Hodgdons 4895 and the Ban

[nfarmer]

Hi

I'm getting to the end of my stock of H4895 and need to move to a replacement,non-banned, powder.

I'm hoping to get some advice on here from more experienced reloaders! My issue is that I do most of my shooting on a range with muzzle velocity and energy restrictions. When I first started reloading I was advised the H4895 could be loaded to reduced levels as it is the slow burning propellant that ignites uniformly in reduced charges down to 60% of its maximum charge (https://imrpowder.com/wp-content/upload ... -loads.pdf).

I'm looking for recommendations please for a suitable replacement powder.

Thanks in advance (I did do a search before posting but didn't find an answer on here)

Norman

[phaedra1106]

Your calibre and bullet weight would help.

[nfarmer]

Your calibre and bullet weight would help.

It's .223 and either 55gr or 69gr

[kennyc]

how slow do you need to go? and what range are you attempting ? reloder7 is very good for .223 and can be reduced although not as far as 60% I fear,

[20series]

I use 22gns Vit133 with 69gn SMK and it's producing 2840fps which is 1675 joules out the barrel

Alan

[nfarmer]

how slow do you need to go? and what range are you attempting ? reloder7 is very good for .223 and can be reduced although not as far as 60% I fear,

The range limit is 2150 ft/sec and 1496 ft/lbs, any bullet weight below 150 gn only needs to meet the muzzle velocity. Currently using 20.1 gn of H4895 which gives a velocity just a tad over 2000 ft/sec.

So my target speed is about 2000 ft/sec!

Norman

[nfarmer]

I use 22gns Vit133 with 69gn SMK and it's producing 2840fps which is 1675 joules out the barrel

Alan

Too hot for Stourport!

[kennyc]

Calling out for cast lead, reloder7 or unique (or one of several other powders) with 55gn bullet will give in the region of 17-1800 fps for between 7 and 12 grains of powder

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