Over-All Top Accuracy Powder

Brian Pfleuger · April 27, 2010, 03:25 PM

I just finished doing a review of the suggested top accuracy picks for rifles from the Lyman 49th Edition.

Does anyone care to take a guess at the top 5 recommended powders for the entire range of rifle cartridges?

From the 17 Remington Fireball to the 348 Winchester, several powders made the grade time and time again.

Out of 72 powders that were recommended for accuracy loads at least once, the top 5 powders were recommended in a full 28.85% of all loads. 138 of the 478 accuracy suggestions all belonged to those 5 powders.

Who wants to guess?

NO CHEATING!!

Irish80prf · April 27, 2010, 03:39 PM

H4895 or imr 4895, just a wild guess on one of them. If I remember h4895 is kind of in the middle for burn rate so I would think it would work in a lot of different loads.

chevy_dmax · April 27, 2010, 03:45 PM

Reloader 15? Imr-4831?

Bill.

Brian Pfleuger · April 27, 2010, 03:51 PM

To be fair... there is a 2-way tie for 3rd, so there are actually 6 in top "5".

IMR 4895 is #6. You missed by one.

49willys · April 27, 2010, 04:08 PM

Vit 140?or maybe 4350?

oneounceload · April 27, 2010, 04:12 PM

4350, Reloader 15, 4198, Win 760??????

zxcvbob · April 27, 2010, 04:17 PM

Varget?

(in pistol cartridges, Red Dot is the most accurate powder I've ever used in every caliber)

chevy_dmax · April 27, 2010, 04:58 PM

I forgot about varget or n-330...

Bill.

Brian Pfleuger · April 27, 2010, 05:05 PM

Varget!

Varget is number 2, overall, but it was FAR and away the number 1 suggestion for calibers from approximately 6mm down and was also listed for certain bullet weights in the much larger calibers.

1)?
2)Varget
3)?
3)?
4)?
5)?

vladan · April 27, 2010, 05:06 PM

+1 for varget

Brian Pfleuger · April 27, 2010, 05:14 PM

Oh, I just noticed....

49willys gets the award for number one!

IMR 4350....

Overall, not even a close race. 4350 was listed for nearly 50% more choices than was #2 (Varget). It also spanned an impressive range of the smaller and largest calibers

1)IMR 4350
2)Varget
3)?
3)?
4)?
5)?

Sevens · April 27, 2010, 06:34 PM

I dunno how well my guess will work, since it's better for the smaller bores.

I will say H322. H335 for a backup guess.

KySilverado · April 27, 2010, 06:49 PM

Throwing out. IMR4227, IMR4198,H322, H2400 and IMR3031

uncyboo · April 27, 2010, 07:00 PM

I would think IMR 4064 would be in there somewhere...

mrawesome22 · April 27, 2010, 07:05 PM

I would say IMR4064 and IMR4320 might be the tie for #3? IMR3031 for #4 and
H335 for #5? Am I close.
I know my Lyman 48th HEAVILY lists IMR powders.

49willys · April 27, 2010, 07:07 PM

Lucky guess,although I have used over 20 lbs of it last year.

mrawesome22 · April 27, 2010, 07:08 PM

Perhaps 4831 as #5 now that I think about it more.

longranger · April 27, 2010, 07:30 PM

Win. 748,IMR 3031

Brian Pfleuger · April 27, 2010, 08:00 PM

None of the above are in the top 5(6)....

KySilverado · April 27, 2010, 08:09 PM

Wow!

Loader9 · April 27, 2010, 08:18 PM

I didn't see anybody mention IMR4198. BL-C2 was THE powder for benchresters back when the 222 Remington was king of the bench. I would imagine that Unique probably made the list too.

49willys · April 27, 2010, 08:29 PM

49willys gets the award for number one!

Did I win anything?I guess I can pat myself on the back.

.284 · April 27, 2010, 08:31 PM

Re-22, Re-19, and H1000

Brian Pfleuger · April 27, 2010, 08:52 PM

.284 gets #3 (one of them

) and number 5!

1)IMR 4350
2)Varget
3)RL22
3)?
4?
5)RL19

Quote:

Originally Posted by 49willys

49willys gets the award for number one!

Did I win anything?I guess I can pat myself on the back.

You get the undying admiration of all those who shall ever read this thread.

49willys · April 27, 2010, 08:56 PM

You get the undying admiration of all those who shall ever read this thread.

Gudnuff fer me!

