H335 vs. Benchmark?
- Thread starter chuck nelson
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I use H335 in my XCR and Benchmark in my bolt guns. I've never tried to develop and accuracy load for the XCR as I don't really have the time and I don't look at it as a scalpel, more like a cleaver. If I was going to use the XCR in the winter I would use Benchmark for temp stability.
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- Location
- Saskatchewan
seems? published data or firsthand experience?
Hodgdon's data suggests the velocity is more or less the same, and where benchmark is faster, the pressure is higher.
I have had good luck with benchmark in a wide variety of .223's, it meters well, and is an extreme powder (temp stable). I would try it over h335.
Hodgdon's data suggests the velocity is more or less the same, and where benchmark is faster, the pressure is higher.
I have had good luck with benchmark in a wide variety of .223's, it meters well, and is an extreme powder (temp stable). I would try it over h335.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
H335 is very temp sensitive.
I switched to Varget after a winter season although it was very accurate in my Sav 12 and Rem R15.
I switched to Varget after a winter season although it was very accurate in my Sav 12 and Rem R15.
Chuck,
I load both.
I have been shooting a 69Gr Matchking over 25Gr of H-335 in my Swiss and a Rem LTR that I had for the past 5 years with good results. The main reason for shooting 335 is that it meters well on my dillon 650. Accuracy and velocity were good as well, but everything is a bit of a compromise.
The last number of months I've been playing with Benchmark. The granuals are cut so short that it should meter just fine through my dillon powder measure. I have not really noticed any improvement in accuracy or velocity over 335.
Give me a call today if I can help
I load both.
I have been shooting a 69Gr Matchking over 25Gr of H-335 in my Swiss and a Rem LTR that I had for the past 5 years with good results. The main reason for shooting 335 is that it meters well on my dillon 650. Accuracy and velocity were good as well, but everything is a bit of a compromise.
The last number of months I've been playing with Benchmark. The granuals are cut so short that it should meter just fine through my dillon powder measure. I have not really noticed any improvement in accuracy or velocity over 335.
Give me a call today if I can help
