cjohnson wrote:Sorry to bring an old topic up but I was wondering if anyone has developed a load for this round yet. 34 grain lil gun, WSR primer, once fired brass, COAL 2.24. I didn’t measure the crimp (Lee Pacesetter set) , but this load was BAD out of my Ruger American. Like 2.25” at 100 yards. I have Lil Gun and H110 at home. Thanks for any input.
PS Did Barnes close their online store? I can’t find the link on their website.
I use H110, its pretty safe, difficult to over load it in a bolt. I will give you some of the loads I did and all were very accurate. I got better accuracy seating further out (not 2.22") but 2.35" or so. Like the photo above with the top bullet groove exposed. These are all like 95 percent fill. Keep it 90 -100 percent fill adjust the COL if needed.
Note! - These loads are all for my BOLT guns. Not AR. No issues with pressure with any of them. Shot over 100 rounds.
Bullet____________Powder Amount Primer COL crimp velocity (Ruger Scout)
250gr Barnes TTSX BT H110 41.2gr R 71/2 2.345" .480" 2223fps
250gr Barnes TTSX BT H110 42.0gr R 71/2 2.345" .480" 2274fps
250gr Barnes TTSX BT H110 41.5gr R 71/2 2.370" .478" 2265fps
250gr Barnes TTSX BT H110 42.0gr R 71/2 2.370" .478" 2301fps
250gr Barnes TTSX BT H110 38.0grC R 71/2 2.225" .478" 2301fps (deeper seated than rest, accuracy not as good)
Best accuracy was 41 to 42gr H110
BTW Barnes site is
https://www.barnesbullets.com/I had to call them, did not use the site for the order.