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Joe Portale · September 4, 2001, 10:36 PM

Okay fellow accuracy freaks, here's one for some discussions. Is it me or does stick powder giver more consistant results than ball?

Tested calibers

.308W, 30.06 and .223. The .308 was fired in a bolt gun, the '06 Garand and the .223 AR15.

30 rounds out of each gun. All loads were weighed by hand and the bullet seating and crimp was close to constant as humanly possible. No chrony data. (My chrony got shot shot a little while ago, but that is a different story.)

The report of the stick powders seemed to be consistant. I could "hear" a sight difference in several of the ball powder rounds. The recoil on my shoulder seemed about that same no matter which powder I used. The groups were a bit tighter with the stick powder.

Opinions? Comments?

September 4, 2001, 10:36 PM	#1
Joe Portale Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 1999 Location: Tucson, Arizona Territory Posts: 715	ball versus stick powders Okay fellow accuracy freaks, here's one for some discussions. Is it me or does stick powder giver more consistant results than ball? Tested calibers .308W, 30.06 and .223. The .308 was fired in a bolt gun, the '06 Garand and the .223 AR15. 30 rounds out of each gun. All loads were weighed by hand and the bullet seating and crimp was close to constant as humanly possible. No chrony data. (My chrony got shot shot a little while ago, but that is a different story.) The report of the stick powders seemed to be consistant. I could "hear" a sight difference in several of the ball powder rounds. The recoil on my shoulder seemed about that same no matter which powder I used. The groups were a bit tighter with the stick powder. Opinions? Comments? __________________ Joe Portale Tucson, Arizona Territory "Even now in heaven there are angles carrying savage weapons". - St Paul