ArchAngelCD
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What Powders Do You Have and Use In Which Cartridges?
I'm just curious what others are loading now and have loaded in the past.
While I could load everything I now load with H4895 or Varget, I must admit, I practically have a different rifle powder for each cartridge I load. More times than not I use 2 or more powders for each cartridge with very little overlap. Even though I like to play with different powders, like I said, every single cartridge below can be loaded with H4895 or Varget and with good results. In the future I may consolidate my rifle powders to 4 or 5 which will probably be AA5744, BL-C(2), H4895 or Varget & 4350. Maybe even a slower powder if by then I'm loading something that needs a slow powder like 4831 or slower like IMR7977.
Right now I have something like a dozen pistol powders and even more rifle powders. I'm out of control for sure. I could load anything handgun with my 3 favorite handgun powders which are W231(HP-38), W540(HS-6) & W296(H110) and load them very well but I like to play!
Pistol Powders I Have:
Bullseye
Clays
Trail Boss
Universal
W231/HP-38
W296/H110
Power Pistol
W540/HS-6
Longshot
AA#5
2400
Lil'Gun
In better times I have had even more choices including AA#2, Zip, True Blue, Unique, WST, Red Dot, Green Dot and probably a few others too!
Rifle Powders I Have:
SR4759
AA5744
IMR4198
IMR4895 & H4895
IMR4350 & H4350
IMR3031
IMR4064
W748
H335
BL-C(2)
LVR (Leverevolution)
Varget
Here too I have had more rifle powders in better times including H4198, H322, Benchmark, IMR4227, TAC, W760, WC844, WC846 and again, probably a few others.
Right now these are the powders I like best in the cartridges I load with the first powder listed being my preference.
223/5.56mm - H335/WC844, TAC, Varget
30-30 Win - LVR, IMR3031
308/7.62mm - IMR4064 - BL-C(2)/WC846
7.62X54R - Varget
30-06 - H4350, IMR4350, H4895
303 British - BL-C(2), 4350
35 Rem - W748, H4895, LVR
45-70 - AA5744, 4198, SR4759
These are just my choices and of course not the only choices by a long shot.
NOTE: I do not have all my powders in one building and I comply with all local fire codes.
I'm just curious what others are loading now and have loaded in the past.
While I could load everything I now load with H4895 or Varget, I must admit, I practically have a different rifle powder for each cartridge I load. More times than not I use 2 or more powders for each cartridge with very little overlap. Even though I like to play with different powders, like I said, every single cartridge below can be loaded with H4895 or Varget and with good results. In the future I may consolidate my rifle powders to 4 or 5 which will probably be AA5744, BL-C(2), H4895 or Varget & 4350. Maybe even a slower powder if by then I'm loading something that needs a slow powder like 4831 or slower like IMR7977.
Right now I have something like a dozen pistol powders and even more rifle powders. I'm out of control for sure. I could load anything handgun with my 3 favorite handgun powders which are W231(HP-38), W540(HS-6) & W296(H110) and load them very well but I like to play!
Pistol Powders I Have:
Bullseye
Clays
Trail Boss
Universal
W231/HP-38
W296/H110
Power Pistol
W540/HS-6
Longshot
AA#5
2400
Lil'Gun
In better times I have had even more choices including AA#2, Zip, True Blue, Unique, WST, Red Dot, Green Dot and probably a few others too!
Rifle Powders I Have:
SR4759
AA5744
IMR4198
IMR4895 & H4895
IMR4350 & H4350
IMR3031
IMR4064
W748
H335
BL-C(2)
LVR (Leverevolution)
Varget
Here too I have had more rifle powders in better times including H4198, H322, Benchmark, IMR4227, TAC, W760, WC844, WC846 and again, probably a few others.
Right now these are the powders I like best in the cartridges I load with the first powder listed being my preference.
223/5.56mm - H335/WC844, TAC, Varget
30-30 Win - LVR, IMR3031
308/7.62mm - IMR4064 - BL-C(2)/WC846
7.62X54R - Varget
30-06 - H4350, IMR4350, H4895
303 British - BL-C(2), 4350
35 Rem - W748, H4895, LVR
45-70 - AA5744, 4198, SR4759
These are just my choices and of course not the only choices by a long shot.
NOTE: I do not have all my powders in one building and I comply with all local fire codes.
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