anyone use this power in there ar 15s ive got some and a whole lot of speer 50 gr tnts was wondering if they will work in my ar any sugestions for a load??

26 grain of 2230-C. Probably can go higher but never had to. roger

2230 is one of the best general purpose powders out there for the .223rem. Use it with gusto!

is 2230C different from plain ole AA2230?

quote:

Originally posted by ledvm:
is 2230C different from plain ole AA2230?

I've found it to be a little slower burning if max powder charge is any indication. roger

What does the C (AA2230C) stand for?

2230C is a canister grade powder that Accurate Arms sold several years ago. It is supposed to be, as Roger says, slightly slower that regular 2230, but good for the same applications. It was quite inexpensive at the time. I wish I could find it now.

I bought some years ago and can't remember what the "C" stands for. It's either canister or commercial. They told me at the time that it was about 5 percent slower than the regular 2230. I also have some #9C.

The powder suppliers who used to sell it (such as Widener's, for one) also advertised it as 5% slower than regular AA 2230.

It may be a different lot of 2230 which was unsatisfactory for military use because of that 5% difference and was acquired by AA inexpensively then wholesaled. Or, it may even be an entirely different powder bought by AA somewhere in Europe as surplus and brought here to be sold.

(They used to do a lot of that. AA-2200 for example was exactly that.)

AA was not a manufacturer, they were a vendor, so they didn't do any "cannistering" themselves.

Yet another version AA sold was 2230-S.

quote:

Originally posted by larrys:
2230C is a canister grade powder that Accurate Arms sold several years ago. It is supposed to be, as Roger says, slightly slower that regular 2230, but good for the same applications. It was quite inexpensive at the time. I wish I could find it now.

Yeah wouldn't it have been great to have about $25K in spare cash and a crystal ball a few years ago??

and Stocked up big time on your favorite powders, primers and bullets?

quote:

Originally posted by seafire/B17G:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by larrys:
Yeah wouldn't it have been great to have about $25K in spare cash and a crystal ball a few years ago??

and Stocked up big time on your favorite powders, primers and bullets?

Maybe not $25k but the rest of it is history. I have a great crystal ball, Intrinsic maturation optics inc. Floats my boat roger

quote:

Originally posted by seafire/B17G:

Yeah wouldn't it have been great to have about $25K in spare cash and a crystal ball a few years ago??

and Stocked up big time on your favorite powders, primers and bullets?

No crystal ball, but had the rest of it. And did stock up. Will never need to buy more.

Sometimes a guy gets lucky. Lack of availibility of guns, components, and darned near everything else during WWII was a great educator.

Will the TNT's hold up in a fast twist?

Used a bunch of it today in my just assembled 22 PPC ( mod. 200 Stevens ) Will post spectacular results in a bit. roger