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If you could have only 1 powder what would it be for rifle cartridges from a 25-06' thru a .375 Holland @ Holland? If it cant be Grown it has to be Mined! Devoted member of Newmont mining company Underground Mine rescue team. Carlin East,Deep Star ,Leeville,Deep Post ,Chukar and now Exodus Where next? Pete Bajo to train newbies on long hole stoping and proper blasting techniques. Back to Exodus mine again learning teaching and operating autonomous loaders in the underground. Bringing everyday life to most individuals 8' at a time! | ||
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If this question were asked only one time, I would be happy... | |||
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Reloader 15 If It Doesn't Feed, It's Junk. | |||
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IMR4831 ____________________________________ There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice. - Mark Twain | Chinese Proverb: When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others. ___________________________________ | |||
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H4831SC, but I would sneak a little ACC2200DP in there somewhere so I could continue to reload for my .223Rem. | |||
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Varget, it's the Unique of rifle powders.  Rick R Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most. | |||
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Easy answer for me, RL-22 would be the one powder I use much more than any other. I use it for my .257 Wby, 270 WSM, a buddies 7mm Wby, my .300 Winny and 5 others for Elk hunting buddies, my .358 STA's, and 416 Rigby. I have 22 pounds on hand of one lot number and 4 of another lot number.   Good shooting.phurley | |||
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Gun Powder...  My Strength Is That I Can Laugh At Myself, My Weakness Is That I have No Choice. | |||
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Same here. | |||
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Why H4350 and not IMR4350 ? Is there a difference? 30-06, 7x57mm, and .375 are the main calibers that I reload and use IMR4350 for all three. Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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I 'll go with RL-15 because I know it works in most all my rifles quite well. Then maybe H-322...................... | |||
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Any of the above works.... them I would be constantly complaining I could only use one powder.... that is like only using one rifle!  that would suck! cheers seafire | |||
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As usual,Seafire is correct. All the above work well for the purpose described. For myself, I'd go bonkers trying to decide between VihtaVouri N-140, Re-19, or just plain old-time IMR 4064 (maybe couldn't get the velocities out of 4064, but one sure as heck could get accuracy!). My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still. | |||
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IMR 4895 IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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Answering this is like trying to figure out only one rifle to have. But that might beeasier than figuring out one powder. I have used IMR 4064 for .223, 6.5 jap, 7.7 jap, .243, 30/06, 308, 41 magnum and 300 magnum. Would have it for sure. | |||
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Yes there is. H 4350 is slower, so you can usually use a few grains more of it than IMR 4350, with the result being increased velocity. It is often more accurate than IMR 4350. I think it is the optimum powder for 270 and 300 grain bullets in the .375 H&H, and it works well in many other cartridges, including 7x57, .270 winchester, 30-06, .308, the 6mms, the Weatherby and other magnums, and others. It is not necessarily optimum for most of those with most bullets, but it will do very well with nearly all bullets in them. "How's that whole 'hopey-changey' thing working out for ya?" | |||
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True. The only reason I didn't pick some version or another of 4350 is its reputation for bending op rods in Garands because of excessive port pressure related to its slow burning rate. Even the 4064 I did pick is right on the ragged edge of doing that. So,if I was gonna still shoot a Garand (which I do fairly regularly), I'd probably change my pick to some version of 4895 or VihtaVouri N-135, or (a distant 3rd) Nobel TU5000. My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still. | |||
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H4350 would work for me; .260ai to .404jeffery. LIFE IS NOT A SPECTATOR'S SPORT! | |||
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What's the difference between IMR-4895 and H-4895? I'm trying to keep my beginnings as a reloader as simple as possible. I'm gonna be loading for a Browning BLR .308 Lever Gun and a 1937 Russian Mosin-Nagat 7.62X54R. | |||
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The H version is slightly faster that the I version. | |||
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Ok, I can find charts all day telling me which powders burn faster than others. How/Where do I figure out how much faster.... Such as "X" grains of "Y" powder will burn in "A" seconds. | |||
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I likes me some Varget for the 9.3s which usualy seem to be my favorite round... | |||
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Then why did you ask the question? | |||
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Wow This thread is almost 7 years old. To answer my own question I am a big fan of Imr 4350. Cal30 If it cant be Grown it has to be Mined! Devoted member of Newmont mining company Underground Mine rescue team. Carlin East,Deep Star ,Leeville,Deep Post ,Chukar and now Exodus Where next? Pete Bajo to train newbies on long hole stoping and proper blasting techniques. Back to Exodus mine again learning teaching and operating autonomous loaders in the underground. Bringing everyday life to most individuals 8' at a time! | |||
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You could ask the powder manufacturers, but they probably won't give you an answer. The powder burning rate charts are only relative and may change from lot to lot. To get the charts you see, the powders are burned in a certain sized ball, however in actual use the burning rates will vary depending on several factors such as loading density, case size and type and etc. I think the reason you can't find the charts you are looking for is because they don't want reloaders calculating themselves into a disaster because it's not as simple as it looks. | |||
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Magpro and it ain't even close. | |||
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RL-15/Norma 203B I use it in almost everything from 223 to 450/400 3 inch Nitro Express. Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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Of the rifles I load for, probably Rldr-22 Bear in Fairbanks Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes. I never thought that I'd live to see a President worse than Jimmy Carter. Well, I have. Gun control means using two hands. | |||
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