9,3x62 with Barnes TSX 285 grs for buffalo

Shame you can't get your hands on some Hammer bullets. I was over 2500 fps with their 258 gr with a COAL of 84.3 mm, and I'm reasonably certain I could have gotten to 2600 fps.
What powder are you using with your Hammers? I've been shooting Hammer Hunters out of my 300WM and have been passed with the performance. I have a 9.3 barrel getting installed on an action and have been eyeing those 258s for when it gets finished...
 
What powder are you using with your Hammers? I've been shooting Hammer Hunters out of my 300WM and have been passed with the performance. I have a 9.3 barrel getting installed on an action and have been eyeing those 258s for when it gets finished...
2000MR

I haven't done a SxS with Big Game for this bullet, but I did for several 286 gr. As far as I can tell, they are so close to each other that they might as well be the same powder.

Start low, do a 10 or 15 shot ladder in 0.5 gr increments until you see pressure signs, then back off a grain
 

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