24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 3 of 3 1 2 3
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 205
W
WEL Offline
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
W
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 205
Has hogdon changed the powder formula since the 90's? I have 2 cans i bought never used.Seems fine. Thinking of using in place of tac in a 350 rem mag.

HR IC

Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 59,910
M
Campfire Kahuna
Offline
Campfire Kahuna
M
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 59,910
They never made 335. In fact Hodgdon has never made any powder. They started by selling military surplus powder, and nowadays have their various powders produced by different companies.

The original powder was a pile of mil-surp stuff that was sorted according to burn rate. Some of it was BL-C, some of it was BL-C2 (Lot 2), and some was H335. There were probably other powders sorted from the same batch.

When the mil-surp stuff ran out in the early 1990's, Hodgdon contracted to have a similar powder produced. I acquired some of the new stuff but didn't know there was a difference. Had to reduce my long-standing .223 loads 2 grains.


“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 205
W
WEL Offline
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
W
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 205
If I remember correctly i bought it during the component scare,shortage in the 90's and never used it.

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,066
7
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
7
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,066
In my 222 out of a 24 inch barrel

Remington cases
cci br4
25.5 grains h335

45 grain tsx 3350-3360 at 65 degrees

Shoots .5-.7 pending temperature and how much coffee and sleep my workaholic self has.

I did work up to this load very slowly looking at some of the older manuals including an old speer and the newest nosler manual. It seems way off the chart however the newest nosler says that 25 grains is okay with a 50.

The good thing is that it shoots about an inch and a half almost directly below my reloads with reloader 7 and the 40 grain v max.

Woodchucks to deer with one rifle.

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 21,317
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 21,317
I'm most of my way through an 8# keg. Is it the best powder for every application, no. Have better powders been made since, yes. I'm not in a local where temperature sensitivity is an issue wink

I have primarily used it in the .223 and 5.56. I've also used it in the .243 with 58 gr bullets and in the .308 with 110-125 gr bullets. Accuracy in the .223 has been excellent. Accuracy in the .243 and .308 hasn't been so great when I did load work so I don't use it in those rounds. Muzzle blast from the .243 and .308 have been most impressive.

A pound of H-335 will serve you better than an empty shelf of a better powder.

IC B2

Page 3 of 3 1 2 3

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
86 members (308ld, 338reddog, 35, 257_X_50, 10gaugemag, 257robertsimp, 8 invisible), 1,562 guests, and 776 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,728
Posts18,400,761
Members73,822
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.091s Queries: 14 (0.002s) Memory: 0.8172 MB (Peak: 0.8623 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-29 08:36:12 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS