I like the reviews like this where the presenter is talking from actual experience.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. I try to include my personal experiences with powder, bullets, cartridges, firearms etc. I think it makes a better story that way.

Currently loading Hunter in my 300 WSM behind a 180 gr Accubond. I’m not a super experienced hand loader but with my limited experience it has proven to be a useful powder so far.

Been using Ramshot Hunter for almost 2 years in North Carolina and haven’t had any issues with over pressure in my 6.5 creedmoor even in 90+ degree temperatures. Any where from 120 - 143 grain projectiles. Cheap and easy to find.

I have mainly used this powder in the .243 with 105gr bullets. I don't know what velocity I was getting but I shot a 588 at 600 yards in my first F-Class match with the rifle (Savage action, McGowan 26" 1-8 barrel, B&C medallist, Harris bipod). Love Hunter. I should mention that I loaded for that match on a progressive press, checking charges at the first, 30th, and last load. Same throughout.

Very accurate in my 30-06. 2770 with a 180 Sierra pro hunter but I’ve got a 22” barrel. If you guys do temp testing that would be neat. I worked up my load at ~70 degrees. I threw some rounds in the freezer and retested and got 2720 ft/sec. so 50 ft/sec loss from 70 to “-3” if you believe my freezer’s thermometer.

Great video Guy, thanks for the comparisons and uses. I may need to try this in my 35 whelen.

I use it on my 243 win... great powder... very clean

I love this powder in my 6.5 creedmoor.

Like all the comparisons and information.. This would be platform for more videos.. Thanks

Would like to see a 300 weatherby build and reload video. Great videos keep them coming

I use it in my .270 Winchester with 140gn Sierra Gamekings and 52gn of Hunter. Sub 1 inch groups every time. 👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

The good ol' 270 Winchester seems under-appreciated these days, and I don't know why. One of the best cartridges for deer sized game and surprisingly capable on elk as well.

@travissmith-wz5nc

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I use 4831sc. This looks like a little faster burn. I shoot 114 or 117 hammer hunters. Their a copper bullet.

@johnballantyne6853

9 ай бұрын

@@travissmith-wz5nc I used to use 4831sc but I changed to N160, when i couldn’t get that my next choice was the Hunter. I only use Ramshot powders now as the rest are hard to get in Scotland.

@andrewcleveland

9 ай бұрын

@@guyminer3168phenomenal cartridge. I’m a big fan of the 6.5 mm’s also. My handloads in 270 were 130 grain bullets with H4831 and RL22. Those loads hit 3150 and 3175 fps. Heck the original load in 1925 for a 270 was 130 grain bullet at 3140 fps before it was watered down. I do not shoot game past 350-400 yards at those ranges the 6.5’s offer zero advantage over the 270 Winchester in my opinion.

Hi I use hunter in both the 25/06 and 257 Bob both with 100g bullets but will work with 117g also excellent accuracy under 1" groups very common good also in 270wsm with 130 and 140g bullets can get some of best velocity with the 25's but watch max loads in heat seems to do good at max to about 1g from maximum loads

Very interesting! I'm a huge fan of the Ed Harris Red Dot load

Great info, thank you. Getting ready to work up a load for an old Remington 742 in 30.06 that I got several years ago, but have yet to take to the stand.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Cool old rifle. I don't know the ins and outs of handloading for the Remington semi-auto. With a Garand, power levels need to be held down to approximate the military ammo or damage can occur.

@redteam9881

8 ай бұрын

Rem 742 Suggest stay in the IMR 4895 area of burn rate due to the gas system 30-06 load it similar to M1 Garand

Great video, I use Hunter in my Husqvarna 1900 30-06 21 5/8" barrel. Short barrel equals less than max velocity.... It works very well with 165 Nosler Partition and Speer Hotcor.

Im from California. I have not seen any over pressure signs when target shooting on hot days. Very easy to find a sweet spot with this powder. Very consistent burn and standard deviation is minimal as a result.

good review Guy

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Thanks. It's a good and useful powder.

I use it for 6XC, works pretty good

I am a couple of years away from drawing my next moose tag but I already have a load worked up for my Savage 111 .30-06 (22" barrel). 59 gr of Ramshot Hunter behind a Hornady 180gr Interlock soft point (#3070) at an overall length of 3.225". Brass is PPU and the primer is a Federal 210. Gordon's Reloading Tool says the load should be doing around 2760fps in a 22" barrel. The drop at 300yards with a 100yard zero indicates GRT is pretty close in it's estimate (no chronograph to verify).

