6mm rem

When I say "not recommended" all that it means is that it isn't in the data, therefore, not recommended. It doesn't matter why. What the point is is that a guy can sit down with that book and find half again as many choices.

As you say, big deal. The best loads for each will be found in a small group of probably eight powders for each. With those case capabilities, it's not hard to predict what powders will be left out 4831 was left out of 308, for example.

I don't consider the differences to be significant in any way ballistics wise.

There are obvious reasons why the .280 Remington was a flop but the 7-08 is a hit, but if we only decided by max velocity, the results would be different.
 
Getting back to the original question.

I have tried many different powders in my Model 700 in 6mm and have had the best luck with H4831. It gives me great accuracy with any of the 100gr. bullets.

I am not a long range shooter and am a bit "old school", so I ended up with a pet accuracy load of 47gr. of H4831 pushing a Hornady Interlock round nose bullet. The Hornady spire point works just about as well also.
 
captjack, The .244 is not good with heavy bullets, but the Hornady RN will usually be good enough for hunting. I did not know what barrel you had because you wanted to use 100 grain bullets.
 
"Not recommended" in this reloading manual...

"Recommended" in that reloading manual...

We all know what that REALLY means...


RUSSIAN RELOADING ROULETTE!

Which load will go 'splody 'splody BOOM! BOOM!

Are ya feeling lucky?
 
I always refer to it as cherry picking. There are people who will go from one to the next manual to find the highest allowed numbers, and then go to the internet looking for people who will tell them what they want to hear.

People are that way. they want what they want, and if one person says no they will find someone who says yes.

"gramma, mom said I couldn't have a cookie!!
 
My 6mm shoots 95 and 100 grain bullets well with good old RL22.

Nosler manuals #4, 5 &6 ... same data.
 
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IMR 4350, Hornady 87 grn. S.P.s. and CCI-200 LR primers. Since I use Hornady bullets pretty much exclusively for my reloading, I use their manual.

The components mentioned above are what I've permanently settled on in my 6MM (Ruger M77). Fire formed brass, partial sized with proper C.O.A.L. and you have a real deer, and/or, antelope killer there. I killed a very nice 4X4 whitetail last season with that rifle and load, and it dropped in it's tracks @ just under 75 yds. Though I don't hunt antelope anymore, I've killed goats at well over 300 yds. with that rifle and load, too.
 
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