[gunnut1]

western powders has load data for 130 grain bullets the pdf is free to download on their website however the do not list data for the 130 hornady soft point

thanks but I really don't want to buy a book.

Can some one out there just answer my question? Surly someone has shot this load and should have information to share.

 

[gunnut1]

Guys. I am not looking for load data. Yes I am reloading. Yes I know how to reload. 30 years of experiance has taught me a thing or 2 about reloading. Yes, I know all bullets are different. Yes, I have most of the reloading manuals.

I missed the part in the post about Western Powder where is said there was free PDF file. I jumped to the conclusion when I went to their web site that is was an advertisement for their powder and to get the load data, I would have to buy one of their books. Not that I am cheap but I have many different kinds of powder and I know I have one the will work without out having to buy more. As a matter of fact. I did load some 130 grain cartridges last night. 130 grain Hornady SST, 22.9 grains of H4198, number 41 aresenal primers, bullets seated to "magazine" length. Yes, it is a compressed load. My hog load will use 130 grain soft points. I used the SSTs because that is what I had and Cabela's was closed when I loaded these cartridges.

I would think that 110 grain bullets would be too lite for hogs.

Going to take the new loads to the range tomorrow and see how they perform.

 

[gunnut1]

I would think after 30 years of reloading that you might understand that both bullet construction, and powder burn rate are a big part of terminal performance for hunting....choose the right powder for your platform and the correct bullet construction for your bullet speed and you will achieve better hunting results.
You can't just pick a powder and bullet off the shelf because you have it on hand, you need to do your homework and look for the best combiation for the cartridge you are loading for.
For your situation I would go with the 120mkz and aa2200---you will be impressed
Yes I load long, but with a simple mag mod and optimal bullet/powder choice i push 130 grain hunting bullets to 2700fs in the 6.8. (My combo will achieve clean kills out past 400 yards if I care to push it that far)

I am a target shooter not a full or even part time hunter. I follow the loads in the books. I am out of my comfort zone for reloading and trying to learn. That is why I am here. I have never seen a chart that says what the powder burn rate is. Unless you are refering to the chart that shows which powders are faster or slower but never a chart with number on it.

Cazador said my powder is too fast. What exactly do you mean by that? How can a powder be too fast? I thought we went with the velocitys published in the reload books. X feet per second at X foot pounds per sauare inch at a given yardage. Seems to me that a faster buring powder would impart more velocity at the muzzle for longer ranges impacting the bullet with more energy. Am I wrong on this?

Your handle indicate that you are a hog hunter. What do you use to shoot and kill Texas hogs?

Trying to learn guys.

 

[gunnut1]

Texas hogman,

I have seen and used that chart. I thought you were talking about a chart that had the actual burn rate numbers on it.

Just shot my 130 grain magazine length seated cartridges. They functioned properly, cycled the gun with no problems dropping the cases about 7 or 8 feet over my right shoulder in a nice little pile and shot a pretty decent group though I was getting vertical stringing though. I forgot my chronograph so I don't know what the velocity was. I was really more interested in functioin than grouping or velocity at this point. Now to zero them in with the proper bullets.

I got my 130 grain load data from the Hornady load book. 22.9 grains of H4198 with a 130gr. sst bullet. I intend to use lead nose bullets. I can see no problem with this load. I am going to reload more and check the velocity with my chronograph.

I am just not comfortable using any thing lighter that 130 grains to take hogs with.