reidzer Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Would anybody know of or have data for loading .243 Hornady 75gr v-max with vihtavuori N160??? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 sure davek uses that combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 He actually uses n140 but I'll dig out some 160 data. BTW N140 is a better bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidzer Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Ye but I have 1kg of 160 sitting!! And it wasn't cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stu Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Don't have data for vihtavuori N160, but i use 38.5grn Varget with 75 V-Max out of a 1 in 12 / 24" barrel very accurate and a good fox round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) http://www.reloadersnest.com/query_pw.asp?...wder=Vihtavuori N160 few here Edited October 16, 2009 by cleaner4hire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Closest I can find is data for 70gn and 80gn in the Viht manual. 70gn 49.1 to 52.2 80gn 45.9 to 50.3 Somewhere in between should fit the 75gn. I'd recommend starting a bit lower than the bottom 70gn data and work up or down slowly. If you haven't opened the 160 couldn't you get the dealer to swap it for 140? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 I think it's been opened!!........ (please give all the help you can guys as there may be 2 nice rifles at stake here! :unsure: Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Hi, Taken from the Modern Reloading by Lee gives v-N 160 as starting load from 40.0gr to never exceed 45.0gr which gives 3340ft/sec with min. OAL of 2.54". Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Hornady says 41.5g-45.1g of N160 & 75g vmax (3100 - 3300 fps) oal 2.640 - pm me your email and I can send you more details :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Hell of a difference between the Viht manual and others. What does Hornady say about 70 and 80gn as a comaprison to my post? Last thing I want to do is get someone hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Photo of the Hornady manual: (for .243 needless to say) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Interesting Nick. I notice the max load for N140 is about 3 grains lower than what's best in Lorraines Remy 700 and my Parker Hale. In ours 41.2gn is a very nice load. I sometimes think it's a bit of a lottery though. Compare the 2009 Viht manual woth an older one and you'll find some alarming differences in what should be the the same data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) Photo of the Hornady manual: (for .243 needless to say) I'll post the version of Hornady that I have in a day of two (data on a laptop elsewhere) - it differs from yours Nick - I'll try and find out the edition too. From my own research I find Hornady generally mild & Vhit hot ! - but that doesn't help much EDITED 19 October to add my version of the Hornady data - not sure what edition but here it is Ok, found it - looks like they have wiped out a bunch of starting loads Edited October 19, 2009 by AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Yeh its funny, they are so precise with their load data, going to Thou and . of a grain, yet then you get 2 grain differences between 2 different manuals. My old mans 6.5 load is 1 grain hotter than Hornady Recommend. No pressure signs as all. Normally speaking i will take an average from all of the manuals to start from, with about 5 different manuals you get an idea of the general opinion. As Andy says, Vhit seems to be Hot and Hornady seem much more American in their approach. Cant recall what Nosler were like, seem to recall they hardly listed any powders. For reference, i have the 5th edition of the Hornady Manual and the 1999 Print of the Vhit. The Vhit Manual: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 To reinforce the mild and hot analogy, with one 80gn load with n160 the Viht manual starting load is the Lee max load. Oh to be living in a litigation society Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidzer Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Cheers for all the help so far. I think I'll take all the loads I have so far and average them out and start from there as has been suggested. I'm sure I'll have a million more questions to anoy you guy with though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Just edited my post of yesterday to include the version of my Hornady data that differs to Nick's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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