Sr7625

[dale2242]

I was gifted a pound of SR7625.
I see several loads listed for it for handguns.
I haven`t seen any discussions on here about it as I recall.
Is anyone using it how is it working for you.
Any favorite loads?

[one-eyed fat man]

5.0-5.5 grains SR7625 and the Lyman 311008 115 grain flat point. Good load but maybe a little warmish for pre-heat treat S&W Hand Ejectors. Works great in a Colt Army Special.

[PbHurler]

My staple loads with it for MANY years have been 6.7 gr, with a Lyman 429421 SWC IN .44 mag cases & 4.8 gr with 150 Gr SWC's in .357 mag cases.

I was also able to "duplicate" Speer Gold Dot, 40 S&W 180Gr. Short Barrel Hollowpoint personal protection factory ammunition with 5.5Gr. with Speer #4401 180Gr. Short Barrel HP,s.

I can't give you the chronographed velocities, as I'm at work. But these are BOTH nicely mild paper punching loads and have been VERY consistent for me.

When I heard it was going to be discontinued, Recob's Target Shop had it in stock & I bought 10lbs of it.

I've used these same loads for "general purpose" plinking loads for 25+ years.

Since it's demise, I stumbled onto VV "Tin Star" which gives me the same results, it's a cleaner powder than SR7625; and the velocities are on par but with .1~.2 gr less powder.

I'll miss "Good Old" SR7625 once it's used up. (It meters GREAT too)

[lotech]

Good powder, lots of load data in older manuals, but I think hardly anyone used it.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Hen's Teeth !

[GONRA]

GONRA shoots SR-7625 in .380 ACP:
93.5 grain, .358 inch diameter IDEAL U358242 cast boolit, 4.2- 4.3 grains SR-7625 powder,
ALCAN small pistol primers - Remington M51 pistol.
Carefully increase powder charge a little for Czech M24, Colt Mustang, etc...