Favorite BE-86 / 200gr Gold Dot loads

Started by Kenk, May 26 2020 11:49:06 AM MDT

Previous topic - Next topic

greentick

Quote from: The_Shadow on May 26 2020 08:48:19 PM MDT
Greentick be sure to test the results as that powder could be slightly different!  ???

Please post a picture of the MP165 powder in a scale pan (good close up)

Shadow: will do when I get a chance.

Everyone else: Many thanks for the concern and warning. I. Will. Be. Careful! (seriously, I will. I work in an ER, have seen several different user headspace-and-timing gun related issues. Do not want to join that crowd.)

I used the BE86 data as a starting point for 180FMJs, dropped a grain from max, and worked up at 0.2gr intervals. Happy with results, somewhat less of a wallop than Longshot but not chrony'd so that's just subjective speculation.

(BTW, the avatar pic was longshot, not MP165. Not sure how heat sensitive LS is but I was shooting on a hot day w once fired brass and a circa 1991 G20 w the original factory bbl)
nous défions

Kenk

So what BE-86 / 200gr GD load are you find the most accurate (charge weight)
Thanks

Ken