Powders question

[Redmt]

Are the powders that are commercially available that much different than the powders ammo manufacturers use? Are the manufacturers powders available to the public?

 

[grizzly63]

Only the manufacture could tell you that. From what I have always read is no, they have proprietary blends not available to us reloaders. That being said, you know what you can produce with what you can get based off chronographs and the like. I do not think we are doing too badly compared to loaded components. I firmly believe you load for each individual rifles likes based on performance. Maybe someone with insider knowledge will spill the beans ?

 

[Redmt]

Question comes from a new 25-06. It came with some factory ammo that was as accurate as the best reloads. I pretty much duplicated it bullet for bullet fps . .75 group vs 1.25 group. The difference has to be the powders.

 

[grizzly63]

Did you trying to go up or down a tenth of a grain at a time to look for a sweet spot. You have to break the rifle in anyways? COAL adjustments ?

 

[Redmt]

Have not adjusted powder,,yet. COAL matched. Break in was done with whatever I could send down the barrel. I have a couple hundred Federal 100 gr. Trophy bullets that I'd eventually try and develop a tight load with.