benchmark vs h335 and why?

axis223 · July 1, 2016, 01:25 PM

I tested benchmark with cci 400 primers in a 223rem bolt gun and h335 with cci 450 primers in a 223rem bolt gun and both shoot very well.

I would like to pickup a 8lbs jug today and having trouble deciding.

I have 2k mag primers cause I thought I was going to use h335 but now BM is a player.

what powder of the 2 and why?

new to this so looking for advice.

target shooting yearly, hunting in the summer, fall and winter if that helps.

**Unclenick** · July 1, 2016, 05:01 PM

If Benchmark is filling your needs, I would go with that choice because it is one of the Hodgdon Extreme powders with low temperature sensitivity, while H335 definitely is not immune to temperature changes. Bottom line, you should see loads that perform fairly consistently despite changing ambient temperature conditions.

Shadow9mm · July 2, 2016, 10:50 PM

if they both perform well, use the one that is more common/cheaper, or the one with the lower powder charge. 0.2 grains might nit seem like much but if you load a lot it adds up

axis223 · July 3, 2016, 07:51 AM

think I found the one.

http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...6.jpg.html?o=0

best group ever. this was 23.3 gr benchmark with cci400 primer 55gr v max in savage axis rifle.

with h335 this was the best I could get.

http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...i.jpg.html?o=2

http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...7.jpg.html?o=4

http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...1.jpg.html?o=3

m&p45acp10+1 · July 3, 2016, 10:28 PM

H335 is my go to powder for 55grain V-Max. It just has done so well for me. Note I am a fair weather shooter. I am not going to be out in the cold here in Texas. I will wait a day or two for the warm to come back. If it gets into triple digit heat. I am going inside to somewhere cool. My pet load for H335 is on the top end of the load spectrum at 25.0 though a couple of sources have loads listed up to half a grain higher than that. I worked up to that load, and it works great in every gun I have shot it in. Friends accuse me of having magic bullets as it seems to do so well in any gun.

I have not tried the other powder as of yet though.

jetinteriorguy · July 4, 2016, 12:21 PM

I love H335 for the 55 gr but have had great results from both Benchmark and Reloader 15 in the heavier bullets.

603Country · July 4, 2016, 02:55 PM

I use H335 behind 40 gr Nosler BTs, 55 gr Nosler BTs, and 65 gr Sierra GK's. And they shoot pretty much to the same POI with this new barrel. Benchmark is the powder that I say that I will try eventually, but the H335 shoots so darn good that I'm not sure when 'eventually' really is.

849ACSO · July 8, 2016, 09:46 PM

I am partial to BM. First, a 24 grain load under Sierra #1390 55gr HPBT Gameking is the best shooting round I have ever cooked up for my bolt gun. Second, a 48 grain load under a 405gr RNFP shoots very well from my 45/70 Guide Gun. Third, it's neither temp nor position sensitive. But that's just me and my $.02...........

July 1, 2016, 05:01 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	If Benchmark is filling your needs, I would go with that choice because it is one of the Hodgdon Extreme powders with low temperature sensitivity, while H335 definitely is not immune to temperature changes. Bottom line, you should see loads that perform fairly consistently despite changing ambient temperature conditions. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

July 3, 2016, 10:28 PM	#5
m&p45acp10+1 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,930	H335 is my go to powder for 55grain V-Max. It just has done so well for me. Note I am a fair weather shooter. I am not going to be out in the cold here in Texas. I will wait a day or two for the warm to come back. If it gets into triple digit heat. I am going inside to somewhere cool. My pet load for H335 is on the top end of the load spectrum at 25.0 though a couple of sources have loads listed up to half a grain higher than that. I worked up to that load, and it works great in every gun I have shot it in. Friends accuse me of having magic bullets as it seems to do so well in any gun. I have not tried the other powder as of yet though. __________________ No matter how many times you do it and nothing happens it only takes something going wrong one time to kill you.

July 8, 2016, 09:46 PM	#8
849ACSO Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2014 Location: Somewhere in the middle Posts: 629	I am partial to BM. First, a 24 grain load under Sierra #1390 55gr HPBT Gameking is the best shooting round I have ever cooked up for my bolt gun. Second, a 48 grain load under a 405gr RNFP shoots very well from my 45/70 Guide Gun. Third, it's neither temp nor position sensitive. But that's just me and my $.02........... __________________ "The day you stop learning SHOULD directly coincide with the day you stop breathing."

July 1, 2016, 01:25 PM	#1
axis223 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2016 Posts: 178	benchmark vs h335 and why? I tested benchmark with cci 400 primers in a 223rem bolt gun and h335 with cci 450 primers in a 223rem bolt gun and both shoot very well. I would like to pickup a 8lbs jug today and having trouble deciding. I have 2k mag primers cause I thought I was going to use h335 but now BM is a player. what powder of the 2 and why? new to this so looking for advice. target shooting yearly, hunting in the summer, fall and winter if that helps.

July 2, 2016, 10:50 PM	#3
Shadow9mm Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,974	if they both perform well, use the one that is more common/cheaper, or the one with the lower powder charge. 0.2 grains might nit seem like much but if you load a lot it adds up

July 3, 2016, 07:51 AM	#4
axis223 Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2016 Posts: 178	think I found the one. http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...6.jpg.html?o=0 best group ever. this was 23.3 gr benchmark with cci400 primer 55gr v max in savage axis rifle. with h335 this was the best I could get. http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...i.jpg.html?o=2 http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...7.jpg.html?o=4 http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/ma...1.jpg.html?o=3

July 4, 2016, 12:21 PM	#6
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,176	I love H335 for the 55 gr but have had great results from both Benchmark and Reloader 15 in the heavier bullets.

July 4, 2016, 02:55 PM	#7
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	I use H335 behind 40 gr Nosler BTs, 55 gr Nosler BTs, and 65 gr Sierra GK's. And they shoot pretty much to the same POI with this new barrel. Benchmark is the powder that I say that I will try eventually, but the H335 shoots so darn good that I'm not sure when 'eventually' really is.