toolness1
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Has anyone here tried WC820 surplus powder?
It was originally used for the .30 carbine military round.
The load data varies by lot #, some use H110 data, some use AA#9 data.
I got a batch that uses the H110 data from Jeff Bartlett @ gibrass.
I am wondering if I should use a magnum primer with this powder. I have already loaded and tested some .30 carbine loads with it, with regular small rifle primers, and they did fine but had more variation in velocity than my loads with Ramshot Enforcer or Alliant 2400. So I plan to try some with magnum SR primers for the .30 carbine when I load more up. The results very closely mimic expected velocities from H110 so the powder is fine...
My next project is to try some 7.62x25 handgun loads with it. There's data out there for H110. I see varying advice on the primer. Some say they use regular small pistol and it does fine. Others swear you need magnum primers.
Has anyone used this surplus WC820 powder? If not, what types of primers are you guys using with H110?
Thanks for the help
It was originally used for the .30 carbine military round.
The load data varies by lot #, some use H110 data, some use AA#9 data.
I got a batch that uses the H110 data from Jeff Bartlett @ gibrass.
I am wondering if I should use a magnum primer with this powder. I have already loaded and tested some .30 carbine loads with it, with regular small rifle primers, and they did fine but had more variation in velocity than my loads with Ramshot Enforcer or Alliant 2400. So I plan to try some with magnum SR primers for the .30 carbine when I load more up. The results very closely mimic expected velocities from H110 so the powder is fine...
My next project is to try some 7.62x25 handgun loads with it. There's data out there for H110. I see varying advice on the primer. Some say they use regular small pistol and it does fine. Others swear you need magnum primers.
Has anyone used this surplus WC820 powder? If not, what types of primers are you guys using with H110?
Thanks for the help