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IMR 4350 for 243, 7mm-08, 280, 300SAUM, and 338WM. It all works well. The only issue is my 7mm-08 has a rather light load but it is ACCURATE. It is a great powder...
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Well, I just got 10 lbs (2-5lb Jugs) of RL-15 from the FedEX truck Monday... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Course I got a jug or two of Vit.N-560 as well....
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I think temperature sensitivity is a tad overrated, at least for hunting. I used rl-22 for antelope at 70 deg. and my last kill of the year was a whitetail doe at nearly 20 below zero. Didn't notice any difference.
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As distance increases,SD's become more paramount.........................
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The one powder for rifles for me would be either 4895 or rx 15. Just to save you the trouble asking about handguns in another possible thread..... unique.
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If you really like something,you better buy two!
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Most of what I'm shootin' now is '06 based or bigger...both rifle and single shot handgun...
H1000 has proved itself pretty good to me...even in the 300RUM it's acceptable for hunting...
I'm always looking for a better mouse trap though.
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If I had to use only one powder it would probably be the one in the factory loads...
Favorite powders: .22-250 = Varget .257 Roberts = H4895 and H4831SC 7mm Mag = H1000 and H4831SC .30-30 = H4895 (but looking at others including Varget and Benchmark) .308 Win = Varget, Benchmark and BL(C)-2 .300 Win Mag = H4350 .375 Win = AA1680 .44 Mag = H110 .45-70 = H4198, Varget, Benchmark, HS-6
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I've had good success with Reloader 19 in my 260 & 30/06. It is clean burning, fills case capacity nicely and produces good velocities and accuracy. I haven't worked up any loads yet using R-19 in my new 300 WSM Kimber Montana but I will work with it soon.
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I like H-4831-sc for most all my rifles. I am growing fonder and fonder of Varget as I shoot more of that.
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The one powder I have burned the most of, and has worked so well for me has been IMR4350. Lately, though, I have started shooting pumpkin launchers, and I'm liking Varget and H4895.
One powder? That's like one gun. The product of a sick mind. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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I've had really good luck with a bunch of different powders, but if I had to choose one to load all of the cartridges I shoot, (.243 Winchester, .257 Weatherby, .270 Winchester, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, .280 Remington and the .300 Winchester Magnum) I would choose the one that has worked best overall for me.
That would be the tried and true [color:"orange"] IMR 4831 [/color] in the orange can <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Some of my other favorites are RL 15, [color:"blue"]IMR 7828 [/color] and H1000.
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Hmm,talcum? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> For what I'v got,H4831.
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It'd be a tossup between RL 15 and Varget. There darn near clones of eachother. The only problem is I've worked up great loads in some guns with one powder, and great loads in other guns with the other.
I've used them from 308 to 500 Jeffrey, and a few in between, also in some contender chamberings.
H 4350 is also a good un, but just a tad too slow for the medium and bigger bores.
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H4831sc works for my 25-06,7mm Rem and 300 Weatherby.
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I'm surprized to be the first one to mention IMR4064. Its the one I'd keep before all others.
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Wasn't the original question what powder would work best for the calibres listed? If I had to pick one for my rifles it would be H4831sc.
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