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Jim Watson · September 28, 2011, 11:36 PM

Sheep, show a picture of the powder label.
I think you have Winchester Super Target, commonly abbreviated WST.
The -1 means it is a one pound container.
Just because it is Ball powder does not mean that the granules will be ball shaped. A lot of the different grades have the balls flattened into flakes to adjust burn rate.

I had some of the defunct AA Plus (AA+) powder that did not suit me in shotgun shells, its only listed application. I loaded some .38 Special with it at Bullseye levels and worked up til I had the velocity I wanted, only a 158 at 800 fps for IDPA SSR and shot only in .357 magnum guns. That let me burn it up instead of using it for fertilizer.

I would not fear doing that with the OP's hypothetical 700x.

September 28, 2011, 11:36 PM	#19
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,528	Sheep, show a picture of the powder label. I think you have Winchester Super Target, commonly abbreviated WST. The -1 means it is a one pound container. Just because it is Ball powder does not mean that the granules will be ball shaped. A lot of the different grades have the balls flattened into flakes to adjust burn rate. I had some of the defunct AA Plus (AA+) powder that did not suit me in shotgun shells, its only listed application. I loaded some .38 Special with it at Bullseye levels and worked up til I had the velocity I wanted, only a 158 at 800 fps for IDPA SSR and shot only in .357 magnum guns. That let me burn it up instead of using it for fertilizer. I would not fear doing that with the OP's hypothetical 700x.