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Powder Valley has today,28 March, Accurate XMR 2495 powder in stock. This powder has relative burn rate of 100 whereas H-4895 has a burn rate of 99; close enough for me. I will work up loads for this just like a change in powder lots for a .308. FYI, Varget has burn rate of 105 so we should be good to go.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 29th, 2009 02:07 AM |
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Some years ago a couple of us tried the 2495. It gave us the worst case of copper fouling I have ever seen. After 8 to 10 rounds accuracy dissappeared and cleaning took and extended session. Muzzle flash was horrendus.
I would ask if it has been reformulated before I bought any.
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the old aa2495br was the most accurate powder in my target rifle [223]
wish i could still get it.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31st, 2009 07:14 PM |
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runfiverun wrote: the old aa2495br was the most accurate powder in my target rifle [223]
wish i could still get it.
Look here at what the expert for he Match grade M1A says:
http://www.zediker.com/downloads/14_loading.pdf
page 11 suggests2495 ; and this is the expert on that rifle. That rifle has the fastest lock / cycle time of any semi-auto, acording to that author, so 4 reloads on the brass is max.; mil or civy street.
Cordially, Overbore
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