168 Barnes TSX, 30-06 sprg. What powder did you find had the lowest pressure?

[rci2950]

I picked up a box of 168 grain TSX yesterday, the regular TSX not TTSX. I am going to be firing them from a 30-06 rifle with a tight chamber. Hoping to avoid pressure problems. So wondering what powders people have been using that gave low pressure. If anyone has the barnes book that could tell me the pressure figures for the different powders on that bullet i would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[Fore300]

In the new Lyman book it shows IMR4350 as being the lowest pressure.

 

[Kmck]

^what he said, any 4350 will do, imr. Hodgdon, accurate and Alliant has a equivalent

 

[blargon]

58gr H4350 is lites out with that bullet...

 

[9.3 Hunter]

58gr H4350 is lites out with that bullet...

yes - this is a gooder.

also 58.5 RL15

 

[Jmac604]

58gr H4350 is lites out with that bullet...

Whats your seating depth? Looking at copying your data......

 

[Jmac604]

Along with Barnes 168 grain bullets; does anyone have an accurate 175gr Barnes LR recipe they care to share?

 

[aroundpg]

Along with Barnes 168 grain bullets; does anyone have an accurate 175gr Barnes LR recipe they care to share?

Did you ever find a good lrx recipe? I have 175s and n550 and staball 6.5

 

[156821]

I too was about to load the same load for my new 06. Anyway I’ll be trying Imr 4350 and the 4 or 5 sources I checked were starting around 53g and maxing about 57. Myself I’m aiming for about 55g and hope to get more life out of the primer pockets that my hot loads have in the past. See how it goes?

 

[156821]

that’s from the Barnes book if it helps at all

 

[scotteboy]

Imr4350 or h4350 has worked well for me

 

[Silverado]

You guys use something other than H4350 in the 30-06?

 

[mimile]

IMR 4064, the one Barnes says is the most accurate, worked perfectly fine for me at max load.

 

[Peecos]

The 165 TSX didn’t shoot great with either of the 4350’s (H&IMR) so I tried IMR 4064 that they recommended as most accurate. This was a winner ! Ironically it is the 3rd time that my best accuracy with Barnes bullets has come with their recommended accuracy powder and all with excellent velocity.

 

[mimile]

The 165 TSX didn’t shoot great with either of the 4350’s (H&IMR) so I tried IMR 4064 that they recommended as most accurate. This was a winner ! Ironically it is the 3rd time that my best accuracy with Barnes bullets has come with their recommended accuracy powder and all with excellent velocity.

Same experience as mine.

 

[struff55]

Whats your seating depth? Looking at copying your data......

measure your rifle for the seating depth or use the book seating depth every chambers depth could be different
how did you determine your rifle has a tight chamber besides the chamber will be cut to industry specs so it really does not matter what powder you use

 

[Old Ranger]

Over a 40 yr period of reloading I used more than 30 lbs of 4064 in my BAR and Garand. Kind of upper midrange hunting and target loads. Maybe not the fastest loads possible but easy on the semi auto rifles/brass and excellent accuracy in both rifles. Hornady 165 SP,s in both rifles. Also a few lbs through my M14 with 150 gr FMJ's for service type shooting (It now sits in a basement safe!) Thanks Justin.

 

[remington jim]

Along with Barnes 168 grain bullets; does anyone have an accurate 175gr Barnes LR recipe they care to share?

I’m using 57 grs RL17 with the 175 LRX in my Tikka 06 - over 2925 fps and sub MOA .

It’s over MAX in the Barnes load data but it’s fine in my rifle !

 

[Mr.Rigpig]

I have been using Ramshot big game with the 168 gr tsx. Not sure if its the best though, but I have 5 lbs of it so might as well use it up.

 

[struff55]

faster burning powder pressures rise faster with heavier bullets slower burning powder pressures rise slower you match the powder burning rate to the bullet