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My current load is 44 grains of 5744 behind a 250 grain XTP. I'm almost out of 5744 and I can't find any. I have AA2015 and IMR4227. I'm also contemplating going to a 300 grain XTP as the 250 will generally separate the jacket from the core at close range. I used the 4227 for the first couple of years I had it, but dropped it due to reports of poor ignition though I've not experienced it myself. Anyone run either of these powders long term?

42gr 4759 behind 250gr parker hydrocon

Haven't been able to find 4759 either.

VV N110 is a great book powder and currently available at Grafs. Very clean and great speed.

EDIT: Oops looks like they sold out. That did not take long.

go to dougsmessageboards as it is the only place to really discuss the SML and have any real information to draw from

I just missed out on n110 locally at the wolf's den. I feel pretty good about using 4227, so I probably wouldn't bother with the hazmat fee for a couple of pounds of powder. Looking to see whether anyone had actually experienced ignition problems with the 4227. I may mess around with the 2015 on the 300 grain bullet to get a little extra velocity. With the jacket separation on the 250 I was afraid to push it any faster.

i grabbed 5 lb's of n110 before grafs sold out.

4227 will disappoint you at the wrong time~ jeff

Did you ever have it fail to ignite?

I've been able to find plenty 777 lately. No jacket issues with conicals.





edit- autocorrect typo

Plenty of 777 here too. I get more muzzle velocity out of the smokeless.

If you reduce velocity (using 777) you may avoid the jacket separation issue as well.

;-)

Just bustin balls. No help with smokeless loads.

I've got 2 other muzzle loaders that eat 777.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...9463665/Barnes_250_grain_TMZ#Post9463665

This is the load I use in mine. It was slowly worked up to. I would strongly suggest anyone not to start out with this load as every gun is different. I personally take no responsibility for anyone using this load in their gun without properly working up to it. Your particular gun may not tolerate this load.
When I initially got this gun and was killing deer with it, it was making a mess of the deer as I was trying to use a run of the mill muzzleloader bullets like the Hornady SST, that were not designed to run as fast this gun and load would run them. If you are going to run smokeless you need a bullet that is made to go that fast. When I started using the Barnes bullet never looked back. Every time it goes bang deer go down. I have shot extensively at the range. I can run an inch high at 100 yds hold dead on at 200 and only be 6 inches low. I have heard people using 3 pellets of triple 7 say they can do that but I have used that load and not been able to reproduce those results.
On a side note, I use 4227 as a fouling load, as my gun shoots better with a fouled barrel. I have never had it fail, but I have never carried that load afield.

I haven't been looking for 4198, but might if the 2015 doesn't pan out. They look to perform in a similar manner, and I have 2015. I have a couple of CVA's that can run up to 150 grains of powder. I don't run pellets, but with loose powder, I start getting unburned grains when get much past 100. I've got the MLII for reaching out there, so I'm running 70 grains of FFF 777 behind a blue MMP sabot with a 200 grain (40 cal) XTP.

I don't use a muzzleloader, but I do see powder up for sale time to time....
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=458007025

Don't know if this is good price or not, but he has it and says in his ad that more is available.

Savage99F358

Most powders are going for 20-30 per lb, so 30 for a discontinued powder is probably pretty good, but you generally end up paying a hazmat fee on top of that, so shipping nearly doubles the price if you're only buying a lb., so I'll pass if I can't find it locally or at one of the gun shows that plan to go to this winter.

Found 5744 at cabela's today. I'll probably still try the 2015 behind a 300 grain XTP

4198 powder in either imr or Hodgdon are great powders in the Savage H will produce a little faster results. And the 300 grainers are what the savage was designed for. With saboted loads start at 60 grs and work up to 67 or 68, my gun likes 65 grs. The slower powders produce less pressures. Although this powder isn't as hard to come by all powders are becoming scarce.

I've been looking for it locally for about a month or so, and haven't come up with any. How's the recoil with a full house load behind the 300 grainer? I'll be going to a gun show in Feb. and possibly another in March, so I'll keep an eye out.