Got a bit fed up of paying Varget prices, even after waiting until I have a chance to visit the cheaper dealers that are normally at the other side of the country to me, so when in HPS last week I picked up a kilo of TR140 to try (£55).

I struggled to find load data in 22-250, but after spending some time looking at what data there was for other cartridges I came up with a plan.

From 30 grains to 32 grains (I was being conservative) in .5 imcrements I loaded up 2 of each, topped with Sierra Matchking Boat-tails in 52(53?)gr and popped over to the range last night to try them before the 25m and black-powder guys kicked me off.

First impression was that everything felt a lot smoother than Varget-loaded rounds, less muzzle blast and less recoil (even fitted with brake). The result was a lower POI than my usual load with A-max, but 31gr gave me under 1 MOA without any real effort and looks like something to pursue with a few tweaks.

Bonus is that each reload costs me 31p instead of 39.5p.

Does anyone else have experience of this powder ?