AusVarmint

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone has used winchester 680 in their 22 hornet? I was after a few loads that might be worth a try.

Thanks,

Yeah, I did, about 30 years ago, cant remember exactly what load I used, but either 10 or 10.5gn seems to ring a bell. I used 45gn Imperial projectiles, used to get them by the thousand for around 60 bucks.

A quick check of Uncle Nicks book, revised edition lists

11gn 680 start load with 45gners, 12gns max

Cyril Waterworth starts at 10 to a max of 11.4. This is Win BRA 680, which is an older version of the same powder, but I don't know if the burning rate was any different to WW680, I think the WW stuff was just cleaner burning.

Hope that helps you.

It and Nobles revolver #1 were the main hornet powders, 680 worked great in my old Walther.

Johno

Thanks for the help guys

Just remember that Winchester no longer make 680. Another powder worth looking at is Hodgons Lil-Gun which is imported by Winchester. In my k-hornet I run Lil-Gun and have found better velocity with lower pressure compared to AR2205.

How much 680 you got?
I use 13.5 of 680 with 40 VMax in my K Hornet
14gn 680 with 35gn VMax
both loads are in the upper end of the range.
Gary