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Moving from 230gr X-Treme to Rainier


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I've just run out of 230gr X-Treme bullets and am moving over to Rainier--but my new chronograph hasn't yet arrived and I can't verify the velocity in the new bullets.

It looks like the X-Treme bullets are .452, and the same weight Rainier are .451. Given the slightly smaller diameter, resistance will be somewhat lower through the barrel, increasing velocity by how much?

Should I increase the powder charge by .1? I'm currently dropping 4.6 gr Titegroup. My present COAL=1.260, and I'll verify and adjust for profile changes.

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I don't see any measurable difference in velocity moving from .452 to .451 bullets. My guns don't particularly like X-Treme bullets but I do run plenty of Berrys, MG, PD, Ranier, etc all with the same charge for 230gr RN bullets.

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Thanks, Dirty Rod. My chronograph has been on backorder since May, and having recently relocated to the Pacific Northwest, it seems to be always raining here and hard to coordinate a time to chronograph, otherwise I'd just test it myself.

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