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Im newb in the sml rabbit hole. My question is, how do i determine which powders are appropriate to what weight range bullets, in a given caliber?
Ive not seen that info referred to in loading data. But i do hear things like …X powder works best with 275-325 grain bullets in X caliber… is there compiled info on powder to caliber to bullet weight? For instance, would aa2015 work well with a 340gr bullet in .45 cal? Or would it work better with a 250gr sabot bullet in a .50 cal? I guess im trying to determine how bullet weight affects the powders performance,(burn speed, pressure rise, temp stability…) or is everyone just doing trial and error testing on their own?
Ive not seen that info referred to in loading data. But i do hear things like …X powder works best with 275-325 grain bullets in X caliber… is there compiled info on powder to caliber to bullet weight? For instance, would aa2015 work well with a 340gr bullet in .45 cal? Or would it work better with a 250gr sabot bullet in a .50 cal? I guess im trying to determine how bullet weight affects the powders performance,(burn speed, pressure rise, temp stability…) or is everyone just doing trial and error testing on their own?