different makes of powder near same burn rate's

[Randy Bohannon]

Hi Lads.
From the limited information i can gather its looking like most of the Hodgdon powders won't eventually be available in the form that they are now, so it might silly of me to develop a load using these's powders.

If say for example i was looking at a load that used H4895, could i look at the burn rate charts and use say n530 as it very close in the burn rate charts, --------or doesn't it work that way.

Dave (warbucks)

Those charts are for ideas as to which alternative powders to try in a particular application rather than tables of direct equivalence.

You must use the load data published by the new manufacturer and work up a load as usual.

[Army-medic]

Use them to find an alternative powder with a similar burn rate. Then use the powder manufacturers load date or another reputable source and work up a safe load. Those charts are really handy, especially in light of many of the US Powders being banned in the EU recently.

[angrybear]

Buy the "one book/one calibre" for the round & it will list every powder load the various bullet manufacturers have tested.