Discussion with Hodgdon about 800-X

[bjw0007]

8.7 is fine, but in my case I was going for two loads: 600 ftlb and 700 ftlb.  It's good to have a target velocity in mind, and go past it only far enough to make sure an extra 0.1-0.2 grains won't be disastrous.

[cwall64]

Yea, I was only getting 580-590 ft/lbs with 180 grain Hornady HAPs.  I did go up to 8.9 grains of 800X, but didn't see much more fps out of the 0.2 grain jump.