W572 as an alternative to 2400?

According to Hodgdon's data it will work in the .357 Magnum, but seems to be more comparable to a powder like Unique than 2400. In other words it burns faster than 2400, quite a bit faster.

But in this day and time, I'd buy anything I could get my hands on.

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I'm not highly experienced in hand loading but I purchased Hodgdon H110 = Winchester 296 for loading 357 Magnum and 44 Magnum cartridges to their potential.

Both are currently showing available for online purchase with free ship-to-store (no shipping or HazMat fees) for pickup at the designated store if you have a Cabela's or Bass Pro Shops brick & mortar store in your area.

Hodgdon H110 $29.99 / lb

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/hodgdon-shotgun-and-pistol-powders-1409300825-1

Winchester 296 (same powder different label) $29.99 / lb

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/winchester-296-smokeless-propellant-reloading-powder

It should work well enough in the absence of something better, but I would not expect the velocity you were getting with 2400, etc.

dagerv said:

Granted I’m not sure if a gold dot is “slicker” making for a not so equal.

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The Gold Dot is a plated bullet... so that's possible. I've also noted that published data can vary wildly from reality. Good luck, and let us know how it works out!

Ramshot Enforcer would be a better match for 2400 than W572.

W572 is supposedly the same powder as Hodgdon HS-7, but of course different lots would have up to 10% variation in burn rates. Some older manuals list HS-7 loads. It's burn rate falls between HS-6 (W540) and Blue Dot.

black mamba said:

W572 is supposedly the same powder as Hodgdon HS-7, but of course different lots would have up to 10% variation in burn rates. Some older manuals list HS-7 loads. It's burn rate falls between HS-6 (W540) and Blue Dot.

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In this thread maintained bymember @LiveLife indicates HS-7 was identical to W571. W572 doesn't appear on this list to be associated with any identical powder under the Hodgdon label vs Winchester label same contents.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...-powders-under-different-labels.797388/page-6

Thanks, Zorg, I must have seen a typo somewhere listing W572 when it should have been W571. I will make changes to my notes. Can I assume, correctly, that W572 is slower than W571? They should be very, very close to the same burn rate.

Mr. Zorg said:

indicates HS-7 was identical to W571. W572 doesn't appear on this list

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I thought that was a typo at first... I recall W571, not W572. Winchester doesn't catalog W571 any longer, so I'm guessing W572 is their replacement, for whatever reason.

black mamba said:

Thanks, Zorg, I must have seen a typo somewhere listing W572 when it should have been W571. I will make changes to my notes. Can I assume, correctly, that W572 is slower than W571? They should be very, very close to the same burn rate.

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Dunno re: burn speed, this chart only shows W573, no W571

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2018/08/get-latest-powder-burn-rate-chart-here/