stormytexas
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- Nov 14, 2011
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Okay, I admit it. I am now a geezer. 30 years ago, I was an avid reloader. Then, career and family interrupted that and most of the loading stuff got put up and was only used for long loading runs of 9mm and .223 and a little .45 acp. Earlier this year, I pulled all the stuff together and started loading up again. I have numerous older loading manuals and I have a couple of new ones. I have noticed that the loads have changed but most of the powders have not. For example, the max load in the old Sierra book on one bullet was 59.1 grains of WW630. Now in the newer book, it is somewhat less than that. I have great loads worked up for cartridges, but the problem is, most of them exceed what is, in today's manuals, the maximum load. Naturally, if I were to use a newer powder like Power Pistol, I would go with contemporary loading data, but what about these old long time powders that have been around forever?
My questions are these: Is WW630 the exact same powder today that it was 25 years ago? Have the darned lawyers forced loads down for liability reasons? Am I safe to use the older loads that were worked up (with no signs of pressure problems whatsoever) or should I work up new loads based on current data? One of my favorite powders was IMR 4064...is that still the same formula?
I think I need some good advice here. I am not averse to starting over at square one with loads, but that sure seems like a waste of time if the only reason I am doing is because someone had a problem with a firearm that wasn't properly maintained or was too old to shoot with modern powders, i.e. liability reasons.
My questions are these: Is WW630 the exact same powder today that it was 25 years ago? Have the darned lawyers forced loads down for liability reasons? Am I safe to use the older loads that were worked up (with no signs of pressure problems whatsoever) or should I work up new loads based on current data? One of my favorite powders was IMR 4064...is that still the same formula?
I think I need some good advice here. I am not averse to starting over at square one with loads, but that sure seems like a waste of time if the only reason I am doing is because someone had a problem with a firearm that wasn't properly maintained or was too old to shoot with modern powders, i.e. liability reasons.