I am about to run out of my favorite 140 gr. Bal Tip load using AA-4350.
Has this powder been replaced with something else? I think it is a little faster burning than IMR or Hodgden and is very clean.

Thanks,

jamese2841

Accurate Arms stills lists AA-4350 on their site and MidwayUSA actually shows it in stock.

Thanks,
I am not able to find it around here.

jamese2841

go to www.powdervalley.com and see what they will sell you an 8# jug for...

Also, years back I talked to an AA rep, and he told me their powders were one grain slower than the corresponding powders from (then) IMR.

For a long time I shot 59 grains of IMR-4831 in my .270 behind a 130-grain Speer GS. He told me their AA3100 is the same powder, but use 60 grains instead of 59.

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Originally posted by jamese2841:
I am about to run out of my favorite 140 gr. Bal Tip load using AA-4350.
Has this powder been replaced with something else? I think it is a little faster burning than IMR or Hodgden and is very clean.

Thanks,

jamese2841

You may not want to work w/ a new powder, but H4831sc is about perfect for 140gr bullets in the 280. Even 7828ssc, shoots sub MOA in my 23"bbl & gets me 3000fps+.

I used IMR4350 for years. Then switched to RL19 for my std 280. Gave me higher velocity and groupe the same. In my improved case I go to RL22 as my first choice.

My particular 8# keg of AA-4350 is much slower burning than any H-4350 I have. It appears to be in the vicinity of RL-19 or IMR-4831. I have two rifles that simply love the AA-4350.

James, thee is a gun show here in Grenville on 19th and 20th, you might find it there.

Rae59: I beleave accurate 4350 [also known as XRM-4350] is faster than H-4350.. it is on the same burn rate as IMR-4350. some say it is the some powder..

N550 (Vihtavuori)
4350 XMR (Accurate)
4350 (IMR)
S365 (Somchem)
TU7000 (Vectan)
AR2209 (ADI)
H4350 (Hodgdon)
N204 (Norma)
R904 (Rottweil)
BOF RP4 (Bofors)
Hunter (Ramshot)
Reloader 19 (Alliant)
N160 (Vihtavuori)
N560 (Vihtavuori)
4831 (IMR)

Thanks everybody.
I have been out of town a few days in hopes of using the last bit on some lowcountry whitetails. No luck, they've gone nocturnal.

Y'all sent lots of good information which I hope to digest over the weekend.
I have used RL19 in the past and may go back to it. The other powders sound interesting, though.
Lost access to my chronograph which complicates things a little.

James