H-110 is all that!

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When comparing powders for idenity theft:
1) color
2) grain size
3) grain shape
4) smell
5) density
6) same pressure sign with same load.


Sometimes I ask myself questions like:
"Is Ramshot Enforcer really AA#9?"
"Is H110 really W296?"
"What is that powder in my powder trickler?"
 
Interesting to see this thread here tonight!
Just yesterday, I also had the wonderful experience of my first time using H-110. I used 16 grains and a 158 grain JHP and CCI-550. I took a dozen up to the range, lodaed up 6 in my 4 5/8" 357blackhawk, aimed.. fired..
WOW totally impressive!!
Also surprising was the fact that the rounds didn't kick as much as the Winchester 125's I use once in a while.
I was really happy with this load!! Accurate as well.
Other folks at the range used to come over asking what I was shooting with the Winchesters.. I can't wait til the weather gets warmer hehehe..
These were much louder and the flash was unreal. Good way to keep the gun warm on these cold days too!
Just thought I'd throw in my great experience!
Happy Holidays :D

chm
 
444, my 2003 basic handloaders manual, the pamphlet that Hodgdon puts out, calls for 22 just like you said. I stand corrected and apologize. I will edit and post appropriate warnings in my other post.
 
Keep in mind folks that the MAX for H-110 used to be 20.0gr with the 125gr and 15.0 with the 158gr bullets

Again, what your seeing is Lot-to-Lot variation in that powder!!
Win296 is H110,(I've seen the 40lb cannisters with both labels on them-made by Primex in St.Marks plant) - but through the years (I've been using it in Hornets, .30 Carbine, .357's, .41's, and .44's for ~30years) and the latest batch is a little slower and more forgiving than others have been.

ENJOY IT WHILE IT LAST'S !!!!

But you small frame shooters (J,K,O, newer small frame colts, ect.) will be crying the BLUE'S about those "FIRE-BALL" loads "loosening" up your !@##%%^^ weak "sorry' guns in a couple of years. (Nothing wrong with the guns, just not up to long term use with THOSE loads)

That heavy load of H110 and a 125gr bullet ARE GREAT LOADS. I've shot many of them through K and L frame guns, at 21.0gr for around 1,450fps from a 4" bbl !!!!!

But they are THROAT ERODERS if ever there were any!!!
Shoot them if you like, I DO !!!

JUST BEWARE !

BTW: GaARM's "georgia deer stopper" load used to use the Sierra 158JHP and 16.5gr of H110, fwiw, and depending on the barrel/gun they were fired through, attain the claimed 1,500fps m.v. My 4" m-686 would get 1,525+/-, but my 6" 686 would only get 1,470fps+/- with same box 6-shot average. Go Figure !!!!! (4" was more accurate than 6" too- much tighter gun OTB)
And yes, they cratered primers too!!!
About like the Winchester 125grHP factory loads I was issued.

Younger generations' finding out about why some of us weren't real wild about having to turn in our .357 revolvers in the switch to the "spray and pray" 'Tupperware-hardware".;)
 
Great stuff. I use it in .41 mag, .357, .30 carbine, .22 hornet and probably somewhere else that I forgot about.
 
I got the most velocity using AA #9. Using max loads from the manual I got 1234 fps with Lil Gun, 1321 fps with H110, and 1354 fps with AA #9 again, this with 158 grain JHP bullets (five shot averages from a 4" Ruger GP100 at 15 feet from the screens).
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444, have you tried 180gr XTPs with these powders, AA#9 really out shines the others w/heavy jacketed bullets.
 
I feel like I just stepped in to it, the twilight zone that is :eek:
You do realize that this thread is over 4 years old. Member "444" hasn't visited THR for over a year.
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I'm such a duffus :banghead:
 
I'm just messin' with you, jibjab. ;)

Here's what happened - someone added a post asking a separate question concerning H110 which didn't belong in this thread. That post was moved to a new thread and this one should have sunk back out of sight at that time. However, you saw the thread while it was being edited, and posted at about the exact same time it was in limbo (about a 10 second time period). A rare set of events that only happens about once every 2 or 3 years that I am aware of.
 
