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Art Eatman · March 25, 2002, 09:54 PM

If you just want a plinker load, 20 grains of 2400 behind a 169-grain gas check gives about 1,900-2,000 ft/sec.

You can use 20 to 25 grains of equivalent burn-rate to 2400 behind almost anything, cast or jacketed, of any weight...

Art

March 25, 2002, 09:54 PM	#7
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	If you just want a plinker load, 20 grains of 2400 behind a 169-grain gas check gives about 1,900-2,000 ft/sec. You can use 20 to 25 grains of equivalent burn-rate to 2400 behind almost anything, cast or jacketed, of any weight... Art