.270 load for tsx bullets

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Hello CGNer's, I don't get alot of time to shoot so any help narrowing it down would be nice. I have 130 grn barnes tsx bullets and only have H4831 powder on hand. I see the min is 54 grs and max 60c grns from Hodgdon. Is there a favorite area to start? Also any other powders that are "better"?

Thanks for the help.
 
Barnes bullets really require Barnes load data. Solid copper bullets don't fly the same way lead core bullets do. However, since Hodgdon has done the work, start at 54 grains and work up.
Barnes has data on their site(barnesbullets.com Add the W's.) under 'Technical' too. They suggest H4350(52.0 to 55.0) or RL 19(56.0 to 59.5) for a 130 grain bullet .270 Winchester. I'd guess their manual will have more.
Always work up the load from the 'Starting' load. Going up by half a grain and loading 5 of each. Go shooting off a solid padded rest, shoot for group only and change targets between strings of 5.
 
Mine loves......as always work up to load..
130 TSX
Win brass
WLR Primer
60grs of H 4831 SC
 
H4831 with the 130 grain TSX works great in my .270 Win. Tikka 695.
Consistently sub-MOA load that was absolutely deadly on African plains game last year.:D

Since you're starting out with a new load, it's best to start at the starting load recommended by your manual (or go to the Hodgdon on-line data at: http://www.hodgdon.com/).

You may well find out that your rifle shoots best with a load that is a grain or two less than the "maximum" recommended by the reloading manual. (I've maxed out with at least one of my .270 Win's at 59.0 grains of H4831, so be aware of that possibility).

With the TSX try seating the bullets so they're about .030" off the lands. It can make a difference in terms of accuracy. (Plan B is to keep it at or just shy of the maximum recommended overall cartridge length - 3.340" in the .270 Winchester ).
 
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sunray said:
Barnes bullets really require Barnes load data. Solid copper bullets don't fly the same way lead core bullets do.
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I've seen this said many times, but I also have yet to see any data for a regular lead core bullet that varies much from the TSX data in any load that I've looked up. Defintely none that would be unsafe when working up from min properly.
 
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