BARNES BULLETS 22456 .224 36 VARMINT GRENADE

[iski1]

Has anyone had success using BARNES BULLETS 22456 .224 36 VARMINT GRENADE 250. I have Power pistol and blue dot. Thinking 5.2 - 5.6 for PP but no idea on Bluedot.

[panzermk2]

YES dig down into our reloading section and you will fins load data for that bullet. EA Loaded that bullet for years.

[iski1]

I did that but only found one post but it looks like old info from an older post from NRAshooter so not sure where the dat came from. I would like to confirm this data is good.
Barnes 36 grn Varmint Grenade
Winchester Small Rifle Primer
COL-1.594
6.4 grn Power Pistol
-2314
-2310
-2311
-2310

[panzermk2]

6.4 is at the limit at 70f on a 80 tp 90 degree day it will be over pressure. I would bump it down to 6.0 if you plan on using pistol primers otherwise primer piercing and primer popping out will be an issue. 6.2 small rifle primers but it's going to beat up your brass and you won't get many reloads out of the brass.

[iski1]

Thanks! based on other data I had found, those numbers looked high to me too. I think I will load some in the 5.2 -5.9 range and see how they do.

https://loaddata.com/articles/pdf/ld-17 ... %20lr1.pdf

This is what I was able to find from other posts. Hope this helps others.

(handgun)
Barnes 36 grn Varmint Grenade
Winchester Small Rifle Primer
COL-1.594
6.4 grn Power Pistol
-2314
-2310
-2311
-2310

Here's my data for Barnes Varmint Grenade:
Bullet: 36 gr. Barnes Varmint Grenade
Powder: 6.5 gr HS6
Primer: CCI 400
Avg. Vel. 1934
Energy: 299 ft-lb

Bullet: 36 gr. Barnes Varmint Grenade
Powder: 6.6 gr HS6
Primer: CCI 400
Avg. Vel. 1954
Energy: 305 ft-lb

Bullet: 36 gr. Barnes Varmint Grenade
Powder: 6.8 gr HS6
Primer: CCI 400
Avg. Vel. 2044
Energy: 334 ft-lb

COAL 1.585, WSR primer, 36 grain varmint grenade, blue dot powder

FN 57
6.2 gr 1861
6.3 gr 1893
6.4 gr 1910
6.5 gr 1893

FN 57 w/ efk barrel w/ HD spring
6.2 gr NA
6.3 gr 2012
6.4 gr 2083
6.5 gr 2084

PS-90 sbr, two sets of numbers on different dates, no idea why different spreads
5.8 gr 1889
5.9 gr 1937
6.0 gr 1995
6.1 gr 1990
6.2 gr 2031 - 2184
6.3 gr 2099 - 2171
6.4 gr 2095 - 2168
6.5 gr 2154 - 2198
6.6 gr 2201

40 gr, fbhp and 5.0 to 5.5 grns power pistol.

cci srp. col of 1.585
5.0 gr-1999
1949
2002
2016
5.1 gr- 1960
1994
2040
1976
5.2 gr-2007
2036
2040
2001
5.3 gr.2070
2049
2007
2060
5.4gr 2187
2084

[panzermk2]

CAOL is wrong, CIP is 1.590 and with the new style magazines 1.585. Otherwise some bullet ogives will jam into the rib and cause feeding issues.

That article is really old, the data is dated .

[rustypipes12]

What about AA#7 or #9 ?