I've always kept my loading records in my memory

by Bob Hatfield , Friday, October 28, 2016, 04:54 (2951 days ago) @ Byron

Probably a bad thing if I make it to my eighties. Seems I always got very wide velocity variations with my 6.5 inch Blackhawk when using H-110/296. Could have been my loading technique as I have grown fond of using a taper crimp 357 die instead of a heavy roll crimp. It is still one of those modified jobs that although tapers the case you can see it sort of roll the case into the cannelure.

I have used 14.6 grains of 2400 under a 158 XTP for around 10 years now but it only chronographs around 1350 in the 6.5 inch barrel. Never really checked for large velocity spreads with the carbine and H-110/296 but that sure is a premier powder for loading the death ray for sure.

The reason I switched to 2400 and its lower velocity and this doesn't make practical sense at all but although both powders are equally accurate at 25 or 50 yards, when I plink at the gongs with the Blackhawk out to 300 yards that is where the 2400 shines. I'll swear if you can control your sight picture/trigger squeeze hitting a gong offhand at 200 yards can be done with most of a cylinder load with the 2400 powder. The gong is about 15 inches wide and 18 inches tall with a 6x6 square head on top. Once again no practical use other than to impress new shooters at the range (no gals though dang!)

But for practical use on critters I guess the H-110 would be the way to go. Seems like I loaded somewhere between 16 and 17 grains of the stuff.

Bob