Tell me how you use Alliant 2400

[CraigOK]

What all do you guys use it for?
What caliber, bullet weight, and velocity?

[MrHarmless]

8mm, 7.5 French, 303 Brit. Sometimes .357, but I'm short on it right now.

8mm gets about 20 grains under the Lee 329-220 sized to .323. Outstanding accuracy.

The 7.5 is about 16 grains under the Lee 312-160 sized to .309. Great accuracy but that bullet is super annoying. Very fat nose, like to jam in the lands.

The 303 gets something like 18 grains. Lee 160 and 185. The 160 was more accurate, but after getting some leading I realized they're bother undersized. Need to hone out the 311 sizer to 312 ish.

2400 is one of my favorites. Very versatile powder and meters extremely well.

[Krag 1901]

A2400 is good in .308 and .30-40 with cast and of course .357 and .44 mag.

I had a problem with my Python and found that the unburned 2400 had packed up the ( thing that indexes the cylinder). Cleaned it out after several thousand rounds.

[onelight]

I use it in 44 special with the Lee gc 240 swc 14.6 grains 1070 FPS , and in a 45/8 Ruger Bisley and with a Lyman 429421 with 14.8 for about 1050 FPS .

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Elmer's old .44 Mag. loads and .410 shotgun.

DG

[shaner]

I use it in my 2.5" 410 ga loads .also in my 22 hornet loads .

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[Norske]

New 2400 develops the same velocity with 20 gr behind a 240 gr bullet that used to take 22 gr of powder. It's my standard load in my Ruger SBH revolvers and my Marlin 1894. Nothing else has been as accurate. In the SBH's 16 gr 2400 and a 300 (305?) gr Lee flat point boolit is also excellent, but recoil is a bit more.
Using old reloading data with the new cleaner burning 2400 is a bad idea. During my volunteer range safety officer "job" I met a man who was at Alliant when the development of cleaner 2400 was done. It ended up a bit quicker burning, making higher peak pressures.

[JM7.7x58]

I use it in 30-30(170gr/15gr), 30-06(150gr-210gr/16gr), 7.7x58mm(155gr-217gr/16gr), .357 Mag(150gr/13gr).

I’ve seen a load for it in 32 acp, but have not used it there, yet.

It’s good stuff.

[Kraschenbirn]

.357s for my TC Contender and Rossi '92; 7.65 Arg, 7.62x54, and .22 Hornet (now that I can't find IMR4227 anywhere).

Bill

[Conditor22]

I use/can use 2400 for these calibers: 45/70, 8mm, 32 win spcl, 7.65x53, 303 brit, 30-06, 30-30, 300 bo, 44 mag, 357 mag,

Not always the most accurate but it works.!

[Lloyd Smale]

old load i got from paco kelly is a 405 cast with 22 grains of 2400. 24 in a 458 mag. Worked good in my guns.

[DougGuy]

I use 2400 where I'd like to download H110. I use it mostly in 44mag 310gr hunting loads where I am after a targeted velocity 1200fps, which I think puts that boolit just slightly slower than the starting charges of H110.

If I want to get into the 75% to 90% powerband of a certain cartridge, 2400 does that very well. 90% and above = H110.

[jdfoxinc]

3" 410 buckshot loads.

[stubshaft]

First and foremost I use it in the cartridge it was designed for, the 22 Hornet (2400 fps.), 44 Special and mag, 30/30, 375 H&H.

[Low Budget Shooter]

16 to 20 grains under cast bullet in 30.06
12.5 grains under 158gr - 170gr bullet in 357 Magnum
Works great!

[John Boy]

Here’s a good read about 2400 ... http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?47500-2400-published-load-data

Craig, buy a Lyman Reloading Manual and then you’ll be able to flip pages for the data you want by caliber and bullet weight and velocity

[marlin39a]

Cast rifle loads. Fast 357 loads. 22 hornet.

[CraigOK]

Here’s a good read about 2400 ... http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?47500-2400-published-load-data

Craig, buy a Lyman Reloading Manual and then you’ll be able to flip pages for the data you want by caliber and bullet weight and velocity

I have the lyman cast bullets manual in the Amazon cart, just haven't bought it in case the wife asks for ideas for my birthday

[45DUDE]

A slow bench rest target load in 38 special with a 195 grain Lyman lead boolit for one. Lots of uses. 2400 goes down pretty fast in a hopper.

[ShooterAZ]

I use it a lot in the 30-30W, 308W, and 30-06. Also use it quite a bit in 357 Mag and 44 Mag. I'm running pretty low on 2400 at the moment, with little hope for replacement. Thankfully I'm well stocked on IMR4227, which I use quite a bit of for cast boolits.

[Rcmaveric]

2400.... is like Hot sauce. Inhave used it everything but small pistol calibers. And it worked great.

