[Flicker]

Powder is hard to come by at the moment. I need, for the near term, to use a powder I have on hand to load a 58 grain bullet (Hornady Z-Max) bullet for a 243 Winchester bolt action rifle.

Powders available are:
Accurate 1680
Hodgdon 322
Accurate 2015
Hodgdon 335
IMR 4895
Winchester 748
IMR 4350
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V

Which powder(s) do you recommend I try?

 

[kwg020]

Most of those are .223 powders but I think you might get by with IMR 4895 or H335. I'm not familiar with IMR 4350 or Hybred 100V. I would think something slower if possible. I just bought some AA2700 to try out. But, I want to shoot 85 grain bullets. kwg

 

[Momo]

Here's the link to the Hodgdon online reloading data if you've never used it. If they don't recommend a powder for a load I don't use it.

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

 

[Indyarms]

^^^^^^^ this^^^^^^^

 

[Flicker]

Hodgdon says I4895, H335 ok. Accurate data from 2003 says 2015 ok but later v3.5 data doesnt have info for this power for 243. I found refs elsewhere to old load data for w748 but no reliable sources.

Decided to try 2015 first. I have plenty and min use for it.

 

[woodstock]

I had pretty good luck with Varget and 55 grain bullets. I don't recall the exact recipe right now.