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Message started by psteinmayer on Apr 7th, 2020 at 11:52pm

Title: Re: Gonna try a new load
Post by Parashooter on Apr 8th, 2020 at 5:19am
While there's nothing wrong (and plenty right) with reduced velocity loads, when you do them with slow powder you're just blowing a heap of unburnt granules out the muzzle. A faster powder can give good pressure, same velocity, and much less waste. Look at the "Prop.Burnt" column for an idea of QL's predicted efficiency with some other candidates giving the same estimated velocity as your 44.6 grain load of H4831SC -

Cartridge          : .30-40 Krag
Bullet             : .308, 178, Hornady A-MAX 30712
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.089 inch or 78.46 mm
Barrel Length      : 30.0 inch or 762.0 mm

Predicted Data for Indicated Charges of the Following Powders.

Matching Muzzle Velocity: 2278 fps or 694 m/s

These calculations refer to your specified settings in QuickLOAD 'Cartridge Dimensions' window.
C A U T I O N : any load listed can result in a powder charge that falls below minimum suggested
loads or exceeds maximum suggested loads as presented in current handloading manuals. Understand
that all of the listed powders can be unsuitable for the given combination of cartridge, bullet
and gun. Actual load order can vary, depending upon lot-to-lot powder and component variations.
USE ONLY FOR COMPARISON !

Powder type          Filling/Loading Ratio  Charge    Charge   Vel. Prop.Burnt P max  P muzz  B_Time
                                      %     Grains    Gramm   fps     %       psi     psi    ms
---------------------------------  -----------------------------------------------------------------
Accurate 5744                       61.4     26.3     1.70    2278   100.0    36499    4307   1.702
Alliant Reloder-10x                 70.9     30.6     1.98    2278   100.0    33218    4626   1.766
Alliant Reloder- 7                  65.7     29.1     1.88    2278   100.0    38572    4109   1.725
IMR 4198                            71.5     29.3     1.90    2278   100.0    35373    4277   1.705
IMR 3031                            76.7     32.8     2.12    2278    99.7    29163    5140   1.818
Alliant Reloder-12                  73.2     34.2     2.21    2278    99.7    32569    4922   1.757
Hodgdon H4895                       80.3     35.5     2.30    2278    97.9    30778    5229   1.769
IMR 4895                            78.1     34.6     2.24    2278    96.7    29867    5350   1.772
IMR 4064                            81.8     35.4     2.29    2278    95.2    32072    5271   1.772
IMR 4320                            80.1     36.1     2.34    2278    95.0    30720    5370   1.776
Hodgdon VARGET                      81.0     35.8     2.32    2278    94.8    31831    5337   1.760
IMR 4350                            92.5     40.5     2.63    2278    85.4    31252    5648   1.769
Hodgdon H4831 SC                    96.4     44.6     2.89    2278    81.8    31652    5799   1.755

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