Loading with 2400

[wtfooptimax200]

Does anyone have any experience with 2400? I am thinking about buying a pound for some mid-range loads for the 480 Ruger. At this point I'm not interested in top end loads, so it seems that 296, h110, and Lil Gun are pretty much out of the question. Are there any know issues wiht 2400? I will be using this during deer season, so I'm especially considered with any issues of temperature sensitivity.

Thanks for any help,

Branden

[Tom W.]

It worked o.k. for me, with 400 gr cast boolits.

[Echo]

One of the best powders around. Use it for magnum pistol to HP rifle. Not a thing bad to say about 2400.

[ted16102]

Great stuff that 2400 I buy it in 8 lb kegs and use it in all my 357Maximum, 357 magnum and 44 magnum loads and have taken two fine black bears and a lot of whitetails with that powder and I trust it to do the job always. I have never encountered any problems with 2400 over 35yrs of using it

[Edward429451]

I've used a lot of 2400 for over 25 years now. I use it in 44 Mag and 45 Colt from light to magnum and no problems. A very versatile powder.

[mattbowen]

I love 2400, I use it in my 45/70,45LC, and 357. I also use Trail Boss for light loads.

Matt

[songdog53]

Have used 2400 in my 44 mag. for years. Both in handgun and rifle too.

[mroliver77]

The only problem I have with it is running out! When younger I read too much and got convinced it was too dirty. I discovered Blue Dot! As long as you are not looking for " powder puff" loads 2400 will do it for you.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

2400 works i like H110 too

[NHlever]

2400 is a good powder for the kind of loads you are thinking about. I would stay away from ball powders in general for this use. H-4227 is one of Hodgdon's "extreme" powders, and might work well too. I haven't loaded for bores larger than .45 so take my opinions for what they are worth........ John Taffin took a bison with a load like that out of his .480, and he didn't recover the boolit, so you might research the loads he uses in his FA.

[Lonestar22]

2400 will always be on my reloading bench. It is neither position or temperature sensative.

[jerry_from_ct]

great stuff, putting together some .375 Win's using the old '50's Ideal/Lyman .38-55 specs.

17.0 grs 2400 over 250gr. cast..............

[Rocky Raab]

One virtue of 2400 is that it delivers fairly consistent velocities even with reduced loads. It will burn inefficiently at lower pressures, however, leaving a fair amount of unburned or partially burned kernels behind. It is a mistake to try to "fix" that with magnum primers, because using them would require an even further reduction of the 2400 load. Besides, Alliant says to use standard primers only with all their powders.

[jerry_from_ct]

Do use Firefox, NOT Internet Exploder, now that's funny

[DanWalker]

2400 and Red Dot cover 99 percent of my reloading.
Count me as a fan of both.

[David2011]

Here's another vote for 2400. It's very versatile. It may leave your bore looking dirty but my big bore handguns clean up with just a pass or two with a dry wool swab. Alliant has a link that will show all of their recommended uses of 2400: http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Powder.aspx?powderid=9

Mostly I use it for a .44 Mag Contender and a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt with cast boolits with excellent results. The powder was originally developed for the .22 Hornet which propelled the bullet at 2400 fps, giving it its name.

David

[quilbilly]

I have used it for 30 years and have had no problems. It works in any magnum handgun and my 32-20 loves it as well.

[ColColt]

It was the first "magnum" powder I ever used. I started using it in the 357 and then the 44 magnum when most of my shooting compadres were using H110 or 296. I like the fact you can load below max and not get into trouble like you can with H110. A great powder, IMHO and one that's always around.

[9.3X62AL]

2400 is maybe the most versatile powder in my cabinet. I don't use it for midrange revolver loads, but it gets A LOT of use in higher-end cast boolit revolver loads--cast boolit rifle loads--and 410 shotshells. I go through at least 1 eight-pound caddy per year.

[canyon-ghost]

Seriously good powder, I use it in 32-20 and 41 Rem Magnum. It's good and dependable, every 1/10th grain increase is there until you reach the point you know the load is too stout for what you want. It will be a much liked powder.
Love that stuff.

Ron

[Dark Helmet]

+1 on 2400

[Ron in PA]

+ on 2400 for M1 Carbine and 30 Carbine Ruger BH

[superior]

It's my powder of choice in the 303British, and 7.62x39. I plan to incorporate it's use in the 45-70 and 45Colt next. So far, I get tight groups and good velocity with reduced muzzle blast.

[DanWalker]

It's my powder of choice in the 303British, and 7.62x39. I plan to incorporate it's use in the 45-70 and 45Colt next. So far, I get tight groups and good velocity with reduced muzzle blast.
25 grains under a 405 grain boolit in the 45/70 and 18.5 grains under a 250 gr boolit in 45LC are both proven accurate in my guns.

[1Shirt]

If I were forced to have only one pdr for cast blts, it would be 2400. Works for every thing from hornet to 45-70 with careful loading.
1Shirt!:coffeecom

[Marine Sgt 2111]

The first powder I purchased for reloading, was for the .44 mag in 1972 and it was 2400. While I have experimented with other types of powder, I keep coming back to 2400 for high end revolver loads and cast boolits loads in rifles. .22 hornet, .30-30, .308, .30-06, .300 win mag, .32-20, .32-40, .35 rem, .38-55, .375 H&H, 45-70...they all shoot well with 2400.

[mattbowen]

I took some .458 340gr. RNFP boolits and sized them down to .452 and loaded them with 14gr of 2400 under them and test fired them out of my 92 and my Black Hawk with no problems. The grouping out of the 92 was one jagged hole the Black Hawk was ok and needs to be tweaked a little but they hit the target. I haven't found anything that 2400 won't work in.

[Char-Gar]

Another happy 2400 fan here.

[jlchucker]

2400 is my go-to powder for 44 magnum rifle and carbine loads. I started with it years ago and have used it pretty much exclusively for my 44 mag loads ever since.

[swenner64]

I love 2400 for all my Milserp rifles with cast, My 8mm Yugo love 17.5 grains with a Lee 175 grain cast bullet. This is all I shoot in my Mauser I get 3" group open sites at 100 yards. I used to use Ed Harris 13 grains of Red dot formula but found that 2400 is much easier to meter and much more versatile you can push your bullets at a much higher velocity. I have gone all the way to 18grains with no problems. 2400 is all I am going to do for Mil Serp. Casting.

[429421Cowboy]

I love 2400, that and unique are the only pistol powders i use. Fills the case well and meters like a dream. I use 18.5 grains behind a .429 240 Keith style boolit, its a bit less then Keth himself used but i haven't found anything that still wanted to bother me after gettin hit by that load. We use those two powders for many rasons but one of the best is the versitillity as well as the fact that i can find a starting load for almost anything with 2400. And i also use 15.5 behind a 270 jacketed "bullet" in my .44 magnums. Remember to never use a Magnum primer with 2400 though.

[tuckerdog]

please! take my advice and stay away from 2400... that way there is more for me!

in all seriousness it is a very good powder for a wide range of cartridges and loads, also never use mag primers with this powder