17 hornet loading

[DLFant]

Hello guys

I was wondering if anyone had any 17 hornet loads for 20 Grain bullets using H335 or BLC2?

The only ones ive seen using h335 has been for 25g and I havent seen any using BLC2

Thanks DL

 

[TheCZKid]

I'm curious too. I have both powders, and am curious. I have 20 Vmax and 20 Nosler hollow point.
If someone has a good load for a Hornady 25 HP bullet, I'm looking for that too!

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Hello guys

I was wondering if anyone had any 17 hornet loads for 20 Grain bullets using H335 or BLC2?

The only ones ive seen using h335 has been for 25g and I havent seen any using BLC2

Thanks DL

Far too slow for 20g. Factory speeds with Lil Gun and CFE-BLK. I guess some slow loads could be made with 322. Just load a caseful and see. Far too slow to be overpressure.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

2200 here is best for my gun. If the powders you are looking to load aren't listed in the reloading data it's because they are not appropriate.
H335 only shows up in Hodgdons data for 25 and 30 grain bullets.

 

[TheCZKid]

Okay, has anyone found a load for Hornady 25 Hollow point? In any of these powders, I've got A1680, CFEBLK, A2200, IMR 4227, CFE223, BL-C(2), H335, H322. I've pretty much only tested A2200 and 12.3 seems to be best, but averaging .75" groups

 

[moorepower]

Western Powder will have loads for the .A1680 and A2200. CFEBLK is the only Hodgdon powder you listed that I would use. The load data is on their website.

 

[trader steve]

20gr Dogtown HP 11gr imr 4198 and done.

 

[searcher]

Seems a lot of guys using the CFEBLK.

My best accuracy is 9.3 grns. IMR 4227 w/ 20 v-Max (moly coated) , Hornady cases and CCI-400 primers. Still want to work up to get there - but that is a slow load. I use it only because that is where I started my ladder and it happened to be the most accurate as I lost the node and got to the top before it came back. Running 3,175 F.P.S.

Best with Berger 25 (moly coated) is 10.8 H4198, same brass, primer - I'm running get 3,136 f.p.s. WORK UP

These both produce sub-.400" 5-shot groups out of my Lilja tube.

 

[TheCZKid]

Seems a lot of guys using the CFEBLK.

My best accuracy is 9.3 grns. IMR 4227 w/ 20 v-Max (moly coated) , Hornady cases and CCI-400 primers. Still want to work up to get there - but that is a slow load. I use it only because that is where I started my ladder and it happened to be the most accurate as I lost the node and got to the top before it came back. Running 3,175 F.P.S.

Best with Berger 25 (moly coated) is 10.8 H4198, same brass, primer - I'm running get 3,136 f.p.s. WORK UP

These both produce sub-.400" 5-shot groups out of my Lilja tube.

That is a bit slow on both loads. A friend is getting good groups with H4198 12.7 grains, but he has a HUGE amount of fussing getting the load to fit in the case, tapping the funnel, tapping the case, compressed load. I'm not going to do that. My 20 V-max likes CFE BLK the best, and 1680 does okay. However, with the Nos 20 HP both powders might have .4" group, and then 1.3" groups the next time I test the same load.

I have a CZ and I think I need to try to tweak the seating depth more. My loads I have been using 1.480 base to ogive length. I found with my 20 Vmax my rifle likes very short, like Federal factory load, or very long, but nothing in between.

I wonder, in others experience, does the Nosler 20 HP like a jump, or seating long?

 

[JSH]

For my use and expectations in the 17Hornet, the 25 grain bullets was just not it. 20 grain and lighter was where it was as at. 4198 gave me accuracy and 2200 gave me speed with acceptable accuracy.