I’ve been looking at a load for my 300 Win Mag with Barnes TTSX 110gr Barnes has a max load at 4,000fps.🤯

My .338 win mag with Barnes ttsx 225 gr copper bullets work great for elk for deer I use 160 gr bullets Also Barnes copper , my kimber loves spitting them out extremely accurate at the distance I shoot 🤙🏽

Never bought any Ramshot powders yet, haven't found a need to try them, and with the temp sensitivity, no big desire to run them. There are other powders out there that deliver what I want, I just find Hodgdon and Alliant and Accurate to be more versatile for me, and I don't worry about the temp sensitivity with the ones I'm using. If I try any other newer powders, it'll be TS15.5, N555, maybe some Staball6.5. At present I'm well stocked on many different powders, I have at least 3 brands or types for each cartridge. Some can do double or triple duty on what I own for cartridges, and do it well, from the 218Bee to a 450-400NE.

Could you please do a video on compressed loads. I have an interest in ramshot lrt and staball hd in compressed loads for 160 cx in 7mm prc but I don't know much about them. What is safe, what's not, what to look for? Tips and tricks for doing it better and safer. It may have been done before but I understand your videos better than most.

I've used it in .270 and .280 AI. Got good results with 140gn bullets in my .270, but yes, consider it temp sensitive. I think all powders are, just some a little more than others. Like the man said, I work up loads in the temperatures I'm usually hunting in. Then one unseasonably warm spring day I was shooting the .270 and got noticeably harder recoil and extractor marks on my brass, so yeah, keep this in mind if you use it. In my .280AI I was trying to get some 160gn (medium weight for the cartridge) Federal TBTs to shoot and kind of on a whim tried Hunter. Groups were about .65 and SDs were low too. Anyway, it's useful stuff. Going to try it with some heavier bullets this winter.

I would love to use some new powders but I am restricted to what I am able to get my hands on. The one powder brand that is available more than any other powder in my area are the VihtaVuori powders. I am happy with the ones of those I've used.

I use Ramshot Hunter in 30-06 with 180 gr Nosler Accubonds. I settled on a charge of 60 grs too. It gives me a velocity of 2850 out of a 24 inch barrel with good ES/SD and prints a 3/4 in group at 100 yds

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Cool. That should handle most big game hunting situations just fine.

Use this a lot in my 30-06

Great now all my beloved hunter powder will be out of stock for the next year. Thx.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Sorry! It is good stuff.

I have not used Hunter, but I have used LRT and have excellent results in my 28 Nosler. Some of the lowest ES and SD results in a specific temperature range. So, out of my logbook on 6/5/22: LRT 85.7gn CCI 250 primer (sorted by weight) seated .0065" Shoulder bump .002" Hornady 190gn ATip .607" shoulder datum to Ogive, Hornady brass. 77 degrees F, 29.1 inHG, 33% Humidity. In the last 4 shot group... N=4 Sum =11931 Mean =2982.75 ES=7 SD=2.586 0.3 MOA I do not know if you have played with LRT, but I would say it works darn good. N570 is my preferred powder. During the shortage, I was able to get LRT and was pleasantly surprised!

Wonder how this would work in 6.5x55 se. With 140 partitions. This cartridge is no longer featured in the Hodgdon yearly magazine.

I will have to test this out with my 30-06 loads. Thanks for the info

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

It worked well for me with 178 & 180 gr bullets - I haven't used it with 165's yet, but the data looks good.

@flashgordon99999

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! My 30-06 has always been partial to 180 grain so good to know.

I would of loved to try it but the sensitivity to temps prevents me from looking any further into it. I have changed over to mostly all temp INSENSITIVE POWDERS NOW.

My next try for Ram Shot.

I tried it in my sako 85 270 win with 150 gr speer btsp and results were never really consistent. Certain grain would shoot 1/2 moa one day the next id try to duplicate it and it would be over an inch. Gonna hang onto it for tough times it will work for hunting if i ever run short of powder.

Temp sensitive is a no go for me in the south east where it's hot and humid 10 months a year.

I have not found any of it to try but would like to

I actually have Hunter loaded with 125 and 130 grain bullets loaded up in 300WSM …. Should be book’in! 😅

How about the 257rob

I like Hunter in my 257 Roberts

This is a decent alternative in 260 Rem loads

I tried it in my .30-06 after reading an article where John Barsness had good luck with it, also in .30-06. I have found it to be outstanding with 180 grain bullets in that cartridge.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

He has had a lot of good things to say about Hunter, particularly with 180 gr bullets and the 30-06 cartridge. John does his research and writes well.

@larrybassett5559

9 ай бұрын

@@guyminer3168 Yes sir, excellent writer.

