A buddy of mine was given 8lb of this powder (bulk). Can anyone give me some info. on this powder.And what is the best cal. to use it for. thinks bill
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A buddy of mine was given 8lb of this powder (bulk). Can anyone give me some info. on this powder.And what is the best cal. to use it for. thinks bill
Use it in a 270.. no better powder. Assuming it is surplus 4831 I have lots of data. You can pm me for info.
I have used several cans of IMR 4831,love it in my 3006.
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Excels in 06 sized cases...the longer the barrel the better it works. If so desired it can be used for upper end cast if your barrel length and twist will allow it and your casting/loading/alloying skills are up to the task at hand.
it's my prefered powder for 243win with Heavy for caliber J-words in my benchrest rifle (long heavy barrel).
The only thing is, it can be a pain in the powder measure.
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is imr 4831 and h4831 data interchangeable
Short answer: NOT REALLY.
They are certainly CLOSE to each other in burn rate, but in my experience, IMR4831 is sufficiently quicker than H4831 that it could easily lead to excessive pressure if switched with the H4831 in a maximum load.
It's best to treat them as two distinctly-different powders. (Both are great for many purposes.)
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FWIW--mil surp 4831 works great in my Marlin 336, 30-30's and cast boolits of 180g.
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any load data for cast 3006?170/190grain range
Last edited by wgr; 04-17-2014 at 05:12 PM.
38.0 grs. with a 170 gr cast Lyman bullet sized .309 in M94 30/30.
Bob
My brother and I have been using it in our 25-06's, literally for decades. It works great.
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Jack
I use it in 270, 30/06, 264 Mag.
If it is H4831 I'm finding its the ticket for the M1 Garand 41gr of it with a lyman #311284 (Bobs load)
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I was told 4831 was way too slow for the Garand and would cause excessive gas pressure that could bend the operating rod.Originally Posted by Desertbuck
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Bill, IMR 4831 is a versatile powder for many handguns - rifles and shot shells.
Seeing the list is long, I'll let you do your own home work ...
https://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/Hodgdon%...c%20Manual.pdf
Open the Basic Manual. Then on your tool bar: Edit > Find ... that opens a window. Type 4831 and click on next and keep clicking next that will find every caliber - bullet weight and 4831 loading data
The manual is 72 pages so sit back and enjoy!
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John
A max load of 4831 might, and I wouldn't try it.
However 41 grs is no where near max load / max pressure. A max Jword load for 30-06 is closer to 60 grs compressed.
7mm / 300 / 338 win mags work well with 4831
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I was scared to use slow powders in my M1 Garand for a while and avoid them like the plague when loading for it. I have now learned that only J words and slow powder dont mix for the old war horse. But heavy Boolits, slow powders and the M1 Garand get along just fine.
Just stay in reasonable Boolit velocities and you will have 0 problems.
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The gun has been denounced.
The gun has played a critical role in History.
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I use H4831 for heavy Jword 6mm Remington and all loads in my 7mm Rem, Mag.
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