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For me, its a tie between H4350 and AR Comp..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Well, I have to say either H4350 or 4831.
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Wow! A 20 year old thread revived and its more relevent now than ever....If I could only have 1 powder i would have to choose Varget but if I could have varget and H4350 It would cover all My bases 👍👍....Hb I'd have to agree though for what I shoot the most, I think H4350 is probably more versatile. It would come down to working up loads with H4350 for 223 and 308 vs working up loads for 6.5x55 and 270 with Varget.
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H4350. I keep finding new ways to work with it.
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Unique would allow me to shoot .44 magnum, .480 Ruger and .45-70 so would be my favorite choice.
The 4350s allow shooting .270, 6.5CR , .308 and 7mm for me, so would be my alternate choice.
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IMR -4064. Works well for what I shoot.
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Because of the wide range of rifle cartridges I load, I'd have to go with H4895. It's like a broadband antenna for reception. It's very good for some, okay for many, and marginal for a lot of them...but I doubt I'd get H4831 or Re26 to work worth a damn in my .222, and I doubt that LT32 would be acceptable by any measure in my .264. H4895 would get at least a bit of the potential out of any rifle cartridge I load.
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I agree...4895. But my 257 weatherby would get pretty dusty since I can't find data for that one...
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I sometimes look for excuses to use RL15, but just one powder for everything I would hunt - has to be 4350.
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For me, undoubtedly would be IMR4895. 223, 7mm-08, 338Fed, 30-06, and 375HH. It works in all of them!
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H414 is extremely versatile, and meters well. Isn’t necessarily the best powder for very many of my pet loads, but would work adequately to great in all my calibers except .223 REM.
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Not that I'd tried that many... Staball 6.5 for rifle Longshot for pistol / shotgun
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This is going to sound weird but W760. It is not my favorite powder but there are loads for almost every rifle in my stable. Now if you said "only one powder and only one rifle, then it would have to be one of my 30-06's with IMR 4350 and any quality 150gr bullet. Elk is the largest animal I take and this load works great.
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