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Offline Prince of Wales

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« on: August 01, 2003, 04:17:03 AM »
When researching loads for my 308 Win and my sons 30/30 Win I noticed that considerably less Reloader 7 is required to produce similar velocities in comparison to most other powders. Does this mean that this is actually a less expensive powder to use or am I missing something here? Good luck POW

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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2003, 10:12:12 AM »
What it means is that Reloader 7 is a much "faster" powder than many others suitable for the cartridge.  This means that it builds pressures at a faster rate, therefore requiring less powder.  Conversely, you must be much more careful trying to increase loads with faster powders because it is much easier to be too hot before you have much warning.  They can do good things within their perameters, but are far less forgiving of error.

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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2003, 12:55:30 PM »
Blackhawk I assumed the faster burn rate was responsible for the fact that less volume is required. Does that mean as I am assuming that it would be less expensive to use this powder if it will produce more loads per pound? Good luck. POW

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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2003, 01:40:36 PM »
Very true.  The downside is that you will reach reasonable but not top velocities.  This situation becomes even more pronounced as you load heavier bullets for the caliber.

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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2003, 02:46:30 PM »
Blackhawk I should be OK then. I do`nt want to load either max velocity of heavy for caliber. POW