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Crackshot Super Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 1693 Location: Mich
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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What ever gives me the best results, Honestly I probably have alittle of everything here.
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Coyote_Hunter_ Member
Joined: Mar 05, 2005 Posts: 208 Location: Franktown, CO
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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Winchester
WST - Leftover from my shotshell reloading days.
W748 - .30-30
IMR
IMR4831 - 7mm Mag (old loads)
Alliant
Reloder 7 - .45-70
Reloder 25 - .300 Win Mag
Accurate
AA1680 - .375 Win
Hodgdon
Clays - Also leftover from shotshell, am using it in the .45ACP until gone.
HS-6 - 9mm Para, .45-70
H110 - .357 Mag, .44 Mag
Varget - .22-250, .257 Roberts, .30-30, .308 Win, .45-70
H4198 - .45-70
H4895 - .257 Roberts, .30-30,
H4350 - .257 Roberts, .300 Win Mag
H1000 - 7mm Mag
BL-C(2) - .30-30, .308 Win
Retumbo - .300 Win Mag
H4831SC - .257 Roberts, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag
Benchmark - .308 Win, .45-70
Think that's about it!
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GooseHunterJr Member
Joined: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 10:23 am Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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I use Alliant and IMR....do not know why I like it just seems to work well for me.
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popgun Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Mitchell, GA, U.S.A. (2007 pop. 191)
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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Rifles could care less about a brand name because brand names have no effect on accuracy. The particular powder recomendations in a reloading manual give you alot of information especially when they make a notation about "Most Accurate Powder Tested". Usually that powder will shoot the best groups in your rifle of that caliber too.
If you said that you liked Hodgdon powders the best your are actually saying that you like ADI Limited powders of Australia or St. Marks Powders of Florida. Hodgdon does not manufactur rifle, shotgun, or pistol powders. They just repackage under their name.
There are only two powder makers that have not found their way to my reloading bench so far and that is Ramshot and VV. Not because they are not great powders, they are, but I just haven't gotten to them yet. So aim for the best powder in your caliber regardless of brand name.
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skb2706 Member
Joined: Apr 10, 2006 Posts: 269
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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IMR- 4064, 4895, 3031, 4350 started using it 32 years ago...still use alot of it.
Alliant- RL-15 and RL-7 are two of my favs
Hodgdon- H380 and H4227 excellent metering qualities and make for very accurate ammo in my applications.
AA- 1680, 2520
WW- 296, 748
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POP!! Member
Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 269 Location: Cheyenne, Wy
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Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:01 am Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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I let my guns decide that!
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K.W. Super Member
Joined: Mar 19, 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Finland
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SingleShotLover Super Member
Joined: Dec 26, 2007 Posts: 1005 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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Alliant - 2400 and Bullseye
IMR 4064, 4350 and 3031
Hodgdon - H322, H4895 and Varget
Accurate - Data 2200, 2015BR, 2700
Winchester - 760, 296
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TRBLSHTR Super Member
Joined: Mar 23, 2007 Posts: 1071 Location: Lower 48's-left coast(near portlandia)
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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Mostly IMR powders in rifles, Winchester powder in shotguns and Alliant powder in handguns. They work well and I am too old to change. All the best...
Gil
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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I use only Hodgdon powders... If they don't have one to fit your cartridge, it doesn't exist.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11390 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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W-231....W-296....W-748....Alliant 2400....Hodgdon 4831SC.
Playing with WSF and AA #7...
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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For the last five years or so Strictly Hodgons Extreme Powders and have bin pretty happy with them
Joe
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Wicky Member
Joined: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 76 Location: Alice Springs, Australia
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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IMR powders were my favorite but I use ADI almost exclusivly now with a bit of Bullseye and Unique thrown in the mix. I also like Winchester 748 & 760.
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WildHorse Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 184 Location: Nebraska
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: What powder manufacturer do you use and why? |
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I have a sh*tload of powder in my cabinet. Mostly Hodgden and the Reloader series. I, like some of the others have a favorite powder for certain calibers. As well, I have a bunch of powders for my shotguns I load 12 16 20 & 28 gages and the 410.
I just enjoy reloading and of course emptying.
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