Hodgen Titegroup Reloading Data?

[wld1783]

After the election I bought a bit of Hodgen Titegroup along with a couple of primers. My non-paid gov job requires me to be proficient in the HK USP 40. I reload .40 with Titegroup. Maybe I was a bit concerned about the future avalibilty of powder. I prefer to reload 300 Whisper with H110 but this stuff was on sale and is flexible with the pistols. My Glock 20/W 5-1/2" Bar Sto Barrel and SW 1006 shoot 180gr well with this.

Any way, Hodgen has a subsonic 308 load of 168 GR. SIE HPBT Hodgdon Titegroup .308" 2.800" 8.0 1080 25,000 CUP

Has anyone tried tried this in 300 Whisper? 8.0 Gr Titegroup with a 168 SIE MK

Bill

[Cornholio]

I'd try 6 grains.

[320pf]

wld783,

Since the 300 Whisper is the kissing cousin to the 357 Mag I checked my Hodgdon reloading manual #27. They list a couple of different loads for various bullet weights. I think the closest one is there load for 170 gr Sierra HHC. Here are the data:

170 gr sie jhc
Titegroup
5.4........34700 cup.......6.0.......41800cup

You can go to the Hodgdon site and check for other loads here:

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

If you are going to try this powder in a 300 whisper AR15, I doubt that it will cycle the action because the powder is too fast.

Good Luck and let us know how it works

320pf

[wld1783]

I was woundering about it cycling as well. I was looking for a subsonic load and have had trouble with those cycling as well. Maybe a different buffer spring or a gas piston modification would help.

Bill

[320pf]

Bill/wld783,

Try 8 to 9 grains of AA#9. This powder charge works in all of my 300-221 FIreball uppers. The gas port for the two rifles I have are both in the pistol pistion. With that said, the Olympic Arms barrel has the gas port ~0.5 inches closer to the chamber than the standard pistol position. So the gas port sizes are 0.078 for the Oly barrel and 0.083 for my Noveske barrel.

Accurate has sub-sonic load data for the 300:

http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/P...0page%2076.pdf

I hope this helps,

320pf

[wld1783]

I have a Model 1 16" upper. The gas port is in the normal car position. I have custom TC with a 20" heavy barrel on order. If the piston doesn't work I'll just use that for the subsonic loads.Should be a bit more accurate as well.

Thanks for the link

The one thing I like most about the 300-221 is it's flexability. 30 cal bullets from 110 gr to 240gr. And it's powerful enough to hunt within the 30/30 winchester range. Now I'm looking for an accurate cheap subsonic load for target practice.

Bill