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I know most reloaders have their "favorite" powders that they like to use so I was wondering what everyone else's powder choices are. If you were limited to 4 powders on your bench to reload everything (handguns, rifles, shotguns) what would your choices be? I think a major criterion would ability to find data for a large # of different calibers. I personally have a jug of H380, IMR4350, and several pounds of Unique. I also keep a pound or 2 of 7828 on hand as well. Curiosity killed the cat but they have enough lives to waste one once in a while.
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RL15 IMR4895 RL19 IMR4350
I do not reload for handguns so I'm only listing rifle powders.
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For my personal loading, I would have to say RL-15, WW 231, 2400, and IMR 4350. This covers .357 magnum, .22-250, .243, .260, .25-06, 7mm-08, .308, .30-06.
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H4831 H4895 4064 Universal Clays
If knocked down to two,I'd say H4831 and Universal Clays
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WW231 2400 Re-7 Re-15
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Unique WW 748 (could use Varget or RL-15) H 4350 sc (could use WW 760) RL-22
I use a lot of the WW powders. They are listed because I started using them quite some time ago. Since they have always worked, I have just kept using them. I have never really tried much of the newer stuff, which I grant might be "better".
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HP38 800X 4064 4831SC, then of course, there is 296, Unique, 3031, 5744, RL22, Goex2F & 4F, Pyrodex RS.........
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These 3 and a couple pounds of Tite Group for 44 Mag plinking loads.
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N133 N540 IMR 4064 H4350
Those powders cover everything I shoot from 223 to 300 WSM very well.
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IMR4227 Varget H4350
I'm not much of a belted magnummanic.
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Like your selection Sam. Mine are: H-4350, H-4831sc, Ramshot Hunter and RL#15. I don't load for handguns. Merry Christmas . Tom
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Unique H'335 R'15 R'22 I'd hate to be limited to 4 though. Kind of like the "one rifle" threads.
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R22 H4350 Benchmark/H4895 PowerPistol
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H4350, RL15, RL19 (but this may be changing to RL17), H4831SC..sorry I think Sam already said this...
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Unique H110 H4895 H4350 H4831
OK that's five, but.....
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The best way to pare down powders is to first concentrate on your favorite cartridges, and then select powders that are optimum in those.
I seldom firewall any of my handgun rounds, so I could be optimized with Unique or Universal Clays. Because it measures better and shoots cleaner, I'll take the latter.
I shoot a lot of Hornet, Fireball and Bee. In those, I'd definitely take LilGun, hands down.
For the .223 and up through my 308, Ramshot TAC simply shines.
That's only three, and I have almost everything covered. For my final choice, I'd pick a rifle powder that is as near universal as possible. It'd be hard to select anything but 4895, although RL-15 would finish only a nostril behind.
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I prolly use more 4895 than any other. IMR4350 IMR4895 IMR4064 H4831
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No hand guns or shotguns to load for any more... Varget H-4831SC AA 2015 AA 2520 Works in about everthing I load for, but I'd hate to give up the RL-15 RL-17 RL-19 IMR-4831 H100V Retumbo Benchmark H-335 Imr 4064 H1000 But abount any of the first 4 will work in their place in the rifles I load for. I just don't find the RL powders as consistent from lot to lot even tho I really really like them. We will load for just a few calibers in any given year. .222,.223,.243,.270,.708,7MM RUM,30-30,.308,300WSM,30-06,and what ever else comes along...Hard to hold to 4 powders but Varget or H-4831SC has worked to some degree in one or the other and I try to keep plenty of Varget on hand but find it a little slow for the lighter bullets in the .224 class and why I like the AA-2015 for that.
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