Hodgdon 4895

[Ned Ludd]

 

[dsbur]

More like AWOL these days....

 

[David Conder]

Will imr 4895 work

 

[Ccrider]

Will imr 4895 work

Not the same at all.

 

[ebb]

I like H4895 a lot for heavy bullets in a 223. Tried it the other day in a 308 with 150BTs and it was the best group that rifle has ever shot. When testing loads for my 6.5-284 I had a lb of IMR 4831 and lots of H4831, the IMR shot better than the H4831 with some bullets. CCrider is right it is not the same, but only your gun can decide which is better.

 

[JB10]

I wish i had stocked up on more while it was around. Use it in my 204r and 6br. So those rifles are barly getting used last few years.

 

[Ned Ludd]

I wish i had stocked up on more while it was around. Use it in my 204r and 6br. So those rifles are barly getting used last few years.

Try some N135 with those rifles/loads, you might be pleasantly surprised. N135 has been around fairly regularly and is noticeably less expensive than H4895.

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[ebb]

Ned thanks for pointing that out. Why have VV powders not gone price crazy? I have used 165 for one of my rifles for a long time and that is what a paid for the last batch years ago.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Try some N135 with those rifles/loads, you might be pleasantly surprised. N135 has been around fairly regularly and is noticeably less expensive than H4895.

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Vihtavuori N135 Rifle Powder is one of the most versatile gun powders available, a popular powder for medium game hunting reloaders and for those who prefer long-range target shooting.

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SHHHH. LOL

 

[nmkid]

Hmmmm. Keep trying to not give up the ghost on H-4895 but...

 

[Ccrider]

Ned thanks for pointing that out. Why have VV powders not gone price crazy? I have used 165 for one of my rifles for a long time and that is what a paid for the last batch years ago.

They seem to have gone up a bit recently

 

[Ned Ludd]

Ned thanks for pointing that out. Why have VV powders not gone price crazy? I have used 165 for one of my rifles for a long time and that is what a paid for the last batch years ago.

I couldn't begin to tell you. I only started using the VV powders recently, as alternatives to help me conserve my Hodgdon powders solely for use in competition. For whatever reason, they generally seem to be priced lower on a pound-for-pound basis. With Hodgdon's availability issues, it may be that I eventually switch over to the VV alternatives on a permanent basis, but I'm not quite to that point yet.

 

[Clancy]

I couldn't begin to tell you. I only started using the VV powders recently, as alternatives to help me conserve my Hodgdon powders solely for use in competition. For whatever reason, they generally seem to be priced lower on a pound-for-pound basis. With Hodgdon's availability issues, it may be that I eventually switch over to the VV alternatives on a permanent basis, but I'm not quite to that point yet.

I’m almost 100% converted and I’m shooting better than I ever have before.

Nothing magical about Hodgdon…. Good powders but easily replaced in most cases.

 

[cmysix]

Powder valley has some!

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Powder valley has some!

You must mean IMR 4895.

 

[cmysix]

You must mean IMR 4895.

No they had both

 

[Kracken McGraw]

No they had both

Ok it must last seconds then.

 

[Clancy]

I didn’t get my email….

 

[1911mag]

So what to use as replacement on 6BRA with 105’s?

 

[Ccrider]

So what to use as replacement on 6BRA with 105’s?

Varget?