2ndtimer
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Quick reminder, Hodgdon doesn’t “make” any smokeless powders. They act as the U.S. distributor for manufacturers and package and sell IMR, Hodgdon, Winchester and the former Western Powders, Accurate and Ramshot.
What powders for .270, 7MM.08, and 7MM Mag
- Thread starter Walkalong
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Ooh, la, la. I had forgotten that I read about that in one of these forums a few weeks ago. I checked the powders I have and found the following for whatever it's worth:
Rifle Powder
IMR 3031 of Plattsburg, N. Y. made in Canada, IMR 4350 Dupont (blue can) of Wilmington, De. made in USA, IMR 4350 of Plattsburg, N. Y. made in Canada, IMR 4350 of Shawnee, Ks. made in Canada, IMR 4895 of Shawnee, Ks. made in Canada, BLC-2 by Hodgdon of Shawnee, Ks. made in USA (bought in Jan. 2017), BLC-2 of Shawnee, Ks. made in Australia.
Shotgun and Handgun Powder
Herco by Hercules in Wilmington, De. made in USA, Unique by Alliant, Radford, Va. made in USA,
Black Powder
Pyrodex, Pyrodex Select, Triple 7 all made by Hodgdon in USA
All info is from container name labels.
Thank you for the reminder.
Rifle Powder
IMR 3031 of Plattsburg, N. Y. made in Canada, IMR 4350 Dupont (blue can) of Wilmington, De. made in USA, IMR 4350 of Plattsburg, N. Y. made in Canada, IMR 4350 of Shawnee, Ks. made in Canada, IMR 4895 of Shawnee, Ks. made in Canada, BLC-2 by Hodgdon of Shawnee, Ks. made in USA (bought in Jan. 2017), BLC-2 of Shawnee, Ks. made in Australia.
Shotgun and Handgun Powder
Herco by Hercules in Wilmington, De. made in USA, Unique by Alliant, Radford, Va. made in USA,
Black Powder
Pyrodex, Pyrodex Select, Triple 7 all made by Hodgdon in USA
All info is from container name labels.
Thank you for the reminder.
I stopped by Walter Craig and they had plenty of H-4350, but no H-4831, no RL 16, no RL19, two pounds of RL 22, nothing above that. Not a lot of powder overall. My PRS buddy's brother has a shop about an hour away, need to check with him.
dieselchief
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winchester recently added staball 6.5 to the party. might be the ticket
Turns out my PRS buddy actually has some H-4831 and is going to give me a pound ( I have him 1K LP primers last year), so I'll have some soon.
Turns out we can add .280 to the list with Hornady 154 Gr SP Interlock bullets.
Turns out we can add .280 to the list with Hornady 154 Gr SP Interlock bullets.
.45Coltguy
Member
That's a good bullet for the .280. Not to mention 7x57 or 7mm RM. Excellent bullet.
Intended to try it in the 7MM Mag as well, so that's encouraging..
P Flados
Member
As previously stated, the 7-08 does not need a slow powder, but the other two would do better with something slower.
Getting a slower powder right now can be a real challenge as most stick powders other than VV are rare and/or have gone up a lot in price. On the other hand, Ramshot seems attractive for trying out.
Just to give you some options I ran a Quickload table looking for optimum burn rate powders for the 270. This is not load data, but it can help compare powders.
Getting a slower powder right now can be a real challenge as most stick powders other than VV are rare and/or have gone up a lot in price. On the other hand, Ramshot seems attractive for trying out.
Just to give you some options I ran a Quickload table looking for optimum burn rate powders for the 270. This is not load data, but it can help compare powders.
Code:
Cartridge : .270 Win. (SAAMI)
Bullet : .277, 140, Hornady SST InterLock 27352
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.340 inch = 84.84 mm
Barrel Length : 22.0 inch = 558.8 mm
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !
Powder type Filling/Loading Ratio Charge Charge Vel. Prop.Burnt P max P muzz B_Time
% Grains Gramm fps % psi psi ms
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Alliant Reloder-26 *C 104.2 61.8 4.01 3097 100.0 62000 14021 1.064
Norma MRP *C 104.9 60.4 3.92 3065 99.2 62000 14049 1.063
IMR 7828 SSC 105.0 59.6 3.86 3033 96.9 62000 13742 1.052
Alliant Reloder-17 *T 94.1 54.5 3.53 3017 100.0 62000 12468 1.064
Alliant Reloder-16 *C *T 99.1 53.3 3.45 3012 100.0 62000 12485 1.057
Vihtavuori N560 *C 105.0 59.2 3.84 2999 95.9 58785 13991 1.086
Alliant Reloder-19 *C 103.3 57.1 3.70 2985 98.1 62000 13059 1.064
Ramshot Hunter 98.8 56.4 3.65 2985 99.6 62000 12765 1.070
Winchester 760 93.3 54.5 3.53 2981 99.2 62000 12784 1.072
Hodgdon H414 93.3 54.5 3.53 2981 99.2 62000 12784 1.072
Accurate MAGPRO 105.0 61.6 3.99 2974 94.0 58006 13943 1.098
Alliant Reloder-22 *C 105.0 58.6 3.80 2973 97.6 58267 13544 1.095
Norma URP *C 98.4 53.7 3.48 2967 100.0 62000 12267 1.077
Vihtavuori N550 *C 95.5 53.9 3.49 2965 100.0 62000 12403 1.081
Accurate 4350 97.6 53.9 3.49 2963 100.0 62000 12254 1.093
Hodgdon CFE223 *C 89.1 53.6 3.47 2961 100.0 62000 12149 1.073
Norma 204 *C 97.9 55.9 3.62 2961 97.8 62000 12706 1.065
Ramshot Magnum 105.0 63.2 4.09 2960 98.3 58757 13047 1.083
Hodgdon H4831 SC *T 104.4 58.3 3.78 2956 96.1 62000 12771 1.061
IMR 4831 103.2 54.6 3.54 2949 100.0 62000 12012 1.085
Ramshot Big Game 89.0 52.3 3.39 2941 100.0 62000 11684 1.075
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