IMR 4831 Go to powder for what?

[azhnt3r]

300 Win Mag for me with the Sierra MatchKing 175gr HPBT bullets.

 

[Eagleye242]

I have a pet load with IMR 4831 in both my 270 and my 30-06. Both are sub-moa loads.

 

[nhenry]

52gr of IMR 4831 with the old-style 115gr Nosler Partition has shot well in 3 separate 25-06s I've had.

 

[1stpitch]

WOW!!! I had no idea this was started in '09, I didn't join until '13 lol.

Yeah I hope the OP found a use for that 7.5lbs of powder he had FIFTEEN years ago when he started the thread.

 

[highfinblue]

Yeah I hope the OP found a use for that 7.5lbs of powder he had FIFTEEN years ago when he started the thread.

I don't even think I own a rifle nowadays I use IMR4831 in lol

 

[azhnt3r]

Let me know if you want to sell any of that powder?

 

[VO2MaxFF]

What cartridge is this a go to powder for? I have about 7.5 pounds. I bought a 8# jug about a year ago thinking it would be good in my 270 Win. I've tried it with several bullets and it hates this powder.

For my 7 RM IMR 4831 was great combined with 150gr pills. I've since been toying with N560 with similar success but with 130gr Hammer Hunters

 

[TJH]

I bought a model 98 Mauser from the Spegial catalog in 1968. I was 16. An old gunsmith in town sold me surplus 4831 for .50 a pound out of a 50 # cardboard drum. I loaded hundreds of rounds of 8mm Mauser with a Lyman nut cracker by dipping the case in the powder and striking it off. Seated a Herters bullet in the full case of powder compressing the powder. Old gunsmith told me that was a safe load must of been I am still here and still have the rifle.

 

[DURAMAX]

78.5 gr IMR 4831 and a CCI 250 primer under a 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip in the STW gives a whole new meaning to cordless chainsaw when used on coyote sized critters

 

[Stadoc]

I bought a model 98 Mauser from the Spegial catalog in 1968. I was 16. An old gunsmith in town sold me surplus 4831 for .50 a pound out of a 50 # cardboard drum. I loaded hundreds of rounds of 8mm Mauser with a Lyman nut cracker by dipping the case in the powder and striking it off. Seated a Herters bullet in the full case of powder compressing the powder. Old gunsmith told me that was a safe load must of been I am still here and still have the rifle.

That's awesome

 

[ARlife4me]

78.5 gr IMR 4831 and a CCI 250 primer under a 120 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip in the STW gives a whole new meaning to cordless chainsaw when used on coyote sized critters

i'm guessing it's a 28cal?

 

[freefloater59]

243 Win w/100 gr Hornady, 264 Win Mag w/140 Sierra BT, 270 Win w/130 Sierra BT, 7x61 S&H w/139 gr Hornady, 30-06 w/180 gr Partition, 300 Win Mag w/180 Partition, hmmmm, I'm missing one more - Yup 25-06 w/120 gr Grand Slams. Old school power for old school loads

 

[DURAMAX]

i'm guessing it's a 28cal?

yes 7mm

 

[DustThroughaFan]

Imr 4831 was my grandfather's and my my dad's go to in a 270win with a 150gr Sierra gameking for years. Still use it in my dad's.

I've used it with with a 208 amax in my 300winmag. Not posting that data though. It was over 3000fps out of a 26" shilen. Cool weather only lol.

Never heard of it used in a 243win, but I have 243AI that I may give it a shot in. It loves the 85gr sierra hpbt gameking. I usually use imr4064 in the 308 based cases.

And in a 223? I'm going to have to try this one. It should favor the heavier bullets right ? I'm kind of glad this thread was resurrected.