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[farmbif]

2400 is a very versatile powder. both the RCBS and Lyman cast bullet manuals are peppered with tested loads using 2400 in many many different pistol and rifle calibers.
its got to be right up there with unique as one of the most popular powders for cast boo lit loads

[GasGuzzler]

Around 13 grains under a 162-ish .357 bullet produces superb accuracy in my 6.5" Blackhawk.

(seven paces, 3rd shot attempt)

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[1Papalote]

38-55, 250 gr LEE

[biffj]

I love it for subsonic loads in the 300 blackout, 338BR and the 510Whisper. I'm running jacketed bullets in all. 220grSMK in the blackout, 300gr SMK in the 338BR and 650-700gr military or AMAX in the 510. It works really well and is quieter than a lot of the other powders used for subsonic suppressed loads.

Frank

[Beaverhunter2]

I have a fun, accurate load in 450 Marlin: 20.0gr of 2400, a CCI 200 and a Lee 405 RNPB. Very soft shooting. I need to chronograph it.

I also use 18.0gr with an S&B LP and a Lee 400gr RFN in .480 Ruger. 1080fps out of a 7 1/2" SRH.

Lastly, in 357 Mag. I use 12.5gr with a Lee 158gr RFNBB and a CCI-500. IIRC 1100fps out of a S&W 586 6".

I just got an order through for an 8 pounder from Brownells on Friday. Still "processing" so we'll see. Brownells has always been good so I'm relatively confident. Hopefully I'll be burning a lot of 2400 in the near future. Thanks for starting this thread, Craig! And thanks to those that shared info- I'm planning to try work-ups to some of the loads in here.

John

[dale2242]

16 gr. in my Mosin Nagant with a 200 gr. bullet sized .314 and 1 gr dacron is fun and accurate.

[CraigOK]

I just got an order through for an 8 pounder from Brownells on Friday. Still "processing" so we'll see. Brownells has always been good so I'm relatively confident. Hopefully I'll be burning a lot of 2400 in the near future. Thanks for starting this thread, Craig! And thanks to those that shared info- I'm planning to try work-ups to some of the loads in here.

John

I was trying to talk myself out of buying one of those 8 lb jugs that you snagged since I've never used 2400 before, or justify buying it. In the end they were gone before I purchased one and I'll likely look back on it as a mistake. Hoping to find a lb locally to play with. Thanks to everyone for contributing!

[sniper]

I don't!:D

[bluebird66]

357 Mag and 44 Mag.

[derek45]

357 and 44 magnum

[tips hat to Elmer Keith ]

[downzero]

I use it in .357 Magnum. Almost the velocity of H110, lower charge weight, and just as consistent. Best of all--no magnum primer needed so I can save those for my real full house loads.

[robg]

use 2400 in 308/357/44/45-70 .meters well shoots well .

[trapper9260]

It is my go to for 410 and alot of that is stated already .

[NEKVT]

I can vouch for two loads already mentioned...12.5gr under Hornady 158gr XTP groups well and to point of aim for my Ruger 357 LCR at fighting distance as does 10.5 gr with the Lee 358-158-RNFP cast of 50/50.

22.0gr and .75gr dacron with Lee 459-405-HB works well in my Trapdoor 45-70 "sporter" with 20" barrel. It hits at same POA as 24.0gr 4227 which chronographed at 1120fps.

Picked up an extra pound of 2400 (and Bullseye) just before the fan got hit.

[black mamba]

For me it's a lot like Unique, in that it doesn't give top accuracy or velocity in any of my revolver cartridges, but it does work reasonably well in all of them, so I have some on hand for "just in case."

[PAndy]

I have used 9.0 in .32-20 Marlin and 13 to 16 gr experiments in 30-30 winchester. I am getting vertical spread with the latter...I think it may be powder position and/or gun handling somehow. Limited time and primers, so ended the research for now.

[ddixie884]

I use it in .32 Mags, 38s-.357, .41spl-Mag, .44spl-Mag and .45Colt.

[Walks]

.22Hornet
.44Mag
.357Mag
.357MAX in a 10" T/C Contender.

[Alferd Packer]

What all do you guys use it for?
What caliber, bullet weight, and velocity?

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[jaysouth]

I have a large stash of 308 147 fmjbts and 223 55 gr fmjbts.

For a "midrange" load that rings steel to 200 yds, I use 17 grs of 2400 in the 308 and 14 grs of 2400 in .223. Bolts and single shots only. Makes the steel ring, won't wreck your shoulder, prolongs the life of the barrel and MOA accurate.

[WestKentucky]

I only use it for 1 caliber and it is purchased specifically for that caliber about once a decade. .256 Winchester Magnum. Too bad super light .257s aren’t popular because bullets are hard to find. It’s one of my next forays into casting if things go well. Perhaps use an expanded 22 case as a jacket...

[WebMonkey]

What all do you guys use it for?
What caliber, bullet weight, and velocity?

.410 shotgun (1/2 ounce birdshot/buckshot/single round ball)
.308 winchester (170grain round flat cast speeding along @ 1650fps)

i did run a batch of .357 mag but switched over to unique lately.