The new zealand connection as of 1987, lapua began to advertise 8. Brands include hornady, lapua, nosler, remington, silver state armory, nammo, prvi partizan, winchester and mixed range fired. This combination produced the best five shot groups both at 100 yards and 500. I decided to develop a load for my trg with the hornady 285 eldm and retumbo, and settled on the longest feedable length i could make work reliably 3. Nathan over at terminal ballistics research really.
Discontinue firing at the first sign of excessive pressure or. Went to cabelas saturday and scored 100 rounds of hornady 285 grn bthp. This testing was with hornady 285 eldm with alliant. Never begin loading with the maximum powder charge shown in these reloading data tables, regardless of your experience. Each cartridge is loaded with either hornady amax bullets, our highperformance boattail hollow points, or the new, radically superior eld match bullets. All the loads on these pages are pressure tested according to the c. Weve been working hard on producing some new data for you, and now we are happy to announce the addition of more than lines of reloading data, with bullets by barnes, brenneke, lapua, berger, sierra, woodleigh.
Jun 23, 2018 in this video we discuss reloading the savage 110 ba stealth in 338 lapua magnum. Need load data for 338 lapua mag texas gun talk the. Hornady manufacturing company develops and publishes reloading data for the. I had been using hornady 250grn bthp and have been unable to obtain. Never exceed maximum loads because excessive chamber pressure will result. We carefully select every component to ensure uniformity, then load to exacting specifications to provide pinpoint accuracy. Graf brass 338 lapua unprimed match grade bag of 50. Important cartridge qualities such as reliable ignition, optimal muzzle velocity and excellent ballistic properties are the result of well designed and carefully manufactured brass and bullets. Recommended powder c compressed load 2 185grain tsx bt sectional density. Reloading data for 338 lapua magnum norma ammunition.
Rifle reloading for flexible usage, we provide our reloading data in metric and imperial dimension systems, i. Reloading brass powder valley is your reloading superstore. Click below to find out reloading data for the 338 lapua magnum. All of this reloading information has been provided by nammo lapua oy and nammo vihtavuori oy. Reloading for the 338 is no different than your 300, but powders that work are very different, really slow powders, say slower than 4350, dont work the best in the 338, and double base powders tend to work the best.
For powder i like imr 7828 and scored 2 lbs of the irm7828scc. In this video we discuss reloading the savage 110 ba stealth in 338 lapua magnum. Whether youre making bulk ammo for plinking, creating the perfect hunting round, or building the best ammunition for a 500 yard shot, midsouth has the right rifle bullet for your reloading recipe. Load 285 hornady match botail over 90 grains of h in new lapua brass and fed 215 primers. This was shot with the shots fired like i would shoot a match back to back with aim at yard target.
The hornady eldx extremely low drag expanding bullet is a technologically advanced, match accurate, allrange hunting bullet featuring highestinclass ballistic coefficients and consistent, controlled expansion at all practical hunting distances. Reloading for the 338 lapua is much like reloading for any other cartridge, but certain exceptions are out there. In a pinch you could use the 300 grn list and expect more vel. Nov 11, 20 338 lapua 285 gr hornady load data, 338 lapua 285 gr.
Take aim at rifle reloading data hodgdon reloading. Apr 06, 2019 in this video we discuss reloading the savage 110 ba stealth in 338 lapua magnum. If youre unsure, or just want options, check as many boxes as youd like. Using bullets from hornady sprp, hornady sst, nosler accubond, sierra sbt, nosler partition, barnes ttsx, speer grand slam, hornady bthp match, hornady bthp, sierra hpbt matchking. The load i am shooting now in my 338 lapua imp is running 2993. I recently bought a savage ba 110 and love to shoot it. As with any reloading information you find on the internet, you assume your own risk. This testing was with hornady 230 gr eldx with alliant reloder 26. Took a while but finally have all the components to reload my 338 lapua mag. I think youll find the best powder in the 338 is re19, hands down.
Hornady 230 eldx loaded with h loaded in 338 lapua. The best hunting bullets for the 338 lapua mag most of the bullets. Ftx handgun additional data sources obsolete reloading data. Aug 11, 2012 reloading for the 338 lapua is much like reloading for any other cartridge, but certain exceptions are out there. I liveshoot in arizona high desert country and my chrono results at 90 degrees, 20% rh, 25. Adi ar 2225 predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge. Also suited for a variety of large magnum rifle cartridges. This testing was with hornady 230 gr eldx with h with the. After trying out numerous loads and seating depths my gun prefers retumbo 92 grns and a seating depth of 70 thousandths off of the lands. Discontinue firing at the first sign of excessive pressure or upon noticing a change in the report of the firearm. Obsolete reloading data that has been retired from our handbook of cartridge reloading is available. The data given here were obtained in laboratory conditions. Reloading brass powder valley reloading superstore. Then select your bullet weight, powder manufacturer and powder type.
Seated to mag length cip mag results were very promising with the first 2 shots in the same hole but low. This testing was with hornady 230 gr eldx with h with the cci250. In this step we will develop a velocity curve to see where we want to load next time as well as ensure we are not hitting pressure in our rifle. Important cartridge qualities such as reliable ignition, optimal muzzle velocity and excellent ballistic properties are the result of. Stringent quality control ensures proper bullet seating, consistent charges and pressures, optimal velocity, consistent overall length and repeatable. Cases and bullets matching ammunition components for reloaders reloaders all over the world know lapuas cartridge components.