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DaveInFloweryBranchGA
10-09-2008, 10:04 AM
I was reading in a thread on another board where a man had died and his son had found several cans of powder where the original number was overwritten with the number 4795. The powder appears to be an extruded powder and the young man thinks it was some powder his dad picked up somewhere in paper bags/sacks, then put in the cans he had available.

The young man is trying to identify the powder and it's not one I recognize, so I thought I would post here. The young man thinks it was purchased to load .270 with.

Thank you,

Dave
felix
10-09-2008, 10:41 AM
Likely to be a DuPont number. Call Hodgdon's and let them research it. ... felix
DaveInFloweryBranchGA
11-04-2008, 09:18 PM
Felix,

Thank you for the information. I'll pass it on to the young fella.

Regards,

Dave
curator
11-20-2008, 10:26 PM
SR4759 has been available as a "surplus" powder from pull-down WWII .30-06 frangible (training) cartridges and .45-70 line-throwing cartridges. It used to be fairly common but mostly gone now. I got 30 pounds about 4 years ago and I assume that was the last of it.
trooperdan
12-08-2008, 03:35 AM
Yep,. I'm betting it is 4759, a great powder for reduced cast boolit loads!
runfiverun
12-14-2008, 06:50 PM
it easily could be sr- 4759.
or it could be a fast lot of 4895 that the guy marked 4795 to remember it was faster.
Shiloh
12-14-2008, 10:26 PM
it easily could be sr- 4759.
or it could be a fast lot of 4895 that the guy marked 4795 to remember it was faster.

One never can tell with estate acquired surplus powders. The actual I.D. if known
went to the grave with owner. The actual composition of what it can only be educated guessed at. I would caution against using it. The surplus pull-down 4759 I have is small extruded kernels, goldish green colored like tarnished brass, with a hole through the axis.

It was some of the last lot Jeff Bartlett had a year or two back.

Shiloh
Houndog
12-29-2008, 10:19 PM
4795 is an old Scott powder number. I'd call Hogdon as they bought Scott many years ago. If I remember correctly it's close to 4895 in burning rate, but I'd be SURE before trying it. My memory ain't what it used to be!