I'm going to go with imr-4227. Good in 357 mag- 44 mag- 45 colt in any new production guns- 44-40-. Then rifle 30-30 is OK 7.62x39r is good 30 carbine-22 hornet- I have worked up a load close to standard velocity in a .223- I'm sure it would work with lots of other smaller case high Powers and I'm sure older cases that shoot lead bullets like the 45-70.
Can one powder be used for both rifle and handgun?
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Vern Humphrey
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I don't know a one-size-fits-all powder, but after the recent drought, I cut my powder stocks to 3:
Bullseye for .45 ACP and .38 Special
Li'l Gun for .22 Hornet, .357 Mag and .45 Colt.
Varget for all rifles above .22 Hornet.
That doesn't mean I don't have other powders on the shelf, but I keep at least an 8-lb keg of these three, and when I open a new keg, I stat looking for another one.
Bullseye for .45 ACP and .38 Special
Li'l Gun for .22 Hornet, .357 Mag and .45 Colt.
Varget for all rifles above .22 Hornet.
That doesn't mean I don't have other powders on the shelf, but I keep at least an 8-lb keg of these three, and when I open a new keg, I stat looking for another one.
thanks all.
It makes sense considering there was a gradual shift from black powder to 'semi-smokeless powder' (often less potent by volume than black powder) to true smokeless powders and then a general ramp up of performance in smokeless powder.
And cartridges developed in the period described above, those are going to be the ones where there's a softer powder (Unique being one) that you could get reasonable loads for either the revolver handgun cartridges or for manual repeaters, something like a 303, 30-40 Kraig, or 30-06 in a bolt action or lever action
....but probably not something developed later for more improved smokeless powders, something like a 308, which was designed to capitalize on more modern (and more powerful by volume) smokeless powders to get the same performance as some of the oldies but with less space.
Does that sound correct?
It makes sense considering there was a gradual shift from black powder to 'semi-smokeless powder' (often less potent by volume than black powder) to true smokeless powders and then a general ramp up of performance in smokeless powder.
And cartridges developed in the period described above, those are going to be the ones where there's a softer powder (Unique being one) that you could get reasonable loads for either the revolver handgun cartridges or for manual repeaters, something like a 303, 30-40 Kraig, or 30-06 in a bolt action or lever action
....but probably not something developed later for more improved smokeless powders, something like a 308, which was designed to capitalize on more modern (and more powerful by volume) smokeless powders to get the same performance as some of the oldies but with less space.
Does that sound correct?
Deaf Smith
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Personally I'd say Varget for your rifle (most of 'em anyways) and Unique for your pistol (most of 'em anyways) and that is that.
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