Imr sr 7625

[USAF_Vet]

I have a lead on a pound of powder, IMR SR 7625, and from what I'm reading, this is a powder suitable for both shot shells and pistol.

I've never used this powder before, and would love to find a powder suitable for both my 12 gauge press and for my cast 9mm.

I'm still very new at reloading, and powders are hard enough to come by as it is. It would be fantastic to hear this powder will be suitable for my needs.

 

[sauer1911]

search IMR 7625 load data. It will direct you to Hogdon reloading data.

Welcome to the reloading, grasshopper.

be safe.

 

[Mad Chemist]

Buy it. Pistol powder is extremely difficult to find and will be for some time. If this powder doesn't fit you needs just trade for one that you prefer.

 

[moonman16]

I believe IMR 7625 is due to be DISCONTINUED the end of 2014, if it is don't spent too
much time developing loads and falling in love with it.

 

[lckdnldd]

+1 on what sauer1911 posted. I have a pound of it I plan on using for .45 ACP. From what I have gathered it is suitable for 9mm 125grain lead bullet.

 

[ReloaderFred]

It's a great pistol powder and is well suited to the 9x19, but it will be discontinued in 2015, along with PB, SR 4756 and SR 4759. Use what you have and be glad you were able to get it.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Potatohead]

I love it for 9mm and 380.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Same guy also has some 4756. Think I'll pick up both and play around with some recipes. Maybe stick with the 7625 for the 9mm (which is what I'll be focusing on more than 12 gauge).

 

[UziLand]

I bought a pound to try out. Worked up some 9mm 115gr FNP's and some 38spcl 125gr FNP's. Made some nice "light" target loads that use very little powder. Went back and bought 2 more pounds. The $32.95 price smarted a bit, but that is the way things are.
Now, the new shop in town that is trying to sell "old" bricks of colt 22lr's at 85 bucks a pop.........still has them. Most of us will only go so far!!!

 

[ReloaderFred]

The SR 4756 is an excellent handgun powder, and I'll be very sorry to see it go the way of the DoDo bird. I've used it in .38 Special, 9x19, .40 S&W and .45 acp, all with great results. It has uses in other calibers as well, so if it's available, my advice is to get it. In fact, get all you can, as it will soon be gone.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[PO2Hammer]

SR 7625 is excellent in 9mm with jacketed and plated bullets. I think it should be great for lead bullets.

 

[Potatohead]

The SR 4756 is an excellent handgun powder, and I'll be very sorry to see it go the way of the DoDo bird. I've used it in .38 Special, 9x19, .40 S&W and .45 acp, all with great results. It has uses in other calibers as well, so if it's available, my advice is to get it. In fact, get all you can, as it will soon be gone.

Hope this helps.

Fred

Heck yea, Fred's right. i actually like 4756 a bit better. Even for 9mm. Meters like sand through an hourglass. I would buy it up quick, especially since Im still waiting on Peter to throw me a bone


( now that I read back over that, I better explain, it sounds a little strange... I pick at another member here that it couldnt hurt to drop me a little of his stash)

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Hope that comment about peter is not referring to me. I love my 4756 and it is going quick. Tomorrow I will get back on the press and finish off another 8 lbs of the stuff into 38 Supers. Amazing how quickly you can kill 8 lbs of powder with a bunch of empty brass.

 

[lckdnldd]

I picked up some 4756 a couple of months ago for .45 ACP because it was all I could find. I was not to happy about it at the time but it has turned out to be good powder. Meters well and I have worked up a good accurate load for my SR45. Yep, it is a shame they are discontinuing it.

 

[USAF_Vet]

I'm getting both 1 pounds jars of powder for $40. Sounds like a good score considering cost and availability of pistol powders.

 

[lckdnldd]

Sounds good to me.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Hodgdon sites lack of sales for discontinuing the SR line of powders but you couldn't prove there on this forum. I know worldwide and countrywide sales are much larger than the members here but I have my doubts it's lack of sales. Now complicated manufacturing procedures which raises costs I will believe but that doesn't sound good to us who like the powders.

 

[Potatohead]

Hope that comment about peter is not referring to me. I love my 4756 and it is going quick. Tomorrow I will get back on the press and finish off another 8 lbs of the stuff into 38 Supers. Amazing how quickly you can kill 8 lbs of powder with a bunch of empty brass.

