which vitavoury powder

ashray

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i am going to buy a 3.5 kilo tub of vit powder to use to load ammo for .243 70 to 90gr/ 6.5x55 100 to 140gr/ 308 110 to 168gr trying to get one powder to use for all these calibers. i use n140 /n150/n550/n560 at the moment but i am almost out so want to get the 3.5 kilo as it works out a lot cheaper than buying 1 kilo tubs.need advice as to which of vit powders to buy.best price i have found is £230 3.5 kilo so £65.70 per kilo.reloading solutions want £87.95 a kilo. i am leaning towards the n150 as middle of the range and appears to suit all i load but any advice happily recieved.
 
i use both N140 and N540 for 243 and 308 both work well in my sako rifles 243 i use 85gr and 100gr

308 i use sirra boat tail H P
 
paul o' rs powders seem to start at £80 and go up and comparing search results the vit powder would appear to be the better choice
 
I think you might be advised to put the powder into smaller tubs and seal them up until you want to use it.
 
I have used n160 in the 243 and 6.5x55 and n140 in the 308 with excellent results so I also think n150 would be the best choice for what you want.
 
I have used N160 for some time now in both my .243 & .270, and I get good consistent results

Good luck with whatever choice you make, but it will not hurt to read all the contributors on here, then make your final decision

Patrick
 
paul o' rs powders seem to start at £80 and go up and comparing search results the vit powder would appear to be the better choice

How so?

I know that RS are more expensive propellants but (for the 223 and .308) I've found that RS50 is much better in use than N140. It is still a very good match in those calibres (in 223 for 60gr plus bullets and for .308 I've used it for up to 190 grain) where it generates much more linear velocity rise without the pressure spikes. I've achieved higher velocities and no pressure signs and found it less temperature sensitive. RS62 seems ideal for the 6.5 x 55 and the .243...less so for the .308 where RS50 would be the better bet but I guess you're set on Viht as it's cheaper?
 
good evening and thank you for your replies.yes i chose vit as my go to powder because it is cheaper and easier to get than any thing else.also i dont need to hot rod as i very rarely shoot anything past 300 yards certainly not live quarry so vit should do nicely.
 
How so?

I know that RS are more expensive propellants but (for the 223 and .308) I've found that RS50 is much better in use than N140. It is still a very good match in those calibres (in 223 for 60gr plus bullets and for .308 I've used it for up to 190 grain) where it generates much more linear velocity rise without the pressure spikes. I've achieved higher velocities and no pressure signs and found it less temperature sensitive. RS62 seems ideal for the 6.5 x 55 and the .243...less so for the .308 where RS50 would be the better bet but I guess you're set on Viht as it's cheaper?

Hi Chester, are you using the RS50 with 150gn bullets in the .308? I don’t find RS powders appear readily in the load data books but Vhit is usually well represented.
 
Hi Chester, are you using the RS50 with 150gn bullets in the .308? I don’t find RS powders appear readily in the load data books but Vhit is usually well represented.


Yes. I use it with 150 through to 190grn. Have a cracking good deer load using 44gr RS50 under a Sierra 150 gameking and use the exact same load under a 175 TMK which shoots very well at 1000yd paper punching and use 42.5grn under a 190SMK. All shoot well sub moa (10 shot groups). There's not a lot of reliable load data with some RS powders but with RS50 you can start at comparable start loads as if it were N140. It's basically re-branded TR140 and whilst it's meant to be directly comparable to N140, I've most definitely found that it suits a wider range of bullet weights and have the load data to prove that it is more linear (hence predictable) as you approach max loads. Much prefer it for .308.
 
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