450 NE reloading data

[Saverio]

Hi everybody, I am looking for reloading data for 450 NE with Vihtavuori 140 amd160. Any suggestions? Thanks, Saverio

 

[Rare Breed]

Given I have a Rigby 450 NE DR, I ran Quick Load for you. Attached are the readouts for both 140 and 160 powder. Please note the following: I did not have the 485 grain so I used the 500 grain bullets. The 160 was the clear winner to me given I could get 2082 FPS with almost a 95% fill rate meaning you do not need fillers although I love to use them for my RL15.5 powder. Hope this helps!

 

[Saverio]

Given I have a Rigby 450 NE DR, I ran Quick Load for you. Attached are the readouts for both 140 and 160 powder. Please note the following: I did not have the 485 grain so I used the 500 grain bullets. The 160 was the clear winner to me given I could get 2082 FPS with almost a 95% fill rate meaning you do not need fillers although I love to use them for my RL15.5 powder. Hope this helps!

Thanks a lot! Very useful for me because it is the first time I reload this caliber. By chance is it possible with Quick Load to find data for a 400 grains bullet? I would like to use for wild boar here in Europe…

 

[norfolk shooter]

Hi everybody, I am looking for reloading data for 450 NE with Vihtavuori 140 amd160. Any suggestions? Thanks, Saverio

What weight bullet are you looking at??

 

[norfolk shooter]

For the 400grn bullet n160 max load is 96.3grn start is 88grn
N140 max is 84.1 start is 79.2.

I got that from xxl reloading. Hope that helps

 

[Rare Breed]

For the 400grn bullet n160 max load is 96.3grn start is 88grn
N140 max is 84.1 start is 79.2.

I got that from xxl reloading. Hope that helps

Spot on!

 

[Saverio]

For the 400grn bullet n160 max load is 96.3grn start is 88grn
N140 max is 84.1 start is 79.2.

I got that from xxl reloading. Hope that helps

Thanks a lot! Very useful info!

 

[Pondoro]

Could any of you run the data on N150 powder and 480 grain bullet in .450NE....? From using these powders in a .470..140 require filler...N160 give substantially more recoil, but the N150 at 90-91,5 grains and 500 grain bullet give about 2150fps with less recoil than N160..with no filler.

Reason for asking is that I want to load my .475 3 1/4 with these powders...this round is almost identical to .450NE..

 

[Sideshow]

Has any one noticed temp problems with N140 when it gets hot like in the Zambezi valley?
Cheers

 

[Rare Breed]

Could any of you run the data on N150 powder and 480 grain bullet in .450NE....? From using these powders in a .470..140 require filler...N160 give substantially more recoil, but the N150 at 90-91,5 grains and 500 grain bullet give about 2150fps with less recoil than N160..with no filler.

Reason for asking is that I want to load my .475 3 1/4 with these powders...this round is almost identical to .450NE..

Sorry just saw this zi will run for you today