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218 Bee Load Data: 524 Published Loads from 5 Sources

Empirical Precision indexes 524 published loads for 218 Bee from 5 reloading sources, covering 26 bullets and 14 smokeless powders. Most published tables were tested in 22-inch, 26-inch, and 24-inch barrels, and 8% of entries include published pressure measurements.

Published Loads524
Sources5
Bullets26
Powders14

Always start low and verify against the original published source before loading.

Coverage by Source (5)

PublisherPublished Loads
Hornady245
Sierra191
Hodgdon44
Lyman24
Speer20

Powders Covered (14)

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Bullets Covered (26)

Grouped by bullet manufacturer with projectile weight and model.

Barnes (1)

  • 30 gr Varmint Grenade FB

Hornady (8)

  • 35 gr V-MAX
  • 40 gr JET
  • 40 gr V-MAX
  • 45 gr Hornet
  • 45 gr HP Bee
  • 50 gr InterLock SP
  • 50 gr SP SX
  • 50 gr V-MAX

Nosler (1)

  • 50 gr Ballistic Tip Varmint

Sierra (13)

  • 40 gr BlitzKing
  • 40 gr Hornet
  • 40 gr VarmintKing HP
  • 45 gr Hornet
  • 45 gr VarmintKing Spitzer
  • 50 gr Pro-Hunter SP
  • 50 gr Spitzer Blitz
  • 50 gr VarmintKing Spitzer
  • 52 gr MatchKing HPBT
  • 53 gr MatchKing HP
  • 55 gr Semi-Point
  • 55 gr Spitzer Blitz
  • 55 gr VarmintKing Spitzer

Speer (3)

  • 46 gr JFP (Jacketed FP)
  • 46 gr Soft Point
  • 52 gr HP

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