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I was just reviewing notes, etc after several years of reloading and find that for several of my 30-06 based cases H4350 seems to be the best of the best powders. Calibers include 25-06, 280, 30-06, 338-06, 35 whelen. The only ugly duckling being 270 rem that prefers H4831. Do others find this to be close to their experience or do I just need to try several other powders in some of these to maximize potential? Yes, RL 15 shows up in some cases such as the 338-06/35 Whelen but the H4350 still shines in that case as well. | ||
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You might want to check out RL-22 for all that you listed. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Thanks vapodog. I have tried it in the 25-06 but with my preferred 100 gr partition bullet it was not better than the H4350. I do use it in the 300 WM only at this time. I will give it a go in a couple of the others. | |||
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Just wondering about your findings. Were the loads used the most accurate, provided the best velocities, or the overall most consistent at one or the other across the spread of calibers? Reason I asked is I was considering cutting back on the numerous powders I have on hand for each different caliber or load. That being I had researched quite a few data sources, and this was one of a couple of the more frequently used powders across the spread of calibers I have and use. I was hoping to work with it a bit as well as H-4831 seeing as it was the other top listed. Between the two I figured I could use up and cut back my powder count to only three or four, instead of a different powder for each rifle or load I use. Mike / Tx | |||
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I prefer Imr 4350 but I agree that it will handle a wide range of cartridges very well. You may not squeeze the last possible FPS from a cartridge but often you can. Any time I start load hunting with a 30-06 based cartridge or with a boomer, the first powder I test is IMR4350. Aim for the exit hole | |||
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Mike, my criteria has been "most accurate" although velocity is not a forgotten for certain. While not a test over a great number of powders I have tried RL 17, RL 22, IMR 7828, IMR 4320 in several of the calibers. Actually I have stayed away from the IMR 4320 just because it has been noted as being "so close" to the H4350. | |||
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H or I 4350 is very good all around powder so is Varget. I standardized on Varget becuase it works well in th 308 and I shoot a lot of 308. Mike Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Well this was about what I figured when I considered it. I shoot mostly calibers based off the .308 or '06 cases, and between the two burning rates, I figured that I might not get the absolute top end in velocity I have gotten with other powders, but as long as it was within acceptable hunting accuracy of around 1" or so at 100 or 200yds it would be fine for me. I could still keep a can of "X" powder if needed for the special loads on a rifle or two, but use up and forget the rest. Thanks for the input. Mike / Tx | |||
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you do well to try 4831 also. especially the short cut version. I probably have better luck with it then with 4350 | |||
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I switched from IMR-4350 to H-4350 for 30-06 and have gotten a little more velocity and better groups. My 270 likes 4831 a lot, so I haven't tried anything else. | |||
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For many years shooters using the 06 in matches considered the IMR4350 the standard powder for best accuracy results. Never tried the H4350 but apparently it works as well. I'll give it a try. | |||
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