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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Emptyhanded on November 30, 2009, 05:41:26 PM

Title: Powder
Post by: Emptyhanded on November 30, 2009, 05:41:26 PM: I am trying to find a powder to use in multiple calibers. I am currently using IMR4350 And IMR4831 but i cant find either of them in stores so i am thinking i need to switch to something that is less popular or a little more consistently in stock. this might be a tall order but i will be loading for .22-250 .243 .25-06 7MM-08 .30-06 and 300 WSM. What would you recommend? I was thinking Reloader 17 :dunno: ... Thanks for any input.
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 30, 2009, 05:49:16 PM: thats a good size spread to use one powder for all i would go to hodgons.com and take a look they also show imr as well i have a friend that loads with imr 4064 and it seems like he loads it in alot of cals i would check it out i am a hod 4831 freak. it seems like the 4064 can even be found at walmart alot so i would take a look at it.
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Huntbear on November 30, 2009, 05:53:30 PM: I do not think you will find 1 let alone 2 powders that will be the end all for all those calibers. I prefer to have a powder that excels in 1 caliber, and find one for every caliber I own. Once I do, I buy 3 or 4 lbs. and store it in a dry space, that is locked.
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 30, 2009, 05:57:21 PM: x2 huntbear i agree and that is what i do with alot of my smaller guns but all my guns bigger than 24 cal love hodg 4831
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Gutpile on November 30, 2009, 06:12:01 PM: Just give up now. I once dreamt of that and it didn't work out. Surrender to the dark side.
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Emptyhanded on November 30, 2009, 06:40:03 PM: That's kinda what i was expecting. Thanks for the help. Has any one tried Reloader 17 in any of these calibers? Thanks.

Jesse
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Stevo539 on November 30, 2009, 07:30:09 PM: Well if you're looking for an excuse to buy a new rifle, how about a rem mod 7 in 243? Put a nice Leupold 3.5-10 x 40 VXIII on it and you're good to go. Nice small, short rifle just right for a young girl. .243 recoil is very light and will kill any whitetail or muley nicely. Then if she gets tired of it or better yet upgrades later, you've got a (or another) great coyote blaster.

Steve
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: jdb on November 30, 2009, 07:35:23 PM: Quote from: Stevo539 on November 30, 2009, 07:30:09 PM
Well if you're looking for an excuse to buy a new rifle, how about a rem mod 7 in 243? Put a nice Leupold 3.5-10 x 40 VXIII on it and you're good to go. Nice small, short rifle just right for a young girl. .243 recoil is very light and will kill any whitetail or muley nicely. Then if she gets tired of it or better yet upgrades later, you've got a (or another) great coyote blaster.

Steve
either my kids put something in the koolaid or you replied to the wrong thread :dunno:
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Joe_Hunter on November 30, 2009, 07:49:55 PM: I also love 4831 and also had a hard time finding it. I was heading out of state and needed some loads so I bought some R22 and some H1000 for my 257, 243, and 300 win mag and 30/06 respectively.
As luck would have it I stumbled upon a cache of 4831 that I can get anytime. A small mom and pop store that only the locals know about. I bought two pounds and they have cases left.
Send me a PM and I'll tell you more
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 30, 2009, 08:04:43 PM: Quote from: jdb on November 30, 2009, 07:35:23 PM
Quote from: Stevo539 on November 30, 2009, 07:30:09 PM
Well if you're looking for an excuse to buy a new rifle, how about a rem mod 7 in 243? Put a nice Leupold 3.5-10 x 40 VXIII on it and you're good to go. Nice small, short rifle just right for a young girl. .243 recoil is very light and will kill any whitetail or muley nicely. Then if she gets tired of it or better yet upgrades later, you've got a (or another) great coyote blaster.

Steve
either my kids put something in the koolaid or you replied to the wrong thread :dunno:

thats some funny $hit right there :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Emptyhanded on November 30, 2009, 09:37:52 PM: Quote from: jdb on November 30, 2009, 07:35:23 PM
Quote from: Stevo539 on November 30, 2009, 07:30:09 PM
Well if you're looking for an excuse to buy a new rifle, how about a rem mod 7 in 243? Put a nice Leupold 3.5-10 x 40 VXIII on it and you're good to go. Nice small, short rifle just right for a young girl. .243 recoil is very light and will kill any whitetail or muley nicely. Then if she gets tired of it or better yet upgrades later, you've got a (or another) great coyote blaster.

Steve
either my kids put something in the koolaid or you replied to the wrong thread :dunno:

:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: lokidog on November 30, 2009, 10:10:46 PM: Would like to find some IMR 4350 as well, any ideas??
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: ing on December 01, 2009, 06:51:12 AM: Try H4350.
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Post by: thinkingman on December 01, 2009, 08:48:58 AM: Varget or H414
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Huntbear on December 01, 2009, 06:20:23 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on November 30, 2009, 05:57:21 PM
x2 huntbear i agree and that is what i do with alot of my smaller guns but all my guns bigger than 24 cal love hodg 4831

I am sure that is great powder, but to be honest, have never used it. I have found other powders that give me absolutely fantastic velocity and accuracy.

.338 WM RL19
7mm-08 Varget or Win 760
.257 AI Ramshot Magnum
.300 WSM Magpro

all of which I found fairly easily during the shortage last fall and winter.
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 01, 2009, 06:26:50 PM: i use 4831 in the 25-06,270,270wsm,30-06,300win mag, and could use it in 7mm-08 as well but i use h380 in that gun and in my 22-250's and my bushmasters love the h335
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: Lowedog on December 01, 2009, 06:28:33 PM: I have had great results with RL22 for my 25-06. Even better with RL19.
Title: Re: Powder
Post by: lokidog on December 02, 2009, 09:58:12 PM: Wholesale Sports in Burlington has more powder in, yeah, lots of IMR including 4350.