H 4895 Reduce Loads???? - 12/06/08
I see folks suggesting to use Hodgdon's reduced loads with H 4895....
I have to really question if anyone has recommends this has acutally tried them?
I have....
There Accuracy Sucks big time!!!1
If you can live with 4 and 5 inch groups at 50 to 100 yds... have no problem with an elevated Boom when it goes off.. and plus it recoils a lot more than a lot of other powders with similar velocity....
I have no idea why Hodgdon recommends this powder for reduced loads, when they have a much better candidate in their product line that gives
1. much greater accuracy
2. much less recoil
3. much less retort when you pull the trigger...
in fact it is the powder that I got started on doing reduced loads based on recommendations out of the Speer Manual...
Good old H 4198...
it isn't as consistently accurate as IMR's version.. but it sure beats the daylights out of H 4895 for reduced loads for accuracy...
I love IMR's 4895... but Hodgdon's version has never impressed me and has given me plenty of frustration at the rifle range..
if you want to do reduced loads, but don't want to go with powders that you will see recommended in cast bullet manuals...
at least give SR 4759, 2400, IMR 4198, H 4198 a try first...
H 4895, just absolutely SUCKS for reduced loads...
I have to really question if anyone has recommends this has acutally tried them?
I have....
There Accuracy Sucks big time!!!1
If you can live with 4 and 5 inch groups at 50 to 100 yds... have no problem with an elevated Boom when it goes off.. and plus it recoils a lot more than a lot of other powders with similar velocity....
I have no idea why Hodgdon recommends this powder for reduced loads, when they have a much better candidate in their product line that gives
1. much greater accuracy
2. much less recoil
3. much less retort when you pull the trigger...
in fact it is the powder that I got started on doing reduced loads based on recommendations out of the Speer Manual...
Good old H 4198...
it isn't as consistently accurate as IMR's version.. but it sure beats the daylights out of H 4895 for reduced loads for accuracy...
I love IMR's 4895... but Hodgdon's version has never impressed me and has given me plenty of frustration at the rifle range..
if you want to do reduced loads, but don't want to go with powders that you will see recommended in cast bullet manuals...
at least give SR 4759, 2400, IMR 4198, H 4198 a try first...
H 4895, just absolutely SUCKS for reduced loads...