Difference between H870 and AA 8700??

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12 November 2002, 16:33

POP

Difference between H870 and AA 8700??

I had a couple of loads for my guns built around the H870 powder. Unfortunately Hodgdon is doing away with 870. Is there a big difference in burning rate between these two? Has anyone worked with both that can shed some light? Thanx

13 November 2002, 03:37

R-WEST

Hi POP -

I've used both in my 7RMag with 160's/175's, and, the lot of Accurate 8700 was about 2 grains slower than that lot of H870. Wasn't near as dirty, either.

R-WEST

13 November 2002, 08:21

ricciardelli

Faster to slower:

125. IMR-7828
126. AA-8700
127. N-170
128. H-1000
129. H-870
130. 24N-41

13 November 2002, 09:29

POP

Thanx Steve. It does act differently pending on caliber though. I did notice that!

15 November 2002, 00:40

caleath

for what its worth I like H1000 in that burn rate area. All I use in 7MM Remington Mag.
72.5 grs
150 Nosler BT
3000 fps

15 November 2002, 03:32

Bob338

I've had some major issues with H1000. It's faster than posted here and on Steve's pages.
Here's what Hodgdon says:

"According to our burn rate chart, H1000 is faster than RL25, Faster than 8700 and just slower than 7828 but, you should keep in mind, that burn rate may change with application.

Mike Daly
Director of Customer Service"