Best Powder for the Carbine
Hi guys,
i want to start to reload ammo for my carbine. The bullet weight will be 110grs. for the reason that it shoot good with the Federal ammo with 110grs bullets. Is the Hodgdon H110 the better choice than the VV N110. What kind of powder do you prefer? Any advices and opinions are welcome!
Thank you:wave:
Regards
Gunner
I have used the following
IMR 4198, 2400, 296 and bulk 820. To be totally honest, I've not found much difference in any of them. I just bought some 296 and duplicated the factory load of 15gr and it was just the same. I have also purchased Sierra 110 bullets to compare with the bulk GI and Remington 110s. The brutal truth about the carbine is it is just not a particularly accurate cartridge. Thus, the bullets and powder have little effect. In the M1 Garand there is a stunning difference in components vs accuracy because it is a very accurate, versatile cartridge. I would suggest loading at a power level that your carbine likes to function flawlessly and just go with that. Some new 2400 is apparently very hot so consider that. Another thing, I'm a firm believer in not trying to hot rod an old gun and never load very hot. All this said, I love to shoot my carbine and regardless of its utility as a target arm, I just always seem to grab it.