Whats your favorite powder for 221 Fire Ball?

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13 June 2004, 06:12

yotecaller

Whats your favorite powder for 221 Fire Ball?

What is your favorite over all powder for 221 fireball with a 24 inch barrel?

13 June 2004, 08:34

ricciardelli

What weight bullet?

13 June 2004, 14:51

yotecaller

40,45,50,55

13 June 2004, 18:24

ricciardelli

http://stevespages.com/224_44.html

13 June 2004, 20:03

Godsdog

Using a 40 gr. Vmax, 19.2 gr. T-680 @ 3442 fps.
21.2 gr. AA2200 @ 3334 fps
19.0 gr. RL-7 @ 3382 fps.
Primers - Fed 205's
These loads aren't max but approach carefully with your gun.
Godsdog.

15 August 2005, 08:06

one-holer

Reloader 7 gets it done with 50-52 grain bullets extremely well.

15 August 2005, 10:01

Alberta Canuck

AA 2200 (no longer available), but were I you, I'd start at about 18.0 to 19.0 grains. This was really a great powder for this cartridge...too bad I didn't buy more than 4 kegs of it when I could have.

My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still.