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SL1 · February 17, 2013, 11:53 AM

I think that part of the problem is data availability. In the latest manuals from bullet companies like Speer and Hornady, I am seeing a few Ramshot powders in the data tables, but not so in earlier manuals. Because data from pressure tests done long ago tends to hang around, even going into the newer manuals, the old companies like Alliant (previously Hercules), Hodgdon, and Winchester still seem to dominate the data that is supplied for specific bullets. So, folks are naturally going to want to buy powders for which they can find lots of applications that they can use.

Another aspect of the competition is that there are a lot of "new" powders that really aren't significantly different from older powders that are still on the market. New ones seem to come out with a lot of advertizing and "hot" load data, but then the loads seem to get toned-down pretty soon to where they are not really giving better performance than the old standbys. So, a lot of reloaders have become somewhat skeptical of the new powder claims and wait to see if other reloaders support those claims.

However, there ARE still some improvements being made in powders, and those DO gather a following.

In that regard, how are people finding the new 300-MP powder?

SL1

February 17, 2013, 11:53 AM	#4
SL1 Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2007 Posts: 2,001	I think that part of the problem is data availability. In the latest manuals from bullet companies like Speer and Hornady, I am seeing a few Ramshot powders in the data tables, but not so in earlier manuals. Because data from pressure tests done long ago tends to hang around, even going into the newer manuals, the old companies like Alliant (previously Hercules), Hodgdon, and Winchester still seem to dominate the data that is supplied for specific bullets. So, folks are naturally going to want to buy powders for which they can find lots of applications that they can use. Another aspect of the competition is that there are a lot of "new" powders that really aren't significantly different from older powders that are still on the market. New ones seem to come out with a lot of advertizing and "hot" load data, but then the loads seem to get toned-down pretty soon to where they are not really giving better performance than the old standbys. So, a lot of reloaders have become somewhat skeptical of the new powder claims and wait to see if other reloaders support those claims. However, there ARE still some improvements being made in powders, and those DO gather a following. In that regard, how are people finding the new 300-MP powder? SL1 Last edited by SL1; February 18, 2013 at 08:02 PM.