Did very well with my wildcat 6mm at F Class yesterday. Bad news is I am running out of a batch of H450 obsolete powder. Meters perfectly(ball powder), but I need a burning rate eqivalent powder. Would H4831SC, or H4350 be a good choice?? I'm using WW mag primers, and 105 Moly Bergers. The chamber is a .243 with the shoulder pushed back, and an AI 40 deg shape. Much neck reaming, but a longer neck, and I can use Lapua 243 brass. PS: I loved the sight of my spotter blown off the 10 ring at the 900 yd line by my next shot.
Running out of H450-need info
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Re: Running out of H450-need info
Try RL 22. It is more accurate in my rifle than 4831 SC. Less SD
Try RL 22. It is more accurate in my rifle than 4831 SC. Less SD
Re: Running out of H450-need info
H4350 is an SC (Short Cut, a Hodgdon marketing term) tubular powder. It flows relatively better than 'normal' tubular powders like H3831 (which is available as H4831SC and has literally identical ballistic properties).
Ramshot Hunter is a fine grained ball(like?) powder that flows nicely and has a ballistic performance very similar to H4350.
I am unfamiliar with H450, so I can't really relate it to these powders in any meaningful way. H4350 and Ramshot Hunter work well with 140-ish weight bullets in the .260. H4831 produced good accuracy, but seemed to generate less velocity for me in the .260.
Greg
H4350 is an SC (Short Cut, a Hodgdon marketing term) tubular powder. It flows relatively better than 'normal' tubular powders like H3831 (which is available as H4831SC and has literally identical ballistic properties).
Ramshot Hunter is a fine grained ball(like?) powder that flows nicely and has a ballistic performance very similar to H4350.
I am unfamiliar with H450, so I can't really relate it to these powders in any meaningful way. H4350 and Ramshot Hunter work well with 140-ish weight bullets in the .260. H4831 produced good accuracy, but seemed to generate less velocity for me in the .260.
Greg
Re: Running out of H450-need info
FYI W785 is the same as H450.... maybe you can find that.
H4831, RL22, IMR7828, H1000, RS-Magnum have similar burnrates.
FYI W785 is the same as H450.... maybe you can find that.
H4831, RL22, IMR7828, H1000, RS-Magnum have similar burnrates.
Re: Running out of H450-need info
Loved H-450 for my 6.5/284. H-4350 is a touch fast for that, H-4831 works decently. I haven't tried the RL17 or RL22 for it yet.
Wish Hodgdon would make a short run of the H-450, I'd buy a couple of 8-lb jugs.
Loved H-450 for my 6.5/284. H-4350 is a touch fast for that, H-4831 works decently. I haven't tried the RL17 or RL22 for it yet.
Wish Hodgdon would make a short run of the H-450, I'd buy a couple of 8-lb jugs.
Re: Running out of H450-need info
I have all of the H ser powders had them stored over 20 years I keep telling myself to use this stuff up in my life time!
I have all of the H ser powders had them stored over 20 years I keep telling myself to use this stuff up in my life time!
Re: Running out of H450-need info
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> <span style="font-size: 11pt"> I've got 3 or 4 lbs of H450 that I haven't messed with for years. Maybe I should give it a try in my .300WSM.
Bob</span> </span>
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> <span style="font-size: 11pt"> I've got 3 or 4 lbs of H450 that I haven't messed with for years. Maybe I should give it a try in my .300WSM.
Bob</span> </span>
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