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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Badhabit on October 04, 2014, 02:40:59 PM

Title: Looking for a replacement powder for H870
Post by: Badhabit on October 04, 2014, 02:40:59 PM: Years ago I reloaded for my 7mm Weatherby Mag with 175 grn Nosler partitions. Had a screamer load that was for me pretty accurate. I see they don't make H870 anymore so I'm looking to what replacement powders are out there that and push a 175 grn Nosler Partition at 3000 fps or better and not blow the rifle apart.
Title: Re: Looking for a replacement powder for H870
Post by: yorketransport on October 04, 2014, 06:44:25 PM: If you want a more readily available replacement then try Hodgdon's US869. If you want to stick with H 870 you can still get it. It's sold by ThunderBird Cartridge Co. as T-870. It's the same powder as H870.

Andrew
Title: Re: Looking for a replacement powder for H870
Post by: Jim the Plumber on October 04, 2014, 10:05:46 PM: Badhabit, what's your location? I have a pound of H870 I'll give you, no charge.
Title: Re: Looking for a replacement powder for H870
Post by: RadSav on October 04, 2014, 10:22:50 PM: I'll need to find Lapua's burn chart again to make absolute certain I remember correctly, but seems to me N570 had the identical burn rate. Just a little bit slower than Retumbo.
Title: Re: Looking for a replacement powder for H870
Post by: RadSav on October 04, 2014, 10:26:19 PM: That was easier to find than I expected ;)

http://www.lapua.com/upload/downloads/brochures/2012/vihtavuorireloadingguideed10_2012eng.pdf (http://www.lapua.com/upload/downloads/brochures/2012/vihtavuorireloadingguideed10_2012eng.pdf)
Title: Re: Looking for a replacement powder for H870
Post by: Badhabit on October 05, 2014, 10:57:23 AM: Wow, Thanks for the generous off Jim the Plumber. I'm in Yakima, and get to the Potholes fairly often during duck season.