Well, I did a search on this powder for use in the garand, and most people said it would damage the op-rod. No one mentioned what kind of loads though (not that I noticed, anyway).
Someone made the comment in a thread that it is bulky, so much to the point of basically acting as it's own filler (i think richochet maybe?). Anyways, wouldn't that make it ideal for sending a CB at a moderate velocity (like 1700ish)? On my chart it is only a few powders slower than 4831, which has been suggested in the "BobS" load. Anyone have a quantitative idea on how reduced a load would have to be not to damage the oprod, and what the results would look like?
Does anyone have quickload that could run a simulation to see what gas port pressures would look like?
What about if an adjustable gas plug were used? Could you just fill a case full and use an adjustable gas plug?
Reading about fillers has made me nervous. I plan to use this ammo in "tactical" matches and the ammo is gonna get banged around, I don't want powder to get in front of the filler (read about KB from this). Is that fear reasonable or no?
And the kicker, this powder is cheap and available. I work in a machine shop and could easily make all the adjustable gas plugs I'd need. So, what do you guys think?