I just bought some Winchester 231 locally and was offered an 8 lb jug of WC844 for 80 dollars. I was thinking about using it for a 223 that I haven't bought yet!!!
Just wondered if I can get some feedback on this powder. It was unopended, still sealed in the shipper.
If I don't get the rifle would there be interest in a FTF sale in Tucson.
Buckbeans
If it is a similar lot to the WC844 that I use, it is a great powder for 60 gr. and lighter in 223. Mine is loaded grain for grain as H-335. Loads almost exactly the same as A2230, but I haven't fully explored that relationship; yet.
That is a good price. Used to be $65 some time ago and seen it up to $120 recently.Originally Posted by buckbeans
Had I needed it, I would have bought at that price. I went to canister powder when surplus became scarce and is now priced similar to canister. Surplus powder is not really a deal anymore.
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I use lots of it in the 223...
My lot number is 726...
I find it to be a grain or 2 slower than my lot of H-335...
I wish I would have purchased another 8-pound keg when I got it years ago...
Good-luck...BCB
ME TOO!!!!
My supply of his SR 7641 (SR 4759 Clone) is dwindling. I have a stock, but when gone, there ain't no more.
Shiloh
Je suis Charlie
"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one. Joseph P. Martino
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there would be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?" - J. Stalin
BCB
The powder canister is still in the box, where do you find the lot number?
Buckbeans
I'd buy it as long as it's not 844-T (for tracer ammo).
MJ
My WC-844 is in a white plastic gallon jug that has a label attached to it...
It has a line right about the "Flammable Solid" warning that says "Lot"...
After that it is handwritten in..."726"...
This powder came from Camp Perry in 2008...
BCB
Yes, buy it. It's a great price and a useful powder for cb loads.
I've seen this before. What is the difference between 844 and 844T?I'd buy it as long as it's not 844-T (for tracer ammo).
Last edited by SciFiJim; 07-19-2010 at 12:39 AM.
The tracer powder ( T Designation)is for igniting the trace compound. probably a hotter powder. Both Bartlett and Pat's reloading have had it in the past.
Shiloh
Je suis Charlie
"A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves."
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Any government that does not trust its citizens with firearms is either a tyranny, or planning to become one. Joseph P. Martino
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert , in five years there would be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman
"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?" - J. Stalin
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