Imr 4064

[rikkit]

Well, I came across a "deal" on approx. 20 lbs of 4064. Back before I "wised up" I use fo load Jacketed bullets of the 30 cal variety with this powder it shot well, but was a pain to meter through my measure's. Now that I have 'graduated" to cast bullets I am looking for some rifle loads to use this powder in. I'm shooting everything from Hornet to 45-70 and most calibers in between. So any load suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[beemer]

I have used it at about 30 gr. with cast in a 303 Brit. IMR 4064 is very versitle, maybe not the best but usable in a wide range of aplications.

beemer

[jack19512]

Not much help but 4064 is one of my favorite 8mm powders.

[Jeffery8mm]

Have used up to 46gr of 4064 in a 45-70 with the Lyman 330gr HP Gould.
Also 43gr of 4064 with the Lee 405gr fp will do about 1350ish and make much deer meat!
I got some notes where I used it in a 30-30 with a Lee 150gr cast I will look up.
Jeff

[Snapping Twig]

I like IMR 4064 for my 30-06 Remington 740.

IIRC, 49g under a 165g J-word boolit.

I shot a few of my regular bolt gun loads of IMR 4350 and soon found out that semi auto rifles don't like that type of load. Scary actually.

[MT Gianni]

It is the most accurate powder with J-word bullets in my 308. I have found AA 4064 to be very close in all the applications I have tried it in.

[Dean D.]

IMR4064 has been the best preformer for my '06 and it also shoots well in my 220 Swift. I don't have the data on hand but 49.7gr behind a 180gr JSP comes to mind for the '06.

A lot of people do not like this powder because it is long grain and does not meter well. I don't care about that because I trickle each and every load for accuracy. I just set my powder measure a tad light and top them off with the trickle charger. For me, the extra accuracy is well worth the time spent.

[bishopgrandpa]

Have used 58 gr IMR 4064 with 300JHP and 56gr with 400 gr JSP. Used 48GR with 405 cast. All very accurate and not overpressure. Cast was with GC.

[madcaster]

Just be careful that this powder has not been mixed with other powders!

[bcp477]

4064 is my favorite powder. Right now, I use it with paper-patched bullets , in my 8 x 57 (Yugo M48 rifle). 28.0 grains for targets and 31.5 grains for hunting.... with 0.5 grains of cotton wool filler, under a 170 grain flat-nose, cast bullet, paper-patched with two wraps of ordinary lined notebook paper, lubed with Lee Liquid Alox. The 31.5 grain load produces about 1900 - 1950 fps, the 28.0 grain load about 1800 or so. Excellent accuracy for both.