powder question

87mustang · April 13, 2010, 06:55 PM

i am looking for a powder that i can load 36 gr varmint grenades in a 22-250, and speer tnt 110 grain in a 7mm rem mag. i am not trying to shoot super fast and i won't be loading a lot of these. they are mainly for close shots to explode groundhogs. just looking for a powder that would work well in both to simplify the process a little.

338shooter · April 13, 2010, 07:54 PM

Both Varget and IMR 4064 will work. Check this site out for specific charges: http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

Brian Pfleuger · April 13, 2010, 08:50 PM

Hodgdon H380 would do it, or IMR 4895.

4895 could get you to near, or over, 4400fps with the 36gr 22-250, H380 could get you near or over 4300.

4895 and H380 could get you over or around 3400fps with 110gr bullets in the 7mag

mrawesome22 · April 13, 2010, 09:21 PM

You need two, different powders.

87mustang · April 14, 2010, 03:44 PM

my first thought was 4064. i only want to use one powder for both because i won't be loading a lot of these and one pound of powder will load both of these for me for quite a while.

i use h380 for my 22-250 with 55 grain nosler ballistic tip, but i wasn't sure if it would be good in a 7mm.

April 13, 2010, 06:55 PM	#1
87mustang Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Posts: 91	powder question i am looking for a powder that i can load 36 gr varmint grenades in a 22-250, and speer tnt 110 grain in a 7mm rem mag. i am not trying to shoot super fast and i won't be loading a lot of these. they are mainly for close shots to explode groundhogs. just looking for a powder that would work well in both to simplify the process a little.

April 13, 2010, 07:54 PM	#2
338shooter Member Join Date: March 20, 2010 Posts: 43	Both Varget and IMR 4064 will work. Check this site out for specific charges: http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp __________________ Rifle Scopes Boresighter

April 13, 2010, 08:50 PM	#3
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Hodgdon H380 would do it, or IMR 4895. 4895 could get you to near, or over, 4400fps with the 36gr 22-250, H380 could get you near or over 4300. 4895 and H380 could get you over or around 3400fps with 110gr bullets in the 7mag __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley Last edited by Brian Pfleuger; April 13, 2010 at 08:56 PM.

April 13, 2010, 09:21 PM	#4
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	You need two, different powders.

April 14, 2010, 03:44 PM	#5
87mustang Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Posts: 91	my first thought was 4064. i only want to use one powder for both because i won't be loading a lot of these and one pound of powder will load both of these for me for quite a while. i use h380 for my 22-250 with 55 grain nosler ballistic tip, but i wasn't sure if it would be good in a 7mm.