Thinking about buying some of this surplus powder and giving it a try. Any opinions on using it in 223 and 40 grn bullets for varmint ammo? Also, any suggestions on who to buy it from? Thanks
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Re: WC844 opinions
http://gibrass.com/gunpowder.html
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gibrass.com</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> WC844 Original application is U.S. 5.56mm NATO Ball M193 (55gr) & M855 (62gr),
plus Tracer M196 & M856. Typical starting load for 55gr bullet is 26gr,
and 62gr load is 25gr. A ball powder which can be loaded with Hodgdon H335 data.
This is pulldown powder.
$100/8# jug. $528 for 6 jugs ($88ea) and no HAZMAT charge "
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http://gibrass.com/gunpowder.html
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gibrass.com</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> WC844 Original application is U.S. 5.56mm NATO Ball M193 (55gr) & M855 (62gr),
plus Tracer M196 & M856. Typical starting load for 55gr bullet is 26gr,
and 62gr load is 25gr. A ball powder which can be loaded with Hodgdon H335 data.
This is pulldown powder.
$100/8# jug. $528 for 6 jugs ($88ea) and no HAZMAT charge "
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Re: WC844 opinions
Hi tech ammo is the cheapest place I have found. They are out of st louis
Hi tech ammo is the cheapest place I have found. They are out of st louis
Re: WC844 opinions
WC844 (H-335) is a great powder for 5.56 and the 308 Win. for blasting ammo. I've bee using WC844 and Hodgdon H-335 for the past 35 years. It's a little temperature sensitive, but it is a very accurate powder.
WC844 (H-335) is a great powder for 5.56 and the 308 Win. for blasting ammo. I've bee using WC844 and Hodgdon H-335 for the past 35 years. It's a little temperature sensitive, but it is a very accurate powder.
Re: WC844 opinions
Here is a good discussion of WC844 and WC846.
http://www.223reloads.com/home/223-5-56-info/223-5-56-reloading/wc-846-loads
I use WC846 in 223 and 308 .My 846 is about as fast as 335 .The article is mostly about 55 grain bullets but I bet it will work fine with 40 gr bullets as well.
Here is a good discussion of WC844 and WC846.
http://www.223reloads.com/home/223-5-56-info/223-5-56-reloading/wc-846-loads
I use WC846 in 223 and 308 .My 846 is about as fast as 335 .The article is mostly about 55 grain bullets but I bet it will work fine with 40 gr bullets as well.
Re: WC844 opinions
Good powder, but use with caution til you do adequate testing. They (whoever "they" are) say to use H335 specs, but I've found it to be a little hotter/faster than the H335 I compared it to. Varies a good bit from lot-to-lot as well. Just be careful and you'll be fine. I would personally buy it from Widener's but they're out of it for now. So Patsreloading, GIBrass, or hi-techammo would be the other sources I know of.
As a side note, when compared visually to TAC, (which I also use a lot of) you can't tell one from the other once they leave the container.
Good powder, but use with caution til you do adequate testing. They (whoever "they" are) say to use H335 specs, but I've found it to be a little hotter/faster than the H335 I compared it to. Varies a good bit from lot-to-lot as well. Just be careful and you'll be fine. I would personally buy it from Widener's but they're out of it for now. So Patsreloading, GIBrass, or hi-techammo would be the other sources I know of.
As a side note, when compared visually to TAC, (which I also use a lot of) you can't tell one from the other once they leave the container.
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