Anyone have experience with VV-N140 ?

[iouri]

Just curious if anybody have any first hand experience with Vihtavuori N140 ? I've got tired of going to countless pages of "out of stock" items for multitude of online retailers, so I wrote a crawler that goes out to 3 online merchants I know (and dealt with before) parses their pages and brings me only "in-stock" inventory of powders & primers It turned out that some merchants have this powder in stock and from burn rate charts and general info it looks like it should be suitable for my goal (.223, 8x57 Mauser & 30-06) but I'd appreciate any first hand experience

[jdlii]

I use it to load 30.06, .308, and .223. It is, IMO, a great powder and provides exceptionally accurate loads. I am a high power, across the course, competitor and have used it for 17+ years.

[iouri]

Thanks,jdlii. I wonder why is still in stock while for all other manufacturers can't even put a backorder. Is it price ?

[Twoboxer]

Probably price. It's a very short stick powder, meters very well, very clean, seems to stick to nothing. In .223 I use H335 for 55gr, and N-140 for heavier. Out of a 24" 1-8 Sako 85:

Hornady 75gr N-140 22.0gr 2462fps, .77" 5-shot grps @100yds
Hornady 75gr N-140 24.5gr 2776fps, .58" 5-shot grps @100yds

Hornady 80gr Amax N-140 20.5gr 2286fps, .79" 5-shot grps @100yds

Not finished with 80gr yet . . . may not be the right powder for this bullet/rifle/twist . . . still working up hotter loads.