Need burn rate of Herters #162 shotgun powder

[The Old Redneck]

        I have bought the reloading equipment and supplies of an older gentleman that died a few years ago. In this was several pounds of powder that have never been opened, and this is the only one I do not have a cross reference for. Everything he had was kept in a cool dry place. The primers and powders I have tried so far have worked great, and velocities chrony out to what the powders should shoot. I reload for handguns, and rifles, and am asking because I would like to use the powder. Having the burn rate, or the standard powders close would give me a place to start working loads from. Would be a shame to waste that many pounds of powder that has been kept that well for so many years. Any help as to where this powder would be on a burn chart would be great. Thanks The Ol Redneck

[Lone Star]

Rather than try to work up loads for long-obsolete powders that you cannot replace - why not check the interest in the collectors markets?  There are collectors who specialize in Herters products, and they might give you enough $$$ to purchase a few pounds of modern powder.  To me it would be better to let someone who is interested in posterity have it, rather than to just burn it up when a modern powder will do.  Your choice.  IIRC the Herters powders were made by Nobel, and 162 was Nobel 62....

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[The Old Redneck]

      Thank you Sir, right after posting an old friend called and gave me the data for the #101, and thinks he may have the data for the #162. He will call me back on it. There are several reasons I would rather load and shoot it. One is that after shooting some of his loads I was impressed with the preformance of some of this old stuff. After pulling the bullets on some of it, it would be easy to reproduce if this proves to be the powder he was using. I'm also one of the old farts that hates to waste things, and I'm not interested in trying to resell any of the stuff. I bought the old guys stuff to use, trade, or give to friends. The dies, and things that I already have will go to someone that doesn't have a set that caliber. Bullets and things I don't shoot will be traded for some I do use, or I'll give them to someone that shoots that caliber/weight. One thing I have learned as I get older is that waste is one of the things we can do something about. Having several sets of the same caliber dies when some younger shooter needs a set doesn't do me or them any good. I go through several 8 pound jugs of powder a year, why not use this if it will work in something I shoot? Thanks again for the info.