@redteam9881

8 ай бұрын

60.0 of Hunter 180 Nosler Part WW brass CCI 200 30-06

I would like to see a video like this for Big Game too

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I think that will happen. :)

@andrewcleveland

9 ай бұрын

Big game is the best powder I’ve found for the 286 grain bullets in the 9.3x62 mauser.

I try to stay away from temp sensitive powders. I was really happy to see the introduction of the staball powders. Hopefully one day all powders be temperature stable

Ramshot hunter powder is one of the best powders for 6.5 Creedmoor. I load 140 grain bthp at the max. Very consistent.

@rockylavigna5977

7 ай бұрын

try Big game in creedmoor with 123 gr and 129 gr bullets, this really worked for me

243 80 grain ttsx shooting .8” groups running 3130 fps. Hopefully get to see what it does on a deer this year.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I suspect that you're going to be pleased. Best of luck!

I'm always game to load test different powders and balls. Never know what will be available when needed.

How would this do for a 7mm PRC load? Just looking to get into the sport. Keep up the good work!

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I've stayed with slower burning powders for the 7 PRC. Ramshot LRT for example.

@Dave-cf2ng

9 ай бұрын

It’s too fast for 7prc

All right, so I'm in Arizona. And I live in the valley. And typically when we start sighting in rifles it's still in triple digits here in the valley. And once we get up into the mountains depending on the time of day it could be 50° could be 75° could be 90° Fahrenheit. Would you recommend loading light on powder in order to be safe?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

If a load is safe in your rifle in the high temps, then it should be safe at the lower temps too. The point of impact might shift a bit. It would be wise to check your rifle's point of impact at the temp and altitude you'll be hunting.

I like it for 30-06 and 165gr bullets. How about in the 270wsm with 140-165gr bullets?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

It looks "okay" but Ramshot Magnum produces higher velocities.

I load Hunter for my 30-06 and my 308 but I have Sierra's impact 172 gr bullet and they don't show any load data besides what was sent with the bullets, have you used any of these with Hunter? Thanks

That powder will make a 7mm08 a beast with heavy bullets. All I run under 160gr bullets and I can get a legit 2700fps from a factory 24 inch barrel.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Nice. The 7-08 is a great cartridge.

Could anyone give me some insight on loading this powder in a 338-06 with 225 grain bullets? Much appreciated

I see alot comments using magnum primers with this powder what are your thoughts on what primer you use?

Use it for .243, 85 grn copper, 100 grn sp

I wanted to try this for some time but never been able to find it anywhere

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

There was a period, during the last shortage, when it was more available than the Hodgdon and IMR powders. But dang, the supply of powder has been disrupted for sure.

Everything I load runs uses IMR 4064 and has for 10+ years I'd like to try different powders but can't find a reason to yet

@billcarlson852

9 ай бұрын

Imr 4064 is a great powder. ...

@nathanhatcher7096

9 ай бұрын

That makes 2 of us! 4064 has been my go to powder since which from 3031 in the early 90's

@Yelladog78

9 ай бұрын

​@@nathanhatcher70963031 is my other go to powder along with Unique for cast lead stuff

@10:54 You’d do well to pause the video and read Ramshot’s answer to temperature insensitivity. They list testing at -40f and 125f with a 3%-5% deviation. Thats a heck of a spread for only 3-5%. Sure, 5% is a lot. But that’s at 165f apart! Temperature insensitivity, like Ramshot mentions, is exploited for marketing purposes. If you are shooting 400 yards and experience a 2% drop in fps (let’s assume a 80f temp spread vs 165f, lol), how much difference is that going to make on your shot? For the 178gn ELD-X starting at 2780fps, 2% less fps drops 1” more and has .4” more wind drift with a 10mph crosswind. Even at 600 yards you’re talking 3.6” more drop and .8” more drift.

Would this be worth trying with a 165 or 170 gr projectile in 6.8 Western?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I don't even see it listed by Hodgdon for that application. Mostly slower powders it seems. From Ramshot's lineup, Magnum is recommended.

Looked in to this powder here in the UK but runs around £50 a pound here and you guys in the US can get it around $26, thats a hell of a difference

@yukon4545

9 ай бұрын

Kinda weird as it's made in Belgium. Import laws I suppose.

@penn9363

9 ай бұрын

nothing is 26 $/lb these days

@rotisseriebear5394

9 ай бұрын

Almost or over $50/LB here in UK-ifornia.

