.260 short barrel powders

[bluealtered]

I find that H4350 works great in my 24" krieger, however i'm going to be getting a 20" 1:8 twist .260 shortly and will be using 130-140gr for a brush hunting rifle and got to wondering if a little faster powder would be better with the shorter barrel, or should i just stick with the H4350.

Most of the shots will be in the 50-200yd range with this rifle, but some may be out to around 400yds. Any thoughts on this? Thanks, blue.

 

[jr600yd]

Varget, 4064, 4895. will all work well with the lighter bullets in a shorty barrel.

 

[alf]

Stick with your H-4350 for first choice. Mine likes H-414 in a 22".

 

[HTSmith]

Like you I've settled on H4350 for my 129 and 130 Gr hunting loads. I did get some pretty good results with IMR 4064. It would probably give a little less muzzle blast in a 20" bbl.

 

[bluealtered]

I've had good luck with IMR as well, i just live in one of those areas with big temp. swings. At the moment it's 0 outside but this summer it will be 90-100 degrees. So i need to stick with something a lttle less sensitive. blue