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Wonder if OP is getting value out of this?
Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good.
Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good.
Powder is trying to specialize like like bass fishing rods. I could be perfectly happy with a few very old powders like unique, or hero. The new stuff seems less versatile.Wonder if OP is getting value out of this?
Don’t let perfection be the enemy of the good.
Bass fishing rods are like Icons in the Eastern Othodox Church, beautiful to look at but touch one without permission and there’ll be hell to pay.Powder is trying to specialize like like bass fishing rods. I could be perfectly happy with a few very old powders like unique, or hero. The new stuff seems less versatile.
My megabass white python is my most expensive rod and one of my most versatile. If I need a rod to do it all in a kayak trip it will.Bass fishing rods are like Icons in the Eastern Othodox Church, beautiful to look at but touch one without permission and there’ll be hell to pay.
I really can’t tell you how many catfish, brim and bass I’ve caught with my 1970’s Zebco folding rod. I would have to guess it’s maybe several thousand. But maybe it’s the bait not the rod?My megabass white python is my most expensive rod and one of my most versatile. If I need a rod to do it all in a kayak trip it will.
It's more like the shooter with only one rifle. He knows how to get it done. The guy with the Lee cheapest press is still making ammo. Specialty equipment is very nice and is generally high quality. High quality is getting hard to find in a broader sense.I really can’t tell you how many catfish, brim and bass I’ve caught with my 1970’s Zebco folding rod. I would have to guess it’s maybe several thousand. But maybe it’s the bait not the rod?
What about Vihitavouri N340? Isn't it more versatile? With a more moderate burnrate.Vihtavuori 3N37 covers all your cartridges, and it's easy to find in stock. It meters very well, and is low flash.
Yup. To continue the analogy, maybe it’s the combination of bait (ammo), fisher (shooter) and rod (gun)? I own lots of firearms but really only use a dozen or so. The rest are investments. But I definitely use more than one. Same with fishing: the Zebco is one pole but I also have a cane pole and a cast net. The right tool for the job but, also the tools you’re most comfortable with for the job. Which also explains why some folks use progressive presses and others are happy with a portable press.It's more like the shooter with only one rifle. He knows how to get it done. The guy with the Lee cheapest press is still making ammo. Specialty equipment is very nice and is generally high quality. High quality is getting hard to find in a broader sense.
Don't forget 40S&W.Herco ... Use it for 38 Spl, 357 Mag, 41 Mag and 45 Colt. Especially like it in the 45 Colt
Does BE86 require magnum primers?Better yet BE-86, modern Unique that meters better and produces higher velocities.
I've shot aa9 up to and including the 14.9 max listed in the Lyman manual. I really like it, but for true mag loadings in the upper half of Lyman listed data. The Hornaday Data is just lame. Shooters World heavy pistol is decent, but it's faster by almost two full grains by listed loadings. 13.1 is the listed max for Sammi. If you try it the cip data is available on the same page for download. I've used a lot of 13.6 grain loads between the two maxes. 158 bullets for all.Gonna have to try some AA9 and Enforcer, as 2400 has been MIA for 2 years locally. I don’t have enough to push my current supply of 158 grain 357 bullets.
W231 and 2400 would be the minimum for me. Both work well in their respective pistol ranges and both are useful in cast rifle loads.
IF you can find them! Power Pistol also can be elusive as well. These days, you sort of have to settle for what you can find (and afford). That explains the 4 lb keg of Ramshot Zip in my inventory. Should be similar to W-231, I hope, and for $99, I figured it was worth a try for target/plinking in 9mm, .38/.357 and 45 ACP.There are a lot of very good handgun powders for us handloaders to use. It's just up to us to decide what we like. Hard to beat Bullseye, Herco and Unique. Those three have been around a looong time. And for good reason.
It was about two summers ago I had gone to NJ to visit my son and DIL and the new grand kid, but before going there The wife and I stopped by our old neighbors we had not seen in over 10 years.
While having some adult beverage with my old neighbor and the plumber who had done the heating system on our addition, a fourth guy came in and we started talking about hunting and reloading, and he asked me if I wanted some powder he had found cleaning out a basement and
I said yes. I asked him how much he wanted for it and he said nothing!
When I was about to tell him my name he said, I know you, we played on the same pool team 35 years ago!
The next afternoon back at the garage there was a box on the table in it was 3# of black powder, an unopened one# canister of Unique, and 4# of 2400 in an unopened can.