Evening All
I have just bought myself a 284 Shehane and in the process of waiting for the licence to be approved (things take a bit longer in South Africa).
The rifle is a Sabatti Evo Tactical, with the 28” barrel. I have already bought all the brass (prepped them as well), and other groceries required to get going, the only outstanding ingredient remains powder. While I’m planning to shoot the Berger 184gr’s, I would really appreciate your input on what would work best out of the caliber.
From what I have read, my options are
With powder being the hen’s teeth they often end up becoming (when you need them most), I would prefer to buy once, buy bulk and then have a winning recipe for the remainder of the barrel life.
Seeing that I’m not really chasing speed (would be more than happy running at a speed in the region of 2840fps) and rather preferring accuracy, consistency and prolonged barrel life, I would appreciate your input on which powder to settle on?
Thank you in advance.
I have just bought myself a 284 Shehane and in the process of waiting for the licence to be approved (things take a bit longer in South Africa).
The rifle is a Sabatti Evo Tactical, with the 28” barrel. I have already bought all the brass (prepped them as well), and other groceries required to get going, the only outstanding ingredient remains powder. While I’m planning to shoot the Berger 184gr’s, I would really appreciate your input on what would work best out of the caliber.
From what I have read, my options are
- VV N560 (although it seems that you lose some barrel live here, a route I would prefer to miss if I can)
- VV N165
- VV N160
- Hodgdon H4831 SC
- Hodgdon H4350
With powder being the hen’s teeth they often end up becoming (when you need them most), I would prefer to buy once, buy bulk and then have a winning recipe for the remainder of the barrel life.
Seeing that I’m not really chasing speed (would be more than happy running at a speed in the region of 2840fps) and rather preferring accuracy, consistency and prolonged barrel life, I would appreciate your input on which powder to settle on?
Thank you in advance.