Thanks a bunch. I just ordered some 565.Graf's has N565 and N560 now. Won't last. N565 same burn rate as 7828ssc.
Won't last.
Rhett
Thanks a bunch. I just ordered some 565.Graf's has N565 and N560 now. Won't last. N565 same burn rate as 7828ssc.
Won't last.
Rhett
No problem, I don't have many people to talk about gun stuff with (at a level of understanding beyond "shoot the gun, it kills things) so I enjoy sharing whatever news I encounter here.I am with Calvin on the fact that I use the original 7828 do to the fact that it fills the case more than the ssc.
Now I am just trying to decide if I should buy up all the 7828 I can find or try to developed new load with 7977 or 8133 since they are Enderon powders and supose to be more temp table.
Thanks for the confirmation on the discontinuation of 7828.
VV N565 is the same burn rate and temp stable.No problem, I don't have many people to talk about gun stuff with (at a level of understanding beyond "shoot the gun, it kills things) so I enjoy sharing whatever news I encounter here.
I don't even use 7828 much anymore, I've switched to the temp stable double base powders and they are indeed very good. Temp is important, there are few places that get as cold as it does here in the winter while getting hot in the summer - continental interior towards the north end of things - this last winter we saw 3 days go down to -52 Celsius (-62 Fahrenheit) and most summers we still see a few days hover around 35 c (95 f). Not that I go out shooting on those extreme days, I don't hate myself or have anything to prove, but it's not unlikely to do load development in +30 (86f) and be hunting in December at -30 (-22f). That's a pretty dramatic difference, most shooters don't live in places that swing quite that much, and I have indeed experienced the ill effects of temperature sensitivity.
But the thing is, 7828 is what I use as the yardstick, the measure, the control. It's so easy to work with and find a great load for compared to many. If I'm unsure if my load or rifle is realizing its potential for velocity and accuracy and consistency with an untried powder it's a given to ask "well how does it stack up against a 7828 load?" If it can match or beat the speed and groups it's a great load.
Has 8133 been temp stable for you as well? Not that I'll be hunting extremes, but probably 30F - 80F.
It is still manufactured here in Australia, it's just been dropped from supply by Hodgdon.H50BMG is discontinued
Yes I wholeheartedly agree! I use it for 7 mag and my charge weight with 7828 fills cases nicely but same charge weight with 7828 SSC leaves a fair amount of space at top of case. And yes it affects my accuracy, so can I get a good load with 7828 SSC, yes but it's not the same!Yes as I've said I know that it's the same powder but with different sized granules. I'm going to try and upload hodgdons reply though. They didn't explicitly say "grain for grain" but basically. They said load data for the two is interchangeable, which is what I found a bit objectionable.