This is my first post on this forum. I'm a brand new reloader. I'm about to load my very first rounds.
I have a Horizon Villain .22-250 Rem with a 1:8 twist. I'm planning to load 60 rounds of Hornady V-Max 55gr bullets with four different 15-round loads to see if one of them works best in my rifle. I'll be using Varget powder, once fired Hornady brass (from the same rifle), and CCI large rifle primers.
I checked my Hornady reloading book, and it shows the starting charge to be 30.8gr of powder and the max charge to be 34.6gr.
The Hodgdon loading data shows a starting charge of 34.0gr and the max of 36.5gr.
Why are these so wildly different? The Hodgdon starting charge is pretty close to Hornday's max charge. This concerns me. Which one do I trust? My inclination is to go the safe route and use the Hornady recommended loads.
I have a Horizon Villain .22-250 Rem with a 1:8 twist. I'm planning to load 60 rounds of Hornady V-Max 55gr bullets with four different 15-round loads to see if one of them works best in my rifle. I'll be using Varget powder, once fired Hornady brass (from the same rifle), and CCI large rifle primers.
I checked my Hornady reloading book, and it shows the starting charge to be 30.8gr of powder and the max charge to be 34.6gr.
The Hodgdon loading data shows a starting charge of 34.0gr and the max of 36.5gr.
Why are these so wildly different? The Hodgdon starting charge is pretty close to Hornday's max charge. This concerns me. Which one do I trust? My inclination is to go the safe route and use the Hornady recommended loads.
