Went out shooting over the weekend with my 16 inch howa in 22 arc and my 20 in Atlas lite in 22 creed. I was shooting the 77 tmk in the ARC over 31.5 gr of Lever and seeing 3110 fps with a high of 3150. Im still within Hornady load data with that charge, the accuracy is awesome, and the brass was not showing any pressure signs.
Switched to the Creed with the 80 gr berger over 39.5 gr of Staball 6.5 and was only seeing 3075. Obviously with 8 more gr of powder and 4 more inches of barrel this was a bit unexpected. Out of my 24 inch creed this load is around 3475 i knew id be losing speed going shorter but didnt plan on 100 fps per inch. Even the factory Hornady with the ELD M is over 100 fps higher in the 20 in creed.
So my question is any advice on powders to get better velocity from the short creed? I looked around in the search area with not much success. I know you can run faster powders just not sure HOW fast you can go.
Switched to the Creed with the 80 gr berger over 39.5 gr of Staball 6.5 and was only seeing 3075. Obviously with 8 more gr of powder and 4 more inches of barrel this was a bit unexpected. Out of my 24 inch creed this load is around 3475 i knew id be losing speed going shorter but didnt plan on 100 fps per inch. Even the factory Hornady with the ELD M is over 100 fps higher in the 20 in creed.
So my question is any advice on powders to get better velocity from the short creed? I looked around in the search area with not much success. I know you can run faster powders just not sure HOW fast you can go.
