IMR SR4759 worth getting?

[VintageRifle]

Hello,

I know that IMR SR4759 was discontinued. I found a source that has about 5 - 1lb containers available. Would this powder be worth getting for cast bullet loads for 7.62x54r, 30-06, 303 British, 8mm, and similar cartridges?

From what I have read, about 15gr of SR4759 for a 185gr cast bullet works well.

I have been using 2400. But came across references that SR4759 works very well.

Thanks,
Nick

[dragon813gt]

Yes, it works very well for reduced loads. I'm very glad I bought the quantity I did.

[perotter]

Every time I've ever used it, I've been very pleased with the result. But as I like keeping a bare minimum of different powders, I never made it powder I keep on hand.

IMO, if you are short on 2400 and the price of the SR4759 is right, I'd suggest buying it. I know I would.

[Bent Ramrod]

Five pounds of 4759 would be enough to at least develop a database of loads for the cartridges you want to try it in. Then you could keep an eye out for any more that turns up.

I know I glom onto any quantity I come across any time I find it.

The discontinuance of 4759 is right up there with the introduction of New Coke in the pantheon of worst marketing decisions ever.

[leadman]

This will be the second time SR4759 has been dropped. Requests for it made IMR bring it back.

I use 18 or 19grs in those same cartridges and they are very acurate with no ignition or position problems.

[gnoahhh]

By all means buy it! If I stumbled onto a stash in a store, it would end up in my car in about a minute. Luckily I have something over 10 pounds stashed, but I'm dreading the day I use the last of it.

[waco]

I bought two eight pounders a year or so ago. Still have about 15 lbs left. Love it in .308 and 45-70

[dragonrider]

Buy it, Buy it, buy it. at whatever price.

[VintageRifle]

Thanks for the input everyone. Will see what I can do. Hopefully will be able to get it all.

The odd thing about the powder being discontinued is that it is still listed on IMR's website.

[fryboy]

It will be for quite some time ,even no w 20 years on accurate has data for the original data powder 2200 ,even better they finally added new manufactured of the same name ( sans the word "data" )
I too went without lunch for a heap o long time to get all I could before 4759 was gone,even worse... Many of the so called accuracy loads in the newest Lyman cast manual list it as "the powder"

[VintageRifle]

They just got a new shipment of Tail Boss. Now I have to make a decision. Hmm...

[oldblinddog]

If you don't want it, buy it and swap it to someone who does

[Buckshot]

..............Years ago when surplus powders were much more common I bought 16 lbs of what was labeled 'Surplus IMR 4198'. Beginning testing proved it MUCH slower then the real IMR-4198 I had on hand. In fact it was very similar to IMR-3031. Awhile after that Bartlett listed Surplus IMR-4759 (6 lb jugs).

Having been disappointed with the so called Surplus IMR-4198 (not that it was't usable), just wasn't anything like IMR-4198. So I ordered a single 6lb jug of the Surp 4759 to fool with, along with some other stuff. Turned out that the Surplus 4759 WAS in fact the same as canister SR-4759 I immediately called him up and ordered 4 x 6lb jugs of it. Since I can no longer shoot every Tuesday, I suspect I have enough to last the remainder of my shooting career.

.................Buckshot

[swheeler]

or you could just bring back burrito tuesday!

[Buckshot]

or you could just bring back burrito tuesday!

...............I'd STILL be shooting every Tuesday with the gang if a developer hadn't shut the range down! Serves him right though. He and his outfit went bankrupt not long afterwards. What goes around comes around!

..............Buckshot

[lotech]

SR4759 is certainly an excellent cast bullet rifle powder. Like many others, I've used it for years. However, I suspect some serious load development and fine-tuning using Reloder 7, AA5744, one of the 4198s, or perhaps other similar powders will yield equivalent accuracy and velocity in most, if not all applications.

[Shuz]

I'd buy it! I'm working on my last 5 lb jug of IMR 4759. Hopefully, IMR/Hodgdon will bring it backdue to demand. Have any of you seen the recent price on AA5744? Out here it is about $34.00/lb at Cabelas!

[VintageRifle]

working on a trade deal to pick it up.

[VintageRifle]

Picked it all up yesterday.

[9w1911]

I think it is done, I have not seen it for sale lately.