April 27, 2010, 03:25 PM	#1
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Over-All Top Accuracy Powder I just finished doing a review of the suggested top accuracy picks for rifles from the Lyman 49th Edition. Does anyone care to take a guess at the top 5 recommended powders for the entire range of rifle cartridges? From the 17 Remington Fireball to the 348 Winchester, several powders made the grade time and time again. Out of 72 powders that were recommended for accuracy loads at least once, the top 5 powders were recommended in a full 28.85% of all loads. 138 of the 478 accuracy suggestions all belonged to those 5 powders. Who wants to guess? NO CHEATING!! __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

April 27, 2010, 04:17 PM	#7
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	Varget? (in pistol cartridges, Red Dot is the most accurate powder I've ever used in every caliber) __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

April 27, 2010, 05:05 PM	#9
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Varget! Varget is number 2, overall, but it was FAR and away the number 1 suggestion for calibers from approximately 6mm down and was also listed for certain bullet weights in the much larger calibers. 1)? 2)Varget 3)? 3)? 4)? 5)? __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

April 27, 2010, 05:14 PM	#11
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Oh, I just noticed.... 49willys gets the award for number one! IMR 4350.... Overall, not even a close race. 4350 was listed for nearly 50% more choices than was #2 (Varget). It also spanned an impressive range of the smaller and largest calibers 1)IMR 4350 2)Varget 3)? 3)? 4)? 5)? __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

April 27, 2010, 06:34 PM	#12
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I dunno how well my guess will work, since it's better for the smaller bores. I will say H322. H335 for a backup guess. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

April 27, 2010, 03:39 PM	#2
Irish80prf Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2010 Location: north country of Missouri Posts: 245	H4895 or imr 4895, just a wild guess on one of them. If I remember h4895 is kind of in the middle for burn rate so I would think it would work in a lot of different loads.

April 27, 2010, 03:45 PM	#3
chevy_dmax Junior Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Posts: 8	Reloader 15? Imr-4831? Bill.

April 27, 2010, 03:51 PM	#4
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	To be fair... there is a 2-way tie for 3rd, so there are actually 6 in top "5". IMR 4895 is #6. You missed by one. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

April 27, 2010, 04:08 PM	#5
49willys Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2010 Posts: 158	Vit 140?or maybe 4350?

April 27, 2010, 04:12 PM	#6
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	4350, Reloader 15, 4198, Win 760??????

April 27, 2010, 04:58 PM	#8
chevy_dmax Junior Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Posts: 8	I forgot about varget or n-330... Bill.

April 27, 2010, 05:06 PM	#10
vladan Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 813	+1 for varget

April 27, 2010, 06:49 PM	#13
KySilverado Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Posts: 147	Throwing out. IMR4227, IMR4198,H322, H2400 and IMR3031 __________________ "I'd much rather go to my grave never needing my gun, than go there wishing I had it." - Phil Dalmolin

April 27, 2010, 07:00 PM	#14
uncyboo Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2008 Location: Shelby, MT Posts: 1,013	I would think IMR 4064 would be in there somewhere...

April 27, 2010, 07:05 PM	#15
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	I would say IMR4064 and IMR4320 might be the tie for #3? IMR3031 for #4 and H335 for #5? Am I close. I know my Lyman 48th HEAVILY lists IMR powders.

April 27, 2010, 07:07 PM	#16
49willys Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2010 Posts: 158	Lucky guess,although I have used over 20 lbs of it last year.

April 27, 2010, 07:08 PM	#17
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Perhaps 4831 as #5 now that I think about it more.

April 27, 2010, 07:30 PM	#18
longranger Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2008 Location: Buffalo WY Posts: 1,056	Win. 748,IMR 3031

April 27, 2010, 08:00 PM	#19
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	None of the above are in the top 5(6).... __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

April 27, 2010, 08:09 PM	#20
KySilverado Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Posts: 147	Wow! __________________ "I'd much rather go to my grave never needing my gun, than go there wishing I had it." - Phil Dalmolin

April 27, 2010, 08:18 PM	#21
Loader9 Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2008 Posts: 949	I didn't see anybody mention IMR4198. BL-C2 was THE powder for benchresters back when the 222 Remington was king of the bench. I would imagine that Unique probably made the list too.

April 27, 2010, 08:29 PM	#22
49willys Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2010 Posts: 158	49willys gets the award for number one! Did I win anything?I guess I can pat myself on the back.

April 27, 2010, 08:31 PM	#23
.284 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2009 Location: davison, michigan Posts: 665	Sure I'll play Re-22, Re-19, and H1000 __________________ Guns have only two enemies, rust and politicians! Deer are amazing creatures....so please don't burn the sauteed onions and I'll pass on the steak sauce, thank you.

April 27, 2010, 08:56 PM	#25
49willys Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2010 Posts: 158	You get the undying admiration of all those who shall ever read this thread. Gudnuff fer me!