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the campfire is tough on a guy who's trying to get by simply...
i started loading in the 70s with imr 4895 and unique... truth be told, i could probably do most of my loading today with just the 4895, if it came to that...
i did a fair amount of loading in the military, and we experimented with a lot of stuff, for the day... what is available today though, is a glut of what is probably pretty good stuff... but do i need it???
i haven't begun loading for my 7 RM yet, but i feel like i can load for the others with h4350, h4831, rl15, rl22, and imr 4198...
i'd love to try rl 17 and rl 25... same for the ramshot stuff, and a lot of others...
i've ditched, for my porpoises, imr 7828, RL19, imr 4064, imr 4895(mostly), & ball760...
as to the caution on marathon loading sessions, duly noted & point well taken....
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John your post got me thinking about how many powders I have on hand.A quick check showed H-380,H-110,Benchmark,Varget,H-4350,AC-4064,Ramshot BigGame,Hunter,Imr-4831,Imr-8208,Reloader 7,15,19,22 more than I thought.
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uh-huh...
as i mentioned above, the campfire tends to make it a bit hard for a guy who'd like to get by simply...
how many of those dozen or more powders did you use before you found the 'fire???
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I could get by on RLs -15 & -22 & IMR4350, personally.
Or Ramshot's Big Game, Hunter, and Magnum...
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i haven't begun loading for my 7 RM yet, but i feel like i can load for the others with h4350, h4831, rl15, rl22, and imr 4198. and a lot of others...
JOHN W - an UN asked for suggestion. I have and have had several 7 Rem Mags and since you haven't begun loading for one I can recommend 1 or 2 of the powders that you have listed. IMR 4350 has done WELL in every 7 RM I've used and for other hunter's as well. Since you list H 4350 I suggest you start there AS it is very close to the IMR. As Mule Deer has said H is an EXTREME powder therefore very temp. stable. You could sure do worse than starting here. Also among your list is R 22, since you have it, it wouldn't hurt to give it a whirl. I hope you have as good luck with your 7 RM as I've had with mine.
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thanks,
and i will try them... as well as the h4831...
a bigger concern for me is my inability to locate any federal 215 primers... what i have left on the shelf won't get me very far...
i have, in the past used WLR primers for the fast .30s... but i prefer the Fed 215....
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AGW, the info the the various powders produced by ADI is a bit fascinating... my reading about it, however, does nothing for my desire to simplify my on the shelf selections...
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JohnW - I hear ya bout Fed 215, however where I live and have lived they have not been readily available. ? Why ? I don't know.
That said, WLR/WLRM is what I use whenever possible.
A few yrs back, I ran a test between WLR vs WLRM and I saw NO difference over the Oehler. I haven't been interested enough to re-do it.
Good Luck Jerry
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AGW, the info the the various powders produced by ADI is a bit fascinating... my reading about it, however, does nothing for my desire to simplify my on the shelf selections... I recommend you submit to your desires. When you are retired and money is short, you will thank me. John
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AGW - very nice history lesson on ADI. Thank you! I gotta say, Australia looks better and better every day..........
To the OP - if I was looking to simplify, I could get by very nicely with H4895, H4350, H4831. In fact, those are the three I burn the most and run everything from 45-70 to 30-06, to 300 WM - and several between each. I have a bunch more powders but am reducing inventory to get at a handful of powders; those 3 will always be on my shelf. In addition, I run IMR 7828, H1000, Re 15 more than occasionally.
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