Good powder for ar 20" barrel .25-45 sharps

[D-R-T]

Wow, it's been a while since I've checked in! I'm started to collect the needed reloading supplies. What is the best powder for an ar w 20" barrel (rifle length gas tube)? I'll be reloading the .25-45 sharps, so the only case difference is the mouth of the case being bigger, and probably the length of the bullet being slightly longer (87 gr seemed to shoot the best from their factory loads).
Thank you all in advance in helping me spend my money!

 

[Twicepop]

The same powders that work well in the .223 Remington/5.56 NATO.

 

[D-R-T]

The same powders that work well in the .223 Remington/5.56 NATO.

Which are? I'm brand new to reloading and don't know anything!

 

[South Paw Sammy]

I will look this evening when I get home
You will enjoy the 25-45. I’ve put down a few hogs over the last couple of years with mine.

 

[Twicepop]

Which are? I'm brand new to reloading and don't know anything!

A few come to mind, Winchester 748,IMR 8208XBR, IMR 4895, IMR 4320, IMR 3031, Hodgdon H335, Hodgdon 4895, Hodgdon CFE223, Hodgdon Varget, Alliant RX10, Alliant RX15, Alliant 1200R, Accurate Arms 2230, Accurate Arms 2460, Accurate Arms 2520, Ramshot TAC, Ramshot X-Terminator. For primers my favorite is the Remington 7 1/2, CCI 450s and 400s, Winchester SRP (small rifle primer), Federal 205. That's just a partial list of powders that are compatible with a cartridge of that internal capacity. Good luck and good loading, if just starting out the first thing I'd recommend is a quality reloading manual, like a Hornady or a Speer that have detailed explanations of the processes involved in cartridge reloading. The second thing is ask a lot of questions, the members here are a treasure trove of information.

 

[mac86951]

New to reloading? Use cfe223. Easy metering and a good all-round powder.

Lots to learn so stick to that or research another ball powder and get your basics down.

-Mac

 

[South Paw Sammy]

26.5 grains of H322 fed match small rifle primers. Pushing a 87 grain Speer hot core. Very accurate out of my 20” BHW barrel.

 

[D-R-T]

Thank you! But the question is: Where in the world are you finding primers?? I'm not finding any (that aren't being gouged).

 

[Twicepop]

Thank you! But the question is: Where in the world are you finding primers?? I'm not finding any (that aren't being gouged).

The Remington SR primers are my favorite, but I'm not finding any small rifle or small pistol primers anywhere right now. I know of a gun shop that as of last week had a large amount of LR and LP, but no small primers of any sort.

 

[XTR]

You should Get a Lymans reloading manual

 

[garytex]

The Sierra app has good data for 25-45. I got it free in the App Store. I’ve had good results with CFE 223, and it has a Decoppering agent that works. Same with TAC.

 

[MaddAzzShooter]

Wow, it's been a while since I've checked in! I'm started to collect the needed reloading supplies. What is the best powder for an ar w 20" barrel (rifle length gas tube)? I'll be reloading the .25-45 sharps, so the only case difference is the mouth of the case being bigger, and probably the length of the bullet being slightly longer (87 gr seemed to shoot the best from their factory loads).
Thank you all in advance in helping me spend my money!

AA 2200 for the 70gr ,AA 2230 for the 87gr-90gr, AA 2460 for the 110gr Hornady FTX and all are super accurate

 

[MaddAzzShooter]

The Sierra app has good data for 25-45. I got it free in the App Store. I’ve had good results with CFE 223, and it has a Decoppering agent that works. Same with TAC.

I moved away from the CFE223 because of the huge drop in velocity when it’s cold. CFE223 also responded the same way in my 308s …..

 

[MaddAzzShooter]

The Hornady 110gr is if it was perfectly made for the.25-45 but was actually made for the.25-35WCF . The Sharps will give you an extra 100fps than Winchester and the bullet performs awesomely because it was designed to work in that velocity range. If you are doing some serious hog (pork tank) hunting, this is your baby . On an extra note: The .25-45SRC actually seats and works in the Magpul (mag800) 300blk magazines as if they were made especially the them so I included that picture