Afternoon shooters,
My question is seeking input from ONLY those with personal experience using H335 in the 45/70.
I see almost zero written about such use, and in the last few years, I would be one of the very few to have made such comments on this forum.
I began use of this powder at the recommendation of Bruce - BABore - who once made some very good molds and was wonderful to speak and deal with.
Bruce recommended the H335 behind his 465gr WFN boolit. I tried it at the exact amount, 47.5gr., he recommended and this has produced the best and most consistent groups I have seen with my rifle, and has accounted for a number of deer and 2 elk.
When I first used and wrote about the powder, I had comments about this powder being subject to hang fires in cool/cold temps. Hmmmmmmmm? that could be bad!
Well, to my personal satisfaction I soon put that to rest after doing tests with frozen ammo. The results of my tests showed ZERO hang fires, groups comparable to non-frozen ammo and only a slight decrease in velocity.
So, is H335 not finding favor/use in the 45/70 simply because it is not written of and therefore folk simply don't try it or think about it, or are there reasons brought about by personal experience to make people shy away.
Seems the "ol'wives" tale I rec'd was just that as it wasn't confirmed in my testing.
BUT I am sure open for real life input from those who have been there and done that.
Crusty Deary Ol'Coot