What are your favorite powders from these(this) companies, and your favorite loads with them?
This applies for any and all cartridges.

Mine right now is Varget with about 36 GR's pushing a 140Gr BT SP.

I m looking to expand and maybe others can get help and new ideas. Or maybe help the new guy.

BL(C)-2, H-414, H-4350, H-4831-SC and IMR-4064

I use a few others but these are mainstays here.

I have used mostly varget and H-380, bust also BL(C)-2, H4831SC, and Titegroup. Just picked up some h-4895 to try. Varget is prob my favorite, ive used it in everything from 22-250, 308, to 300 WSM and 45-70.

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Originally posted by James Kain:
Mine right now is Varget with about 36 GR's pushing a 140Gr BT SP.

In what?

I use a LOT of IMR 4064, 4350, 4831 in 308, 30.06, 270, 7mag, 300 SAUM.

I use a LOT of H4350, 4831SC, Varget, 1000, Retumbo, and 414. Same calibers, plus 6.5x284 300 RUM.

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Originally posted by Doc:

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Originally posted by James Kain:
Mine right now is Varget with about 36 GR's pushing a 140Gr BT SP.

In what?

I use a LOT of IMR 4064, 4350, 4831 in 308, 30.06, 270, 7mag, 300 SAUM.

I use a LOT of H4350, 4831SC, Varget, 1000, Retumbo, and 414. Same calibers, plus 6.5x284 300 RUM.

SH*T sorry, 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser

James, I didn't specify any particular loads b/c what may be a max in mine is more or less than max in another rifle.

That said, I would generalize my loads and say that most shoot best at about 1 grain under my rifles max. In some instances, that can be 1,2, even 3 or more grains more than what may be published.

That is usuly how it is done. They have to keep in mind that some people like my self load for older rifles too. Although it will be like having a new rifle soon as I get it back.

About the only powder I don't like is H1000. I've always used WW452 for shotguns, but those days are long gone.

I will be testing H-1000 soon as it handles temperature change very well. Currently I use IMR-7828 for my 338-378 Wby and 257 Wby. I use IMR-4831 for my '06.

Ken....

223: H-4895, H-335, BL(C)2
22-250: Benchmark, Varget
6mm Rem: IMR-4350
257 Roberts: H-4350
7x57: H-414
7mm Mag: H-4831SC
30-30: IMR-4895

Don

IMR4064,4831,and Varget.
I use Alliant RL group for several of my rifles.
GOOD LUCK and GOOD SHOOTING!!!

IMR 4064 is a all around good powder and a FANTASTIC starter(beginner) powder!

I will soon be testing H110 in my M1Carbine as well as Unique but that is not a powder under the companies listed.

When I started out reloading I bought the only powders available to me for the application. I ended up thinking they were really good powders and they probably were. For 303Brit and 223 I used MR200. I found it to give very consistant velocity in both rifles and good accuracy. For small pistol I used MP100 and thought that was good stuff. For shotgun I used MS100 and had no problems. For 4mag I used MP200. I found that to be pretty good too - provided there was enough of it to make it burn clean. Now I use ADI powders (which may or may not be as consistant from lot to lot as those sold under the Hodgdon brand name) and I am finding them to be pretty good too. I also use Hodgdon's Lil'Gun. Now that's a weired and wonderful powder! With it I turned my hornet into a magnum! So basically, I have only 'Hodgdon' powders available to me and I have no complaints! (But then, the Auzzies make good stuff! )

I started with IMR 4064 and thought it was the best out there. But once I got to playing around and really looking for accuracy I found it was good but there are better. That and 3031 are truly a new guys best friends. Now I have been reloading for about 3 to 4 years and I have just resonantly bought my first powder out of the IMR/Hodgton family about a month ago.

vapodog

Posted 05 February 2009 06:26 Hide Post
BL(C)-2, H-414, H-4350, H-4831-SC and IMR-4064

I use a few others but these are mainstays here.


