reduced loads

[edwin41]

hello ,
recently i found some reload data from a german compagnie called H&N sports , who makes the bullets for
reduced loads in various calibers , and i thought i would share this data here .
they seem to like vithavouri n 110 powder , all their loads are with this powder.
i tried it in my 6.5x55 mm swedisch mauser , with exellent accurasy .
they tested and advise the following loads :
.22 hornet RN .224 / 045 gr 9.1 gr N 110
.222 rem. RN.224 / 055 gr 14.0 gr N110
6.5x55 RN.264 / 140 gr 11.5 gr N110
7x57 RN.284 / 160 gr 14 gr N110
.30 carbine RN.308 / 110 gr 12 gr N110
.308 winch. RN.165 / 165 gr 16 gr N110
.30-06 RN.308 / 165 gr 18 gr N110
30-30 winch. RN.308 / 165 gr 15 gr N110
7.5x55 RN.308 / 165 gr 14.2 gr N110
.303 brit. RN.312 / 180 gr 17 gr N110
8x57 is. RN.323/ 190 gr 15 gr N110
.45/70 RN.458 / 300 gr 30 gr N110
.45/70 RN.458 / 350 gr 28 gr N110
8.15x46 r RN.321 / 170 gr 12 gr N110

i must mention that i also tried the load for the .30 carbine , and this is also a very accurate load.
i hope its helpfull for some!

[felix]

Very good to know, and thanks, Edwin. I can personally vouch for the 222 load. I use it all the time in my BR gun. Use N105 at 9.0 grains for a slower load, and is just as good. Pistol primers. ... felix

[MT Chambers]

They use that powder because it is easiest to get there(Germany), it would be a little fast burning for my likes and is close to our H-110 in burn rate.

[edwin41]

got some new info.
recently there was an accident with a reoader with more than 20 years experience in reloading.
his swedisch mauser blew up on him , with a reduced load using the N 110 powder.
he is using this powder for years , i dont think he made a mistake with the powdercharge.

at the range today there was talk about this accident , most of us know this guy , and it seems to be at least two more accidents
with swede mausers and N110 powder are known.

with this in mind i will stay away of this powder in my swede , i ll go back to the aa 5477 powder , called lovex D 060 here.

[303Guy]

It would be nice if a slow powder equivalent of Trail-Boss was produced. I find H4227 to be a nice powder for reduced rifle loads but I want it to fill the case!

I tried Shotgun powder because it is quite bulky but found that although pressure signs on the primer and case body were low, the neck took a beating! It could just a easily be riveting the boolit base and that could cause problems and I see the Swede geometry as being a potential problem for that sort of thing. If the case was double charge, one can imaging the effect then. Something to remember though, there has to be enough energy to blow up a gun. Too small a charge of whatever speed powder will simply be absorbed by the case volume. 11.5gr of powder could well be enough to blow an action.

[David2011]

Hodgdon recommends H4895 for reduced loads down to 60% of the recommended max for a cartridge. http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/H4895%20Reduced%20Rifle%20Loads.pdf

David

[andym79]

got some new info.
recently there was an accident with a reoader with more than 20 years experience in reloading.
his swedisch mauser blew up on him , with a reduced load using the N 110 powder.
he is using this powder for years , i dont think he made a mistake with the powdercharge.

at the range today there was talk about this accident , most of us know this guy , and it seems to be at least two more accidents
with swede mausers and N110 powder are known.

with this in mind i will stay away of this powder in my swede , i ll go back to the aa 5477 powder , called lovex D 060 here.

Did you find out a more details of this?

I have recently started using N110 is reduced loads!

[Mr opinionated]

i don't have any information on the accident, this post is somewhat old (3/6/13) but i went to the web site and read a little bit and there saying that n-110 is like H-110 and WIN 296 so i would be careful using it in reduces loads. I don't know who actually manufacture the powder but they must be in partners with Hodgdon because there is a link on the lower corner of there home page

MR. O

[Dan Cash]

Why would you use reduced loads with paper patched bullets?

[303Guy]

Well I tried reduced loads with paper patch and they shot rather accurately, especially considering the rust damaged bore. I used light boolits and these were subsonic and very quiet with the suppressor, like silent. The patches stayed on the boolit too. Kinda cool.