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Accurate data powder #86

richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
edited December 2005 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
Anybody used it yet? Supposed to be an extruded powder between 4350 and 4831. It's cheap. $60/#8 I have been happy using 2230c for my cheap medium rifle powder, and I am having a hard time resisting trying this one for my cheap slow rifle powder.

"This newly manufactured powder is very similar in characteristics and burn rate to 4831 and 4350. It has a wide variety of applications. Below is just a sample: 22-250, 220 Swift, 243, 6mm, 257, 25-06, 260, 6.55 Rem Mag, 264, 270, 7mm-08, 280, 284, 7mm Mag, 30-40 Krag, 30-06, 300 H&H, 300 Rem UMag, 300 Win Mag, 303 British, 7.62x54R Russian, 8mm, 338 Win Mag."

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    jimbowbyjimbowby Member Posts: 3,496
    edited November -1
    [8D]--Yo richbug, you're right AA2230c is very cheap, because of Gov't contracts. However if you use it very carefully-slowly and using a digital (careful) powder measure--it is benchrest accurate for -at least .223 and .243---[:)][:)]

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    richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    I have had excellent results in 223 and 308 with the 2230c, but it is just too fast for my taste in 243, 7x57, 6.5x55, and 30 calibers with 165's and 180's. I don't have a digital scale, but with a good beam,
    it stays within .1 grains or less when thrown through my measure, plenty good for blasting ammo.

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    jimbowbyjimbowby Member Posts: 3,496
    edited November -1
    [8D]Yo richbug, like I said you have to be VERY careful,even with a digital scale-in that 3-4-5 granules can mean different burnrates and even slight velocity diffs , but also with time and care it is EXTREMELY accurate powder-at loads-now without measuring (MATCH).223 cases and using CCI smale rifle (CCI-BR4) primers I've got .209" 5-shot/100yd grps with my Rem 700--go fig--JIMBO

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    richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    With winchester brass, 55 grain bulk sp bullets, cci400's, and 25.5 grains of 2230c I am getting sub .75" or less everytime without the hassle of trickling powder and weighing every charge. Shooting them out of a CZ527, yes I can do better by weighing the charges, but don't think I need to when it averages .5" groups.

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    deceedecee Member Posts: 456 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I believe he is asking about Accurate data powder #86 not 2230c.
    I would like to know if anyone has used it yet as well
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