StaBal 6.5 powder info

[PApa Black]

Q: What's the difference between the StaBal 6.5 powders: Precision & HD and any other StaBal 6.5 powders?
Hi ,

StaBall 6.5 is close to H4350

StaBall Match is close to Varget

Staball HD is close to H1000



Thank You for using our powders!



Curtis Danielson
Customer Service Technician
Hodgdon Powder Company
6430 Vista Drive
Shawnee, Kansas 66218
[email protected]
913-745-0762

 

[Eric H]

Q: What's the difference between the StaBal 6.5 powders: Precision & HD and any other StaBal 6.5 powders?
Hi ,

StaBall 6.5 is close to H4350

StaBall Match is close to Varget

Staball HD is close to H1000



Thank You for using our powders!



Curtis Danielson
Customer Service Technician
Hodgdon Powder Company
6430 Vista Drive
Shawnee, Kansas 66218
[email protected]
913-745-0762


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On the burn-rate chart Staball 6.5 is in-between Hybrid 100v and R19. I believe the 100V is being used in the 6.5 140 Match BTHP Match ammo. Staball match slight slower than Varget and the HD is one step slower than Retumbo.

 

[ARlife4me]

Close to as in what exactly! Close only in burn rate? Close to as in density? Close to as in both? If burn rate is close and density isn't, then ............or the other way around?

 

[ARlife4me]

When you stated "Precision ", do/did you mean "Match"?

 

[Buttermilk]

Q: What's the difference between the StaBal 6.5 powders: Precision & HD and any other StaBal 6.5 powders

There's only one StaBall 6.5 powder. The others with "StaBall" in the name has different back half portions of the name. IE: "StaBall HD" & "StaBall Match", both of which are different than "StaBall 6.5."

All three of these powders have different burn rates.

StaBall 6.5 is close to H4350, and the first to appear on the market. StaBall Match is close to Varget, with StaBall HD close to Retumbo. The last two powders were recently introduced as 2023 products.

 

[Rosebud]

I'm using STaBall Match in 7-08 pushing a tipped hammer hunter 132 just below 3100. The accuracy is stunning. Single digit ES. First time I've seen Varget get beaten out in accuracy.

 

[bamban]

Staball Match on 223 launching the 80.5s at mid 2800 and close 3/8 MOA at 200 from a 20 inch service rifle testing 4.5X scope

 

[bamban]

I'm using STaBall Match in 7-08 pushing a tipped hammer hunter 132 just below 3100. The accuracy is stunning. Single digit ES. First time I've seen Varget get beaten out in accuracy.

Twist and barrel length?

I have a box of 124 HH in my 7-08 788 carbine, need to try the staball match.

 

[AZ Patriot 17]

I've got some Retumbo on the way. Also have a fair amount of HD. Really looking forward to seeing the similarity (or lack of), with my own eyes.

 

[Hudge76]

I can find StaBALL Match and 6.5 StaBALL almost every place that sells powder here, but have yet to see any StaBALL HD. I'd love to get some and use it in my WSM and new 6.8 Western.

 

[Rosebud]

Twist and barrel length?

I have a box of 124 HH in my 7-08 788 carbine, need to try the staball match.

24 inch CA arms Ridge line. Carbon barrel. I'm using 45 grains of STaBall match @2.780 oal. 3070 fps. 60 thousands jump. 1in9 twist, rifle on the right is a CZ 22LR it's a killer.

 

[Buttermilk]

We (my brother & I) have tested StaBall HD in his 300 RUM.

So far, initial accuracy looks promising. Velocity is significantly lower than Retumbo.

I've used StaBall 6.5 in my 7mm-08 XP-100 with 15" barrel. Getting 2650 fps with Nosler 150 ABLR bullets. I've not yet done much for accuracy load workup yet as I simply sighted the gun in for deer hunting (but didn't kill any deer with it yet).

 

[ARlife4me]

I don't think the staball's are going to win any speed race, but might be a savior in barrel life? At 1 time I could've bought some match and hd for $24/#, but passed as not knowing enough and there wasn't any data out yet. Still a decent price today.

 

[bamban]

I don't think the staball's are going to win any speed race, but might be a savior in barrel life? At 1 time I could've bought some match and hd for $24/#, but passed as not knowing enough and there wasn't any data out yet. Still a decent price today.

The Match is closer to N540 than it is to Varget in terms of velocity and precision we obtained from recent testing.