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crowbeaner · March 24, 2009, 05:27 PM

If you load for a 22-250, 243, 257, 308, or 30/06 you'll want to hang on to that H380. Just be advised that the newest data published by Hodgdon is about 4 grains hotter than the loads I've used for years. I don't know if H380 has been detuned, lawyerproofed, or the new data is made by the same techs that test IMR powders, but H380 is good stuff in just about everything BUT a 223. Get a Hodgdon #25 or #26 manual and go by that data.

March 24, 2009, 05:27 PM	#6
crowbeaner Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,943	If you load for a 22-250, 243, 257, 308, or 30/06 you'll want to hang on to that H380. Just be advised that the newest data published by Hodgdon is about 4 grains hotter than the loads I've used for years. I don't know if H380 has been detuned, lawyerproofed, or the new data is made by the same techs that test IMR powders, but H380 is good stuff in just about everything BUT a 223. Get a Hodgdon #25 or #26 manual and go by that data. __________________ If you want your children to follow in your footsteps, be careful where you walk. Beware the man that only owns one gun; he probably knows how to use it. I just hope my ship comes in before my dock rots.