I switched to Hodgdon 4350 from IMR 4350. Shortages made it necessary but I think it is a happy switch. So far so good...sort of.

Odd things though....I cannot explain why sometimes the Hodgdon min-max is higher than IMR and other times reversed. Sometimes this happens for a given caliber looking at different weights. The Hodgdon reloading center on-line seems wonky these days. I have a Lee Reloader manual but of course it doesn't list both powders for all things. I am thinking I may need a second manual for comparisons and wonder if there is one more commonly preferred than the others?


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