Yea that was you..but i know you shoot a lot and you're not just sittin around looking at your powder stash Just pokin a little fun your way.

 

[Potatohead]

Hodgdon sites lack of sales for discontinuing the SR line of powders but you couldn't prove there on this forum. I know worldwide and countrywide sales are much larger than the members here but I have my doubts it's lack of sales. Now complicated manufacturing procedures which raises costs I will believe but that doesn't sound good to us who like the powders.

Interesting post. i wonder about that also. We're a small group but i would think we represent a fair section of the community. I cant see why anyone wouldnt like 7625 and 4756. Meters fabulously, burns clean, and it's not any more expensive than anything else.

The only thing I can think of is that it doesnt have a cool name like Red Dot, Zip, Silhouette, etc! Im hoping they just reintroduce them with snazzier names- like Black Ice maybe

If it is expensive to make, I can see the point there, but I'd rather see them raise the price a little (if they could get by with raising it just a little). Imagine the next run on pistol powder, we'll have 3 or 4 less on the market then.. might make it even worse.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I got 2 pounds for a song the other day. I've loaded up some in .40 but haven't shot them yet. I figure it will work fine.

Yes, there are loads with it for shotshell as well.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Interesting post. i wonder about that also. We're a small group but i would think we represent a fair section of the community. I cant see why anyone wouldnt like 7625 and 4756. Meters fabulously, burns clean, and it's not any more expensive than anything else.

The only thing I can think of is that it doesnt have a cool name like Red Dot, Zip, Silhouette, etc! Im hoping they just reintroduce them with snazzier names- like Black Ice maybe

If it is expensive to make, I can see the point there, but I'd rather see them raise the price a little (if they could get by with raising it just a little). Imagine the next run on pistol powder, we'll have 3 or 4 less on the market then.. might make it even worse.

Now take it easy there... They meters OK but it is a flake powder after all. Those 2 powders are also position sensitive, at lease that's what I found. That doesn't mean I don't like them only that they are not as perfect as you make them out to be...

I'm mostly upset about SR-4759.

 

[Potatohead]

Now take it easy there... They meters OK but it is a flake powder after all. Those 2 powders are also position sensitive, at lease that's what I found. That doesn't mean I don't like them only that they are not as perfect as you make them out to be...

I'm mostly upset about SR-4759.

Fair enough. I dont load any large cartridges so I probably wouldnt know about the case sensitivity. But hey, thanks for raining on my parade!

 

[KansasSasquatch]

If it is expensive to make, I can see the point there, but I'd rather see them raise the price a little (if they could get by with raising it just a little). Imagine the next run on pistol powder, we'll have 3 or 4 less on the market then.. might make it even worse.

I'm just guessing here but if those powders are more expensive to make, they're probably also more complicated to make. Complicated things usually take more time to make too. So maybe getting rid of those few powders will allow "them" (not Hodgdon since Hodgdon doesn't actually make powder) to have more time to concentrate on the powders that are more in demand. If that's the case it would help ease the powder situation. But I'm just guessing. I know the basics of how smokeless powder is made but I won't pretend to be an expert on the subject.

 

[Dudedog]

HHHmmm SR7625, SR4756, SR4759 all single base.
Never noticed position issues because I was useing 7625 and 4756 in 9mm, not much free space left.
Instead of 7625 and 4756 maybe they want us to use 700X or 800X.


Everybody knows how well 800X meters
Well I hear it does meter better than corn flakes, pebbles, etc.


7625 burn rate around HP38 (231)
4756 around 800X little faster than HS6
4759 around 4227
I wonder if they are sort of planning on doing with most of the IMR stuff because Hodgdon has "Equivalent" powders.

I will miss 7625 and 4756, tried them because I could not find anything else, liked both. 7625 always seemed to cost a little more than 4756 and some others, so maybe production cost has something to do with it.

 

[1SOW]

Except for being a little sooty, I really like 7625 with 9mm 124/125 gr. for minor PF action shooting loads.
Measures great, fills the case enough, burns cool, and is really predictable and well-behaved from min to max loads ---and more.

I've found and bought it at shotgun ranges in the 8lb jugs. Looking for more. It's way cheaper than VVn320 even though requiring about 12% more powder for the same PF.