H110 is my powder of choice for "howitzer" loads out of my 45LC Hartford lever gun. With a 250gr XTP, it's like shooting a 12ga without buttpad. Destroyer of milkjugs it is.:p
 
+1 on H110.

use 20gr for 210gr JHP, JSP in .41 for reg. load.
use 22.3gr for 210gr JHP, JSP in .41 for max. load. I've seen some go 23gr for that size bullet, but it is hard to stuff 23gr as the 22gr is already a compressed load.

Powder is a little sticky.
 
I loaded some 125 gr Rem JSP with 21.5 gr of H-110. That much powder in the 357 case looks like it might be a compressed load just barely. The recoil was suprisingly mild (almost could describe as 'smooth'). The rounds were very accurate. The gun and brass were also very clean after shooting. The wife did say when I got back inside the house that "those rounds sounded a whole lot louder than normal." They do have a nice report to them.

Hi
I have tested and chronographed that very same load in my 4" 686, (along with dozens of others), and the load produced velocities averaging 1275fps. The load was extremely accurate and I believe was 'the' most accurate load I have tested so far. I was looking for something in the 1400+fps range.
Factory 125gr JHP's from Fed, Rem and WW chonograph at 1450fps on average in 4" barrels.

I have concluded that H-110 works the best with bullets 140grs and heavier for top velocities, but as you found, it can be very accurate with lighter bullets.
 
I tried some 296 and Blue Dot heavy loads in my .45LC Ruger Bisley for the first time last week. 255 grain cast bullets with 24.2 grains of 296 or 16.0 grains of Blue Dot. I was a bit timid the first time I touched one off.

The 296's were fun to shoot, but I wouldn't want to shoot them all day long. Impressive noise and recoil, but the recoil was not as "sharp" as with other powders.

The Blue Dot loads were disappointing. Not really much hotter than my usual Red Dot loads, and less than my usual Herco or WSF loads. I may try 16.5 grains next time. Or maybe I'll abandon BD for the .45 and just use it for .357's, or see if I can work up a good .30 Carbine load with it.
 
I used 110/296 in .44 mag for a while when shooting steel silhouette competitions...This was the reduced range with targets at 25, 50 75 and 100 yds...the loads were so strong that i'd hit the chicken at 25 yds and knock them almost to the 50 yard line! BUT, the recoil was so severe that the cylinder release on my S&W m29 would cut into my thumb. Gusher city! EXTREMELY accurate loads, however, and more push than snap in the recoil.
 
I have been reloading for just 2 years now. I reload 7mm-08 and .41 mag mostly. Both rounds used in hand guns. My "mentor" suggested H110 for the .41 and varget for the 7-08. I have also tried H414 in 7-08 and its pretty good also. Thats about all I've used! Yes I've seen the other powders listed in my manuals, but never really gave them much attention. So...after shooting all this H110 in near max loads, with good results mind you, I'm thinking of seeing what the "not so full power loads" feel like. Any suggestions?
Thank you
 
Welcome to H110.

It is wonderful powder for full house loads. Be advised- never reduce the loads more than 3%. This is definitely full power load powder.

With that said, I love H110 in my 454. It is super accurate. 30.5 grains H110 with a home cast 310 grain LWFN with gas check cast from wheel weights. it is accurate and no leading.

As for the static cling. I just wipe out the tube on my powder measure with one of those drier sheets for static cling and that takes care of the problem. give it a try.

Good shooting
 
I used to use quite a bit of H110 in my 460 XVR (my favorite load was 48 grains of H110 with a Hornady 240gr XTP MAG).

I've since switched over to Lil' Gun for both the .460 and .500 due to H110's erosion issues.
 
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