351 WINCHESTER
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My friend was reloading for one of my .351 winchesters. The data that we could find listed a max charge of 19grs. of 2400 behind a 180 gr. jacketed bullet. We found this data in an older book and it could have been 25 years old. He is always on the cautious side so he backed off to 18 or 18.5 grs.
When I shot I said, damm, I don't recall this gun kicking so hard. I let my oldest son shoot it and he said the same thing. It actually chipped a piece of the stock off too. I looked at the brass that we could find and found no evidence of flattened primers or backed out primers.
I told my friend about the recoil and we were scratching our heads. Somewhere in the back of my mind I remember someone telling me that the newer 2400 has a faster burn rate.
Can anyone confirm or deny this for me?
We also tried 4227 which worked well, but I'm kinda lerey of the 2400.
When I shot I said, damm, I don't recall this gun kicking so hard. I let my oldest son shoot it and he said the same thing. It actually chipped a piece of the stock off too. I looked at the brass that we could find and found no evidence of flattened primers or backed out primers.
I told my friend about the recoil and we were scratching our heads. Somewhere in the back of my mind I remember someone telling me that the newer 2400 has a faster burn rate.
Can anyone confirm or deny this for me?
We also tried 4227 which worked well, but I'm kinda lerey of the 2400.