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I use about the same load but with H4895 and get good results. Hodgdon's web site says a MAX of 55 for 2591fps. I use 54 with a mag primer and get 2586 fps. Hodgdon's has a good bit of data for the 348 with the 200 gr Hornady bullet.BigSky56 wrote:From the Lyman #45 loading manual : 200 gr jacketed bullet IMR 4895 accuracy load 53 grs for 2450 fps, factory duplication load 53.3 grs for 2469 fps and max load is 54 grs for 2506 fps. I use the 53 gr accuracy load and it does graph @ 2450 with a 200 gr hornady and groups 3/4"at 100 yds in my brning 71 it works great on deer and elk. danny
Flatnose,flatnose wrote:OK,
I found it. It is on a microsoft excel spreadsheet. I dont know how to post that here, and it would probably take up a bit of room to do so.
I will check to se if you have an e-mail which I can send it to.
I received it and it opened up fine. Thanks a lot. There is a ton of information in itflatnose wrote:Ricky,
I have sent the file to you. Please let me know if it works ok, or if you have any problems opening it.
All the best.
Kudos to SkyC for all his time and effort also.71fan wrote:Please give kudos to the original author of the spreadsheet - SkyC - who I don't think posts here anymore. He put a heck of a lot of work into that spreadsheet and was very kind to share it. I've studied and played with that spreadsheet for countless hours...it's very useful for 348 shooters.
There's almost 500 rows of loads!!!!!!!!!!!!!.Rimfire McNutjob wrote:How many rows are in this gem? Too much to post? Can I get a copy at bill@dangly.com?
10 boxes of 220 grain Barnes X-Bullets is a small treasure to be sure. I've got a couple boxes and hope to land a few more when they turn up at guns shows I attend - they are a rare find these days. You can get data for them out of Barnes' loading manual or by emailing Barnes Bullets and requesting the data. Data from other bullets do not translate well to X-Bullets. X-Bullets have a much longer bearing surface than simple copper cup and lead core bullets and will sometimes exceed safe pressures when using cup and core data. If you get a good load worked up with the 220 X-Bullet you will be set for everything the .348 is made to hunt - it will open enough on deer to kill it quickly and it will penetrate the big mean stuff as well as the 250 grain stuff. Like I said, you hit the jackpot with those bullets.bcboy wrote:Also/ I just found 10 boxes of 220gr. X bullets..and I am not sure where to start.
I have NOT found the sweet load yet, but I can tell you I've played around with H-4831 and H-4831SC quite a bit in my '56. I haven't had luck so far, with 3" being the best, but that rifle is very finicky. I picked this powder based on a long study of the SkyC spreadsheet - it seemed to be the most accurate. Oh well, not in my rifle.flatnose wrote: Has anyone stumbled upon a good accuracy load yet? I am looking for sub inch loads at 100yds, or what do you have?
I also subscribed to loaddata. It has lots of loads for just about everything, and I constantly refer to Hodgdons web site for information. Both are good stuff.Wrangler John wrote:Not wanting to shill for Wolf Publishing, but I start looking for loads at http://www.loaddata.com where they have a database of 180,000+ loads. Including excerpts from all the recent manuals. Costs $30.00 a year. One load listed there shows the Barnes 250 with 59.0 of AAC 3100 producing 2134 fps and .5" group! Whoa - what the heck?
Next is http://www.hodgdon.com includes IMR and Winchester data, and it's free.