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Re: What powders do you use the most??

Post by rickhem » Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:51 am

I'm with Hatchdog for my rifle powder, Varget leads the rest. Mostly for .223 loads, but it goes into .308, 30-06, 6mmARC, .270, and 6mmBR. For pistol, I'd have to go with Bullseye. I load mostly for .38 and .45 Bullseye Pistol, and that powder has served well in both for decades. I've used it in lighter loads for other pistols too. For shotgun, it's exclusively 700x, and I'm just loading 1 1/8 trap or skeet loads.
I have a shelf with almost two dozen other powders in 1 pound cans, and use them from time to time when experimenting, but the ones listed above are the ones that I keep in the big jugs.
Sure wish I could find some H4895, that is probably the most versatile rifle powder, but also practically non-existant in any place I've looked for the last year or two.
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Re: What powders do you use the most??

Post by Hatchdog » Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:24 am

rickhem wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:51 am
I'm with Hatchdog for my rifle powder, Varget leads the rest. Mostly for .223 loads, but it goes into .308, 30-06, 6mmARC, .270, and 6mmBR. For pistol, I'd have to go with Bullseye. I load mostly for .38 and .45 Bullseye Pistol, and that powder has served well in both for decades. I've used it in lighter loads for other pistols too. For shotgun, it's exclusively 700x, and I'm just loading 1 1/8 trap or skeet loads.
I have a shelf with almost two dozen other powders in 1 pound cans, and use them from time to time when experimenting, but the ones listed above are the ones that I keep in the big jugs.
Sure wish I could find some H4895, that is probably the most versatile rifle powder, but also practically non-existant in any place I've looked for the last year or two.
I use H4895 in my M1-A 7.62 and it works great. Like you, it’s hard to find around here too.
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Re: What powders do you use the most??

Post by Rifletom » Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:10 pm

Handguns, its Unique, 2400 and Red Dot. Rifle, IMR4064 and H4350, altho the 30-30 gets 748.
Oh, Universal in .45 acp.
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Re: What powders do you use the most??

Post by Pitchman1968 » Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:27 am

Accurate 2520 for .30-06, .303 Savage, and .30-40 Krag. IMR 4198 for .45-70
Accurate #9 for .44 Mag
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Re: What powders do you use the most??

Post by Steve51 » Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:21 pm

Unique: 20 Gauge Shotshells

Red Dot: 12 Gauge Shotshells

HP-38 (W231) & Unique: .38 Spl & .44 Spl

2400, AA#9, & H110 (W296): .357 Mag & .44 Mag

IMR 4198: 45-70

Varget: .243 Win
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