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VapoDog and I must share common calibers all his plus H-870 4198 H-335 IMR 4895 IMR 4350 7828 H-1000

IMR 3031 Varget Benchmark IMR 4227 / Then I go into Accurate powders and Alliant / then into

Shotgun and Pistol powders .

Lil' Gun for the Hornet and the .357 mag. That powder just spoils me rotten!!

For the rest of my rifles, IMR 4064, IMR 4831, IMR 4895, IMR 4198, and IMR 3031.

I have tried some IMR 4350, but nothing I shoot seems to like it!!

I like most all Hodgdon powders I have used Benchmark,varget,blc-2,4198.4381,4831sc and pyrodex.
I have used them in 220 swift,19-223,204 rug,7-08,280,280ai,358 win and 300 wm calibers.
I have yet to find an application that Hodgdon doesn't make a powder for.
fwiw I have found aa2015br to be another excellent powder in some of these rounds

Varget and IMR 3031

Dose anyone else see a trend in powders? The more frequently you see a powder listed, maybe it is worth trying! I think I m getting a small list built here of new powders to try. Oh the wife will hate me come tax refund!

I have used IMR4064 and IMR4350 to very good effect in the 257 Bob and the30-06. I have also had some good results with IMR4895 and have a new bottle of H380 that I am going to try to work up some 22-250 loads with.

For shotgun I use Clays and Universal in 12, 20 and 28ga. The Universal also works in 38spcl, 357Mag. Clays works well in 45ACP plinking loads.

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Lil' Gun for the Hornet and the .357 mag. That powder just spoils me rotten!!

Doesn't it just! The one thing I found I can do with Lil'Gun is compress it in the hornet then seat a bullet with a paper cup which is then soaked in molten waxy-lube. Would you believe a 55gr bullet in the region of 2700fps? But this is very rifle and case brand sensitive, as is seating depth! The acuracy I get belies the 'pretty well stuffed' bore of my rifle! It actually stabilises 55gr boat tails! (1-in-16 twist). Not great accuracy but nose first! With this arrangement, I do not need to clean my bore - I get no copper fouling and if I neglect to preserve the bore, nothing happens! No rust!

P.S. Does anyone load shotshells with H4227? (Trying to avoid adding another powder to my inventory - I currently have three, Varget/AR2208, H4227/AR2205 and Lil'Gun - not made by ADI and hence no equivalent).

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I will soon be testing H110 in my M1Carbine as well as Unique but that is not a powder under the companies listed.

Has this been done? I know that H-110 is very sensitive to load capacity, and there are warning's relative to its application.

I'm not a gas gun person and am in unfamiliar territory, but my understanding is that their proper functioning is highly sensitive to the load's pressure curve.

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Originally posted by Winchester 69:

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I will soon be testing H110 in my M1Carbine as well as Unique but that is not a powder under the companies listed.

Has this been done? I know that H-110 is very sensitive to load capacity, and there are warning's relative to its application.

I'm not a gas gun person and am in unfamiliar territory, but my understanding is that their proper functioning is highly sensitive to the load's pressure curve.

Pulled it out of one of my manuals I dont remember which. Thank you for your worry.
http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp
If this dose not bring it up here it is copy and pasted.

85 GR. SIE RN Hodgdon H110 .308" 1.625" 16.5 2293 26,000 CUP 17.5 2458 34,800 CUP


100 GR. SPR SP Hodgdon H110 .308" 1.625" 14.5 2075 28,200 CUP 15.5 2202 36,100 CUP


110 GR. HDY JRN Hodgdon H110 .308" 1.680" 14.0 2006 32,000 CUP 15.0 2106 36,500 CUP

everyone that handloads uses 4350 somewhere. i also ues IMR-4831 4064, ..right now i have about 7 or 8 different. but with the times we are having now i am trying to stick with 3 or 4 different ones