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I had an new bbl placed on the Barnard 223 action. A 32 inch Rock Creek, 7.2 twist. Load testing today reveled that 2000MR is the go powder for now. Mol'yd Berger 90VLD and 27.8 grs of powder. Tula SRM primer and LC brass. I have not chrony'd the load, but I am going gather that it may be around the 2950 range. I will know more when I run it over a chrony. I do not feel that the load was near max, but I would not doubt that another half grain or so would have produced the pressure point.
I had an new bbl placed on the Barnard 223 action. A 32 inch Rock Creek, 7.2 twist. Load testing today reveled that 2000MR is the go powder for now. Mol'yd Berger 90VLD and 27.8 grs of powder. Tula SRM primer and LC brass. I have not chrony'd the load, but I am going gather that it may be around the 2950 range. I will know more when I run it over a chrony. I do not feel that the load was near max, but I would not doubt that another half grain or so would have produced the pressure point.