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Thread: 44cal and IMR4227

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    Boolit Bub utahtrapper's Avatar
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    Search 4227 on this site there are 2 excellent post about when the purchase ooccurred and only using the Australian plant for 4227 which is Hodgson's. The Older Labeled IMR is Canada.
    Search on this site for IMR 4227 vs Hodgson lots of great info. On this site

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    Search 4227 on this site there are 2 excellent post about when the purchase ooccurred and only using the Australian plant for 4227 which is Hodgson's. The Older Labeled IMR is Canada.
    Search on this site for IMR 4227 vs Hodgson lots of great info. On this site

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    Le Loup Solitaire
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    The old Dupont loading tables listed 23 grains of 4227 as a compressed load for the 44 Mag. It was a (max) performance level load and you knew that when you let it off. I used 17 grains with a H&G #503 (around 255 grains)....that is what was supposedly used by E. Keith as a 44 Special load...I used it in the 44 Mag and it was still pretty stout. That 4227 was the old standard stuff from back in the day. Never had any problem with it of any sort other than a lot of boom and some unburned powder grains. LLS

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    Not a 200 grain light load, but a compressed load of 22 grains of IMR 4227 under a Laser Casted 240 grain LSWC is liked by my Red Hawk. And low pressure SBD no leading.
    I'll be needing that for squirrels and such.....

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    If I remember right, when I talked to Hodgens about the difference between IMR and Hodgens, they said that they were cut different, and they recut the IMR so it would throw in the modern powder measures better, and yes there is a small burn rate difference, but it was not that much that it really differed. Give them a call, they are really great to talk to.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check