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AA2520. 6br ??

Tim Singleton

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My local gun store had an 8lb jug of AA2520. With Varget being hard to find.
I checked my burn chart and its right there. So I picked it up. I did a search on here for 6br loads with AA2520. I only got 2 or 3 hits.

Is anyone using it? What kind of accuracy?

I'm not to hung up on ultimate velocity, would rather have one hole.

Shooting a 12 twist 6br 66 to 80 grain bullets
 
I have read where it is the same as Ramshot TAC. Look at the specs on the Accurate Arms and Ramshot website and they are identical. I have used ramshot Xterminator with 55 and 58 gr in 6br with fantastic results, I just got some TAC and will try it in my 6 br with 65-70 gr bullets. I use the TAC in my 223 AI and it works well,I plan on that for Prairie Dog load, using 69 SMK
 
Area One..
Just looked up the two powders, 2520 and Ramshot TAC in the quick load program and it looks as if these two powders are not the same...
The Heat of Explosion potential is diffrent,The Burn Rate Factor is diffrent, and the Propellent Solid Density is diffrent. About they only thing they have on common are that there both ball powders.
Not sure I would interchange powder charges at this point. But that is just me.

T: One way to find out..... Give it a try.
 
they also look different. 2520 is like mini ball bearings of the same size where as TAC has both ball and wafer like pieces
 
Then I am incorrect that they are one in the same, My info came from a different forum, just goes to show that you can not believe evrything on the net, altho they are both made in Belgium, and density is the same but bergers new guide shows differnt density and slightly different charge weights by approx.
1/2 gr max. I never would expect to substitue info for each other just a starting point to work up a load.
 
No worries sir. Just didnt want some one new to this game to think they are the same powder and interchangable. Heck seems like Lot to Lot variences can get a guy in trouble alone if a guy is careless.

T: If it was me and it meant shooting to not shooting I would give it a go. Its right there for burn rate and should work. Every barrel has its own likes and dislikes...

BEst of luck Sir
RussT
 
Start Vel Max Vel Pressure OAL

2520 60 SIE HP 31.5 3,047 35.0 3,462 50,500 2.125
2520 70 NOS B-TIP 30.6 2,889 34.0 3,283 51,900 2.170
2520 80 BRGR HP 29.7 2,746 33.0 3,121 51,200 2.120

From Accurate Load Manual
 
AA2520 seems to be the perfect powder for the 6mm br, I have used it for years in this caliber, also in 308 and lately light bullets in 6.5x47, if you look at quickload you will see this, it is a double based powder and highly efficient it is now marketed under the name of Lovex
regards, dooley
 
dooley said:
, if you look at quickload you will see this, it is a double based powder and highly efficient it is now marketed under the name of Lovex
regards, dooley

Overseas that is. : )
 
Interesting comments on AA2520 and Tac. I figured Tac and AA2460 MIGHT be the same like X-Term and AA2230 ARE the same. The tech at Ramshot openly disclosed X-Term and AA2230 info, I'm sure they would do the same for any other duplicates. If you compare the load data on Factory web site you will realize AA2520 and Ramshot Wild Boar are the same powder. If it is different chemically, then they went the long way to just end up where they could have started...


Tim
 
Historically AA2520 has had a reputation for having wild lot to lot variation. I can only attest that I've had absolutely fantastic results on Thursday, and 220 mile and 800 ft elevation changes resulted in a change of group size 10:1. Switching back to stick powder restored accuracy. Ive seen this trend w/ this keg of powder and other carriages, but not as bad as w/ the bench gun. This is not to say that another lot may be more predictable, and forgiving.
 
The AA-2520 you buy in the US is not what we call AA-2520 in Europe. Most AA powders were made by Explosia SA in the Czech Republic until a few years back when Western Powders bought the operation out. Western already had the Ramshot, entirely ball powder range, all made in Belgium bar 'Silhouette' and 'Competition', a pistol and 12G shotgun / target pistol types respectively. (They come from the Primex St. Marks Powder Co. plant in Florida used to be Olin, and which makes nearly all Winchester ball and Hodgdon spherical types.) These powders were marketed and labelled up under the Lovex name in continental Europe, but as Accurate Arms in the UK - used the identical labels in fact.

Western with its links to the Belgian manufacturer sourced the AA ball powders from it rather than the Czechs after the takeover. So, it won't be too surprising if some 'new' AA powders are similar / identical to Ramshot models. Having looked at the online datasets for Wild Boar and AA-2520 for a couple of cartridges, they're close but not identical, although that may be a lot issue, or tested at different times in different pressure barrels.

We no longer get the 'US AA' powders in the UK irrespective of where they're made, but we do get Ramshot Wild Boar alongside all of the other Belgian manufactured Ramshot lines. We also still get the Czech powders which are labelled up as a mixture of their European designations and the old AA number. So the AA-2520 we see is actually Lovex DO-73.6, although it comes overprinted or labelled as AA-2520.

There are two points to this ramble. (You wondered, didn't you?)

1) If you're in the US, your AA ball powders are all Belgian and are allegedly very clean burning, consistent between lots, and temperature insensitive. They're made in a modern plant and are highly developed to meet military requirements. Old stories refer to a different set of powders even if they had similar burning rates and performance - in fact two old sets of powder as the original AA powders were made in Israel by IDI (Israeli defence Industries).

2) If you're in the UK, your AA powder may be a bit different from those on the US Western Powder / AA website, close but maybe not so close as to use identical loads. You can also get the 'new AA-2520' (Belgian manufactured), or something very similar to it, from or via Henry Krank in west Yorkshire under the Ramshot Wild Boar name - a powder not available (or not in that name, anyway) in the US according to Ramshot's website. Having tried it, it does burn a LOT cleaner than Lovex DO-73.6.
 
Okay, so I know it's an oldie but I have 8 pounds and need to know if anyone has used it in 6BR or Dasher with 105 grain bullets.
It works well with heavy 223 loads and seems to be Varget burn rate with a different pressure curve. I wonder if @Alliant Reloading would know if it and 2000-MR are close in characteristics?
 
According to their website there is a recall on 2520 powder. You may want to check your lot no. and compare it up.
The recall, IIRC, is for one pound cans produced during a certain period of time. Mine is and 8# jug and it has been here unopened for about 10-12 years.
 
Just formed some brass for BRAI today . My load was 31.4gr over 400 primers w/ a 105 bullets.
2929-2934fps @50*
Gabe,
do I understand that this is intended as a 6BR load used for fire-forming to 6BRA or is your brass already 6BRA and fire-forming to the chamber?
 

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