IMR 4831?

[Sniper338]

I have a friend that says he aint been able to find IMR 4831 in years. Has this powder disappeared? I never used it myself. Said friend doesnt reload himself, he doesnt have knowledge so I ask here out of curiosity.

What powder would be closest to IMR 4831 for an alternative?

7 mag

 

[Just Say Moe]

I don't have a 7 mag but the burn rate chart says this

- what weight bullets? The Hogdon site lists several alternatives that are slower burning but not "closest" to IMR 4831. IMR 4350 would be worth a look.

 

[varmit_hunter]

Where are you located? I have seen it .

 

[Sniper338]

Central Tx. They say they have seen it in years around here...

 

[603Country]

I’m also in central Texas, near Groesbeck. I have 2 pounds of H4831 and would sell ya a pound of it. It’s a touch slower than IMR 4831. I’ve used it for my 270 for 40 years, but don’t hunt with the 270 much these days.

 

[WV Hitman]

It's here in WV. I use it in several of my handguns.

 

[Sniper338]

I’m also in central Texas, near Groesbeck. I have 2 pounds of H4831 and would sell ya a pound of it. It’s a touch slower than IMR 4831. I’ve used it for my 270 for 40 years, but don’t hunt with the 270 much these days.

Hodgson powders arent to hard to find. H4831 is on the shelves everywhere I've seen.

 

[AA Ron]

H4831 is noticably slower than IMR 4831. If I was looking for a replacement Reloder 19 would be my choice.
Good luck,
Aaron

 

[358WCF]

I have a friend that says he aint been able to find IMR 4831 in years. Has this powder disappeared? I never used it myself. Said friend doesnt reload himself, he doesnt have knowledge so I ask here out of curiosity.

What powder would be closest to IMR 4831 for an alternative?

7 mag

If you can find some, Accurate 4350 is almost identical to IMR4831 at least in the lots I have. The only slower 4350 is Shooter's World by just a tiny bit.

Edit... VV N160 or N165 may be a good alternate too. It's available at a few places.

 

[Bill Norris]

Edit... VV N160 or N165 may be a good alternate too. It's available at a few places

And probably at a better price these days as well.

 

[AckleymanII]

IMR 4831 = R#19, none of this either. I saw a keg of IMR4831 for sale at Cabalas a few months ago, $540 was the price.

 

[SeabeeKen]

If you can find some, Accurate 4350 is almost identical to IMR4831 at least in the lots I have. The only slower 4350 is Shooter's World by just a tiny bit.

Edit... VV N160 or N165 may be a good alternate too. It's available at a few places.

Accurate 4350 is the slowest of the 4350 powders

N-160 would be a good replacement

 

[603Country]

Accurate 4350 is the slowest of the 4350 powders

N-160 would be a good replacement

I’m glad that you mentioned the burn rate of A4350 versus other 4350’s. I have a couple of pounds of A4350 that I bought for use in my 260 for when I couldn’t find R17, and I had no feel for the burn rate.

 

[smithpa68]

I found a pound in a shop in Gainesville GA this weekend. It was H4831 SC not H4831. I have seen it online also.

 

[Fire Dog]

I found a pound in a shop in Gainesville GA this weekend. It was H4831 SC not H4831. I have seen it online also.

Not sure that H4831 is still being produced as the SC = Short Cut meaning that the granule length is now about half the length of the original 4831 to make it easier to meter.
The Hodgdon 4831 powder is made in Australia and is now only produced as AR2213sc = H4831sc and that is why some is appearing in 4Kg containers rather than the previous 8 pound ones… I believe that it is still the same formula but a query to Hodgdon would be the definitive answer.