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Thread: good all around powder

  1. #21
    Boolit Grand Master


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    Quote Originally Posted by fast ronnie View Post
    I've been loading some Red Dot with waa12 and Winchester primers in AA hulls.
    I have some Nitro hulls that I would like to use, and have some RXP wads. I've been looking in all the load data that I could find and am not seeing any data for Red Dot, RXP and Winchester primers. Recommended load for that wad and powder combination says to use Remington 209P primers, but I do not have easy access to anything other than the 209 Winchester. Does anyone out there have any suggestions? 1200 fps, 1 1/18 oz. loads are what I would like to stay with. These are used only for clays.
    Do you have access to a chronograph? The following load is right from the Alliant website.

    2 3/4" Remington Nitro
    Federal 209A
    17 gr. Red dot
    Rem. RPX
    1 1/8 oz lead

    1200 fps
    10,100 psi

    You could safely swap a Winchester 209 for a Federal 209A (but I would not swap the other way around), although your velocity is likely to be a bit lower. With a Win 209, 17gr Red Dot is likely between 1150-1200 fps.

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    Boolit Master

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    I use red dot and unique. I've also tried 700x and 800x, but seem to go back to my old reliables.

  3. #23
    Boolit Mold
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    for 7/8 and 1 1/8 oz loads, I use 700-x and e3. e3 is a pretty fast powder and burns real clean.

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    I just got my new copy of Lyman Shotshell 5th edition. It has a load for nitro (STS), win209, 18 grains RD, and 1 1/8 oz using a waa12 wad. Everything seems to be the same as what I'm already using, only with a Nitro hull instead of a AA. The 3rd edition did not have this combination, nor did any other data that I looked at. (Hodgen, Alliant, etc.

    Thanks for the input, guys.

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    Unique has been my standby for loading .311/.375 RB in 12 ga (1-1 1/8oz). Just picked up a 8lb keg of SR7625 from a fellow reloader to give it a try (along with pistol)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Combat Diver View Post
    Unique has been my standby for loading .311/.375 RB in 12 ga (1-1 1/8oz). Just picked up a 8lb keg of SR7625 from a fellow reloader to give it a try (along with pistol)

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    ice score on a discontinued powder. I ran out a couple of years ago. Had to switch.

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    Gents- UNIQUE gets my vote! I use it as my go-to powder for all 12/20/28ga shotshells (low to moderate loads) as well as cast boolit loads in centerfire rifle and pistol. I have a large supply of many other powders to choose from, but, in 85% of the cases, I begin the search with Unique, and just stay with it.\
    This is the old, dirty burning Unique, but it gives me a visual reminder to clean the weapon.
    If I remember correctly, the name Unique was used to denote how versatile this powder was. It still is!
    358wcf

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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