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Hodgdon LVR powder

Post by PJM » Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:39 am

Any experience out there with this powder in 35 rem or 30-30. Only negative appears to be amount used per round vs say 4064 etals. Certain powders becoming harder to find>
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Re: Hodgdon LVR powder

Post by leverjc » Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:20 pm

I have done a lot of reloading for 30-30's with Lvr. In both of my rifles it gives me great accuracy and velocity with 130-170grn loads. The thing I have found that if the loads are not max or near max accuracy suffers. With the lighter pills where the case is full I use magnum rifle powders.
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Re: Hodgdon LVR powder

Post by Vaquero » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:54 am

I have used it a little in the 30-30 loads, but I use a it and CFE223 exclusively in the 308 MX.
Great accuracy
Probably like 4 lbs of it here.

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Re: Hodgdon LVR powder

Post by Vaquero » Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:05 am

PJM, in my 35's I mostly shoot cast and use IMR 4198.

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Re: Hodgdon LVR powder

Post by MyretireChlo&Miss » Wed May 27, 2020 7:08 pm

I've heard good things about this powder and accuracy,just bought a jug of it for my 35rem. Henry BB brass.
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Re: Hodgdon LVR powder

Post by Slugnut » Thu May 28, 2020 12:46 pm

I've had good accuracy results with 39g. Hodgdon Lev. powder and 200g. FTX and Hornady 200g. round nose.
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