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If the past 8 years have shown us anything, it's that more powder availability is something to applaud!
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These new powders were discussed a few days ago on 16ga.com. FWIW, one of the posters contacted Hodgdon about them and received the following response.
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12-25-2016, 06:00 PM | #5 | ||||||
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Here's the Hodgdon Relative Burn Rate Chart that includes these new powders.
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12-25-2016, 07:44 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Here is just one example a comparison of IMR Green to Alliant Green Dot for 1 1/4 10ga load. Info is from their online reloading centers. Everything is identical, every comparison I have looked at between Red Dot and Red and Green Dot and Green is identical.
From the Hogdon site 10ga 3.5" Federal Hull Lead Shot 1 1/4 oz. Manufacturer Powder Primer Wad Grs. Pressure Vel. (ft/s) IMR IMR Green CCI 209M Rem. SP10+ 6-20 GA. .135 CARD 29.5 8,300 PSI 1,265 IMR IMR Green Win. 209 Rem. SP10+ 6-20 GA. .135 CARD 29.0 8,800 PSI 1,265 Alliant Powder Reloading Center Recipe Primers: 10 Gauge 3 1/2-in. Fed. Plastic with Paper Base Wad --- 1 1/4 1,265 CCI 209M Green Dot Rem SP 10 29.5 8,300 (6) 0.135 --- 1 1/4 1,265 Win 209 Green Dot Rem SP 10 29 8,800 (6) 0.135
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12-25-2016, 07:48 PM | #7 | ||||||
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The real question is did Hodgdon expand their production capacity to accommodate the new offerings or will production of these Alliant clone powders reduce the production of previously existing Hodgdon and IMR powders like 700-X.
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I heard that the Unequal powder does not use the common pronunciation.
You are supposed to say it, U-neek-qual. Like it equals Unique. |
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I just looked at the attached burn-rate chart. Looks like all references to IMR-SR powders are gone (sadly). Barring some report of a BIG benefit to these new powders, I will have to use up my current inventory of RED DOT, GREEN DOT, BLUE DOT, and UNIQUE before I get very much into the new Hodgon powders. Call it an old guy thing.
More or less unrelated, has anybody got an explanation of why Alliant Extra-lite has never appeared on any burn chart that I have seen? I own 8 pounds of it and use it in my 12's for light loads. I think it is very fast, but, never seen it charted. rch |
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I'll just stick with my Alliant powders.
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