Lovex powder

[gaboon]

I was at the gun show last weekend. A vendor had a new powder I never seen before. It is called Lovex. It is made by Explosia in the Czech republic. The podwer that they was a multi purpose powder. Load data on it was popular pistol and rifle calibers. Anyone heard of them before. 23$ per lb.

 

[spclark]

Google it; I did & found several links dating back to 2011.

Seems to be a sleeper, not seen any at the vendors I frequent. Let us know of you try any. At $.23/# it's gonna sell!

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

When they jack prices out of sight look for more competition.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Id bet its like the somchem powder in africa. A multiuse powder thats dirt and cardboard based.

 

[watercam]

Don't sell the Czech firearms industry short, they know how to make their guns shoot. For all we know they make some of the powders we already use. Plenty of load data on their web site - seems fairly conservative as per usual.

 

[Dgd6mm]

I believe it's on QL.

 

[wsm_bertl1]

Yes, Lovex is on Quickload and was the former named Accurate Powder.

 

[Mr Underbridge]

23$ per pound is cheap? Damn I feel old. (im 32)

 

[micmac]

This used to be same powders and so far no bad reap from them but Accurate did post a special notice.

SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING WESTERN POWDERS, INC. PRODUCTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION:

Western Powders, Inc. currently does not supply any of our brands/powders to the EU. There is also no relationship with the CZECH company “Explosia”. As a result, Western Powders, Inc. has no quality control of the powders distributed in the EU by Explosia, which they claim to be “Accurate® equivalents”.

Please contact Explosia® directly regarding any powders distributed by them under the LOVEX® brand.

When Western Powders, Inc. supplies data for Accurate® powders, it is relevant only to the powders currently certified by Western Powders, Inc., Montana in the USA.

Lovex D032 Smokeless Powder (similar to Accurate No. 2)

Lovex D032 Improved A fast burning, low density ball propellant developed for use in .38 Special loads. Excellent for target loads in almost all handgun cartridges, especially where low pressure and clean burning are desirable. Its low charge weights help the hand loader stretch his shooting dollar. Works well in .357 .44 and .45.

Lovex D036 Smokeless Powder (similar to Accurate No. 5)

Lovex D032. A relatively fast burning double base, ball propellant developed for use in the .45 ACP also good in 45 long colt No. 5 is our most popular handgun propellant

Lovex D060 Smokeless Powder (similar to Accurate 5744)

D060 Is a short cut, extruded, double base rifle propellant. D060 Is not intended to set new velocity records. What it will do, however, is allow you to shoot reduced loads, without fillers, in just about any cartridge, especially the older, low pressure, rifle cartridges. IHMSA shooters take note, it is also useful in large capacity handgun cartridges.

D060 has some very specific design criteria. First, it is double base with a high percentage of Nitro-glycerine. This gives the propellant a high energy content. It also promotes consistent ignition even with low volume powder charges in the large capacity "old timers' such as the 50 Sharps. In fact, the 50 Sharps was used in some of the development work for this propellant. Nitro-glycerine contributes to excellent shelf life and reduces the effects of humidity and temperature.

Second, D060's short length provides uniform metering so you can spend more time shooting and less weighing charges.

Third, D060 has a relatively low bulk density. This contributes to its ease of ignition. In fact, ease of ignition and consistent velocity, regardless of powder position in the case, are the two main criteria we set in manufacturing D060.

Lovex D073.4 Smokeless Powders - (similar to Accurate 2230) Rifle Propellants

D073.4 One of our most popular rifle propellants. A double base, ball propellant developed for use in the 223 Remington (5.56 NATO). D073.4 Is very popular with modern service rifle shooters.

Lovex D073.5 Smokeless Powders - (similar to Accurate 2460) Rifle Propellants

D07305 is a medium-burning ball propellant is increasing in popularity with NRA, IHMSA, and bench rest shooters. Useful in a wide variety of cartridges, it is slightly slower than D073.4 and shows a small pressure advantage over D073.4 in bores of 7mm and over. An excellent choice in .308 Winchester, D073.5 is appropriate for use with M1 and M14 (M1A) service rifles. Works well in .308 (150grn), 30/30, .303, 223

Lovex D073.6 Smokeless Powders - (similar to Accurate 2520) Rifle Propellants

D073.6 Medium-slow burning, high density, double base, ball propellant similar to Accurate 2520 gives excellent results in medium capacity cartridges (.308 class) and in certain applications in large bore cartridges. It is the best choice for target shooters using 168 grain bullets in the .308 Winchester. D073.6 has a pressure curve appropriate for use with M1 and M14 (M1A) service rifles.Works well in .308 (168grn), 30/30, .303, 223

 

[watercam]

Good to know

 

[flatlander]

Several of the old 'surplus' powders AA used to import from the Czech Republic were very useful - including AA2520 & Data 86. Data 86 was a single-base extruded powder with a burn rate somewhere between 4350 & 4831 - I used it in 6x47, 6XC, & 6.5x55 with good results. Just to date how long ago that was, it was priced at $48/8lb jug. Obviously, the days of prices like that are long gone...shoulda bought a case of 86.

 

[gaboon]

I have another gun show comming up in a month. I'll have to buy a pound or two to try.