VV 135

[mikebin]

I have never used it, it looks to be between H4895 and accurate 2520 on burn rate.  And with Hornady’s published load data it’s going to do as good as anything they have listed except for maybe cfe223 and Leverevolution.  I say go for it, the more people testing various powders the faster we will be able to weed out the ones that don’t work for the ARC.  Just go slow and be observant.

I got out to the range before a weather front blew in with some much needed rain, and ran several loads of N-135 through the ARC and the powder appeared to perform just fine.  I started with a very conservative 25 grain load pushing a 108 grain Berger Elite Hunter, and went, in .3 grain increments up to 25.9.  No pressure signs, and a 5 shot, one ragged hole group at 25.6.