Is there a "best" powder for a bolt gun?

[Medic650]

I'm loading primarily subsonic 240 gr MK for a 16" barrel Rem 700. A lot of the pet load here and other places I've looked are for AR platforms. Is there a powder or powders that work better in bolt guns that are not really recommended for a AR. Also, is there any Trail Boss data that can be put into Quick Load.

[Spook]

VVN-110

[Medic650]

Thanks, Spook. I havent been able to get any VVN-110 yet. I haven't had that good of a result with H110.

[HUNTER2]

Tried Trail Boss - As much as I could stuff in the case 490 fps..The other one did not make it out!!! My 2 cents worth..296 works pretty well for me....

[amafrank]

I've had good results with VV N110 and with Lil'gun. We tried a few others for lighter bullets like 2400 also with good results. Most of what we've been running have been 220gr SMK's with 9.2gr of VV N110. I don't recall the load with lil'gun but it was pretty good too. I like the bolt guns much better than the semi's and all I've built have had 16-16.5" barrels. The N110 is pretty clean, consistant and meters well. It seems to build a bit more moisture than the other powders and condensation in the can can be a problem. A simple WD40 blast in the can and an oily patch down the bore will keep that from being an issue.

Hope that helps
Frank

[pcso112]

I have a 700 action with a Hart barrel and YHM Phantom. I tried 8 different powders with no accuracy successes. Everything I tried had huge velocity deviations from one round to the next. I tried AA2015 and everything fell into place. I use 11.2 gr Behind 220 SMK’s. When I do my part I can make half inch groups. I find it to be a little temperature sensitive and not as quiet as some of the other loads I tried. I never did try VVN-110 because I couldn’t find any at the time.