When you can find RL17. I'll never figure out why they shut down Alliant.43gr of RL17 works well for 115Dtacs
Ran out of unicorns to make it out of.When you can find RL17. I'll never figure out why they shut down Alliant.
Even with hand loads, Tikka barrels are slow. I can take a 24" kreiger or hawkhill, VS a 24.3" ctr and load 41gr H4350 with a 140hyb. The custom barrel were 90-100fps faster. Saami freebore is 0.198, tikkas are around 0.250, 50k of jump in my experience is worth 20fps, not near 100. I believe it has to do with land/groove width config and hammer forged VS cut rifling. I have developed load data on near a dozen tikkas, they have slow barrels. Accurate, but slow.That is generally true because of the long throating but the fast twist 223 and 243 have very short throats
They still making it, the problem is there is an import license that expired by the US importer and it needs get re-upped. Scheels in Billings MT just got a larger shipment of Alliant, unfortunately no RL26 or 23. Just 15,17,22,25. Any Alliant powders that are showing up, are previous allocation prior to license issues. It's been stateside for some time, just finally being distributed.Ran out of unicorns to make it out of.
Even with hand loads, Tikka barrels are slow. I can take a 24" kreiger or hawkhill, VS a 24.3" ctr and load 41gr H4350 with a 140hyb. The custom barrel were 90-100fps faster. Saami freebore is 0.198, tikkas are around 0.250, 50k of jump in my experience is worth 20fps, not near 100. I believe it has to do with land/groove width config and hammer forged VS cut rifling. I have developed load data on near a dozen tikkas, they have slow barrels. Accurate, but slow.
Heather was a classic! Gag reflex, nah......what's that?!If Tikka Creed throats were a person
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That is wild. I get 3030 from 47.0 H1000 behind a 106 TAP from my .243AI with 19" barrel.
How difficult is it to add a little bit of freebore by hand? I'm going to check with the local gunsmiths in the Billings area while waiting to hear back from Manzella. Thanks againKinport Peak Rifles or Kamfeld Customs in Idaho, Manzella Precision in Montana. I have hand uni-throaters from PTG, 22 6 65 7 and 30 cal. I can do all my own, but they are not as clean as if done on a lathe.
When you call, just tell them you're looking to have your 243 throated. Send a dummy round with the desired bullet seated where you want it touching the lands, the smith can make your chamber fit that.
I have a 6mm throater, and it's not that hard. But most throater are a lil slim on diameter, especially if renting one. I prefer a 244-2445 freebore diameter, gives a lil room for carbon buildup before problems can occur. Most throaters are 2435.How difficult is it to add a little bit of freebore by hand? I'm going to check with the local gunsmiths in the Billings area while waiting to hear back from Manzella. Thanks again![]()