I'm the proud owner of a 219 Wasp but load data is in real short supply. I'm working up loads with AA2520 and IMR4895 and around 30 grains of either gets me around 3400 fps. Does anyone have any information on loading this thing?
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I'm the proud owner of a 219 Wasp but load data is in real short supply. I'm working up loads with AA2520 and IMR4895 and around 30 grains of either gets me around 3400 fps. Does anyone have any information on loading this thing?
Welcome to the Guide.
This is all the data I have handy for it. They're all obviously MAX loads, so I would reduce them by 15-20% and work up while watching for pressure signs, especially in the light of the Sierra loads I listed beside them. There's no way to know how old the data is, except for what I listed from Sierra which is current.
This from Cartridges of the World:
45gr SP IMR 3031 30.0gr 3780fps (Sierra says 25.2-27.0MAX)
45gr SP H380 33.0gr 3510fps (Sierra says 31.0-33.0MAX)
50gr SP IMR 4064 32.0gr 3605fps (Sierra says 26.8-28.9MAX)
50gr SP H380 32.0gr 3370fps (Sierra says 29.0-32.5MAX)
This from Handloader's Manual of Cartridge Conversions:
55gr SP IMR 3031 26.6 3400fps (Sierra says 23.4-25.4MAX)
I believe the Hornady manual lists data for it, and there is a lot of data for it in my Sierra manual, too much to list, for bullets from 45-55gr and IMR4198, IMR3031, BL-C (2), IMR4895, IMR4064, IMR4320, and H380. I would suggest you get yourself copies of both manuals.