Is LVR all that it's cracked up to be?

[wtfooptimax200]

I am looking into trying some LVR for my newly acquired 35 rem. Is the powder as good as the internet makes it out to be? Opinions are appreciated.

[Carolina Cast Bullets]

LVR is all its cracked up to be, IMHO. I have loaded it in 35 Remington and fired my load alongside the 200 grain factory load. In terms of felt recoil and accuracy, the only standards I have (no chronograph), they were identical.

The bullet I used was the RDO 190 grain RNFLgc, sized to .359" and lubed with 45/45/10.

LVR is a fine grained ball powder that flows thru my Uniflow almost like water. Loads are very uniform and meter nicely. No hangups on "sticks".

I hesitate to quote loading data for personal reasons and I'm sure many here will understand.

Simply look up LeverRevolution on the Hogdon's website/load data and go from there.

I have also used it in 308 loads with the RDO 165 grain RNFLgc but seated out to the third lube groove. One hole 3 round group at 50 yards, again comperable to factory load recoil.

Jerry
Carolina Cast Bullets

[Haggway]

I have used this with my 308 marlin express. Shooting the rdo 165 grain paper patched, I got a decent start for a hunting load. It is now up to me to tweek it into a good group. BTW I got them from CCB.

[wtfooptimax200]

CCB, when you talk about the 200 grn factory load, are you referring the the 200 gr. FTX load?

[Larry Gibson]

Yes it is.

Larry Gibson

[novalty]

Who makes LVR? I've never heard of it, or are you referring to Hodgdon LEVEREVOLUTION?

[Lefty SRH]

Personally I had better results from IMR 3031 in my 35 Remmy 336 and a RCBS 35-200. Then again every rifle is different, just have to listen to them as to what they want....

[rockrat]

Works great in my 30-30XLR and not too shabby in my 356win XLR

[358 Win]

I really like LVR powder a lot. I use it for cast boolits in my .32 Win specials and with the RCBS 08-170 it gives the 180gr cast boolit a MV of 2300fps and superb accuracy. Just worked up a load in my 336W 30-30 that launches the 150gr Sierra FN bullet @ 2470fps MV and again accuracy is superb. My load using the 160gr FTX bullet in the 30-30 chronographed at 2326 fps. In my 336SC .35 Remington I got a respectable 2208fps with the 200gr HDY FTX bullet. No signs of any high pressures in all the loads I've worked up.
358 Win

[TXGunNut]

Awesome powder, have read Larry Gibson's posts about it and early results with my 32 Spl have been very promising, will most assuredly be using it in an upcoming 30-30 project. I'm using RD boolits in all my leverguns today and IMHO Michael's boolits like to be pushed fast and LVR does that quite nicely. I wanted to use it to propel RD's 359-190 in my 35 Rem but the RX7 powder is working for me now, it's a sentimental favorite of mine.
What boolit weight did you have in mind? I was thinking 38 grs under a 190 gr RD boolit but was going to approach it from 37 and work up from there.