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Bob C · January 27, 2001, 03:37 PM

In my experience, with the same weight bullet, slower powders give a lower POI than faster powders.

The amount of powder is less a factor as more powder give less dwell time, but more recoil, which offset each other.

Fired my Vaquero today, and got the best results for accuracy and for closeness to sights with HS-6 and a 255 SWC at about 950 fps. Universal Clays with a 25 SWC at about 825 were accurate but not as close to sights. 4227 was almost as good as the HS 6 at 900 fps, but my groups opened up when I went to 1000+ fps.

January 27, 2001, 03:37 PM	#7
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 1999 Location: St. Louis, MO suburbs Posts: 386	In my experience, with the same weight bullet, slower powders give a lower POI than faster powders. The amount of powder is less a factor as more powder give less dwell time, but more recoil, which offset each other. Fired my Vaquero today, and got the best results for accuracy and for closeness to sights with HS-6 and a 255 SWC at about 950 fps. Universal Clays with a 25 SWC at about 825 were accurate but not as close to sights. 4227 was almost as good as the HS 6 at 900 fps, but my groups opened up when I went to 1000+ fps.