the case. Cases will stretch, especially with hot loads, and you definitely need to check each in a case length guage and trim off excess brass. Slow burning powders generally work better in longer barrels and heavier bullets. 110 grain JSP (Jacketed Spire Point) H4895ġ25 grain JSP (Sierra Spitzer Point) H4895ġ50 grain JSP (Hornady Spire Point) IMR 4895Ģ00 grain JSP (Sierra Spitzer Point) H4350Ģ20 grain JSPCL (Speer soft point “Core-Lokt”) H4350ĭiscussion: I have listed powders of IMR, Hodgdon, Alliant and Accurate. It is just a guide and the reason you should start under these charges and work up. Due to different barrel lengths, type of bullet, seating depth, primer type and other factors, you may not get near the FPS charted. ![]() (See note on Powders below or read all about various Powders.)īullet is. (Note: These are near maximum loads, you should use 10% less to start.) (FN=Flat Nose, SP= Spire Point, HP= Hollow Point, RN= Round Nose), JHP= Jacketed Hollow Point, FMJ=Full Metal Jacket)
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