Need some help my dad just called me and said he was a buddys house reading his Hornady manual for 375 H+H and the like. He mentioned a powder that was giving top velocities and said he thought it was WXN or somthing. Can anyone look and tell me what it is?
I actually think it's been misread....I suspect they mean VIHT N-140
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Posts: 28849 | Location: western Nebraska | Registered: 27 May 2003
Originally posted by wildboar: However, the Winchester WXR seems to be too slow for the 375 H&H.....
I agree. The only Winchester powder in the Hornady #7 is W760 and it isn`t the fastest listed. Best velocities come with a few powders, 4064, R15, and vapodogs N-140 to list a few all do top speeds with all listed weight bullets.
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Posts: 2535 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 20 January 2001
Winchester is no longer manufacturing and/or packaging WXR. Perhaps you can find some hidden away in some smaller shops where it didn't sell well. I picked up three pounds a year ago in a small interior shop, and a friend picked up two pounds in a far northern town. I don't know if the situation is greatly different in the states.
Winchester does market a new powder that appears to provide a similar burn rate, Supreme 780. You will need to check on the Hodgdon site to find loading data for this newer powder.
Posts: 61 | Location: Northern British Columbia | Registered: 30 October 2007
That's pretty good.