@rgthomson1

9 ай бұрын

@@penn9363 i saw a utube vid and someone said they bought a pound for $26, if its wrong i only took it at face value, so how much is it it in the US

Novice loader - is there a data base listing what calibers you can load for a specific power, example what all calibers can I load LT-30. It mentions a couple on the can but where can I find what other calibers it will work in? Hate to spend $50 and have it sit for years

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Accurate suggests 30 BR, 6.5 Grendel and 222 Remington for the LT-30 powder, and generalizes that it works well in smaller capacity rifle cartridge cases. Most powders have a description by the manufacturer or the distributor re which cartridges should work well.

@vietadvisor6781

9 ай бұрын

I know what that can says but it and most other cans only list 1 or 2 calibers (take Varget for example), it will load in about 20 different rifles but the can doesn't say so

@babyhuey6342

6 ай бұрын

Hodgdon’s reloading data site lets you filter loads by powder. Alliant’s site shows you several loads for each of their powders. But you should be picking a caliber/usage and looking for loads based on that. Picking a powder and searching for ways to use it is coming at it backwards. And frankly, if having one pound of powder sitting around for a while is a meaningful cost to you, reloading might not be the best hobby for you.

Hi there I just bought a low cost Beileshi 3-9×40 EG rifle scope. The included manual is not informative as far as the reticles, concerning range to target. Actually; there is no reference to the reticles in the manual. My request from you is, in what power seting can I use the reticles to get the Range to Target. The reticles are in MOA. BEST REGARDS; Shahbaz

I have been searching for this powder for a year and have yet found any.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Ya, supplies of powder, primers and other reloading components have been rather disrupted.

Hi Guy, Where can I get a copy of the updated POWDER BURN CHART ?

@ewathoughts8476

9 ай бұрын

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@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Hodgdon publishes one every year in their Annual Manual. Lots of good articles in there as well. I buy one pretty much every year.

Have you tested out Ramshot Tac? Seems to work well with .223 with heavier pills. Would be interested on your thoughts.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

TAC is a great powder for 223 & 308. I haven't used it in anything else, yet.

@flashgordon99999

9 ай бұрын

@@guyminer3168 good to know. I have some 75 grain hornady to work up a load for next.

@sugargoldy

9 ай бұрын

It also works excellent in the 6.5 Grendel 95 v max 120 nosler ballistic tips 120 speer gold dot and 140 speer hot core bolt gun.

@joshuashackelford6696

9 ай бұрын

Works well with 55 grainers too for plinking

@flashgordon99999

9 ай бұрын

@@joshuashackelford6696 thanks. I will give those a go as well. I have about 1000, 55 grain for plinking. 👍

How would this go on a .35 Whelen?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I'd think it might be have a bit too slow of a burn rate for good results with the 35 Whelen. Faster burning "Big Game" might do better. I haven't seen data for either with the Whelen though.

🙏🏼

Best all around power for the 270 Win 22"-24" barrel?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I'd have a tough time turning away from H4831, but Ramshot Hunter would be an alternative.

@chrisp308

9 ай бұрын

@@guyminer3168 thank you 👍

Does this work without primers? Then I’d be interested.

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Ha! Primers remain the toughest reloading component to source. I'm glad that I had a pretty good stash of them before this latest shortage hit. Have been able to pick up some in recent months, but at pretty expensive prices.

@muchachonextdoor5608

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Hello mister hunter aka guy!

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

Howdy!

Anyone know why this is not listed for 308?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

It's generally considered to have too slow of a burn rate to be a good choice for the 308 Winchester. If you want to use a Ramshot powder, TAC is a great choice for the 308 Win.

@Gunner1972

9 ай бұрын

thank you. @@guyminer3168

Anybody use it in 280AI?

@guyminer3168

9 ай бұрын

I have not, but I see that Nosler shows some loads with Hunter powder and the 150 & 168 grain bullets. The 280 AI is quite a cartridge!

@lanceschul

9 ай бұрын

@@guyminer3168 Hornady has data too. I’m using H4831SC with 162 ELDX right now. That’s going to be my elk round. But I’d like to try Hunter if I can find it. It looks like it might produce a little more speed.

30-06 with 180 E Tip @ 57.0 300 Win with 175 LRX @ 72.2 30-06 with 180gr Nosler Part 60.0 Hunter in WW cases

Can anyone tell me if big game or hunter needs a magnum primer for 7mm 08. I could understand for 30 06 due to the amount of powder.

@vikingsoftpaw

9 ай бұрын

No the 7mm-08 is still a small enough powder charge for a standard primer.

@billcarlson852

9 ай бұрын

DEPENDS.....ON BULLET WEIGHT...POWDER LOAD....CARTRIDGE LENGTH.