30 BR- LT-30 vs H-4198

[JimPag]

What do you have.?

I don't have anything but the guy who bought all of Terry Leonard's stuff is making stocks. I heard good old Roy boy Hunter is making stocks again after he's been telling me for years how much he hates making them. That guy from RI is making stocks. Scarborough is still making stocks.

 

[Larry Koch]

There is another door going to open soon. But until the door opens, I will say it should be worth the wait.
Like always time will tell. But it should be available before H4198.

 

[Shooter13]

LT-32 works fine in the 6ppc. At 28.2 I get great accuracy at 3300ish fps. with a 68 BT. I only use a 4" drop tube and my case fill is right where I want it to be......I use lot #3,

Regards
Rick

I'm using LT32 at 28.8 grains and shooting 3400FPS so that sounds right, lot #18

 

[Shooter13]

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!
Oh, wait, it's empty.

 

[Larry Koch]

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!
Oh, wait, it's empty.

Dam.

 

[Ned Ludd]

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!
Oh, wait, it's empty.

Ahhhhh...but the memories it provided!

 

[Shooter13]

Larry, I shot it at The Nationals, and it shot quite well. I shot a 250 20x at 100, but I had 3 shots that were so close to the X that I had them rescored. They did not quite make it, but that tells me that I was just a few thousanths of shooting 23X’s in some challenging conditions.

My testing since has showed that it might be a little better than both 4198 and LT-30.

It shot just as well at 200. The one 9 I shot was so close they checked it with the reticle.

It is a little slower than both 4198 and LT-30. I am shooting 35.7 grns of it at an average 3025 FPS. I have not gone any higher because the accuracy is dead on. I consider it the best alternative to H4198.

I know this is last years thread but how much jam are you running? Thanks!

 

[Larry Koch]

I always run a few thousand longer than measured jam to offset any discrepancies.
Since this post was started I scored some h4198. I have been disappointed to say the least. Two different lot numbers. I will stick with LT30. It works in Texas hot and humid and sometimes dry Conditions. Yesterday shot 250 19x with lt30. Not great but good enough to win 1st place. Every shot that missed a X was bad wind call. I couldn’t say that with H4198. Plus getting great velocity with lt30. 3100fps.

 

[Link]

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!
Oh, wait, it's empty.

How much you asking for it?
;]

 

[Larry Koch]

How much you asking for it?
;]

It’s not for sale yet. i will give it one more chance. However it would need to be face to face sale. Waiting on some heavier lead cores, to improve bullet shape and diameter.

 

[Larry Koch]

Thx.

 

[DeerHunter82]

LT30 is not replacing H4198.

It will if H4198 never sees production again!

 

[DeerHunter82]

I always run a few thousand longer than measured jam to offset any discrepancies.
Since this post was started I scored some h4198. I have been disappointed to say the least. Two different lot numbers. I will stick with LT30. It works in Texas hot and humid and sometimes dry Conditions. Yesterday shot 250 19x with lt30. Not great but good enough to win 1st place. Every shot that missed a X was bad wind call. I couldn’t say that with H4198. Plus getting great velocity with lt30. 3100fps.

I love LT30 in my 30BR. My dad used 4198. And I know people that love N130. Also know people who had success with IMR 4198. It is what it is. Some people like baseball, others like football. Some rifles like this powder, others like that powder. Try em all! That's the fun part.