The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Is there a bias against ball powder? Why?

zeke · September 22, 2013, 04:16 PM

A lot of my rifle loading is with ball powder, specifically 748. Provides accuracy and velocity in 223, 30-30, 307, 300 savage and 308 win. Works very well in levers, bolts and semi's with a large variation of bullet weights and types. The accurate rifles are easily capable of .5 moa, when I am.

Certainly there may be better specific combinations, but am getting old and cranky to keep trying new powders to fill so many needs. H-4895 works exceptionally well in the 308, but not as well across a wider range of needs (at least for me)

With the exception of 30-30, 748 seems to like the mag primers for accuracy and velocity. Living in a colder climate, use mag primers for a lot of applications.

For pistols use AA-7 specifically for some specific 9mm and general 357 applications, and it too likes a magnum primer.

September 22, 2013, 04:16 PM	#22
zeke Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 1999 Location: NW Wi Posts: 1,671	A lot of my rifle loading is with ball powder, specifically 748. Provides accuracy and velocity in 223, 30-30, 307, 300 savage and 308 win. Works very well in levers, bolts and semi's with a large variation of bullet weights and types. The accurate rifles are easily capable of .5 moa, when I am. Certainly there may be better specific combinations, but am getting old and cranky to keep trying new powders to fill so many needs. H-4895 works exceptionally well in the 308, but not as well across a wider range of needs (at least for me) With the exception of 30-30, 748 seems to like the mag primers for accuracy and velocity. Living in a colder climate, use mag primers for a lot of applications. For pistols use AA-7 specifically for some specific 9mm and general 357 applications, and it too likes a magnum primer.