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is there a way to tell which powders will burn faster than another? I keep hearing that slower powders are for heavier bullets, but how do i know which is a slow powder? Why do some powders list higher velocities than others for max loads?
 
excellent, that is exactly what i was looking for
now, provided they fired as well, (sure they won't) is there any benefit of using a faster powder over a slower powder or vice versa, provided they are both listed to work with a certain bullet?
 
That ain't that simple either!:)

Different cartridges in different rifles with different components under different conditions do well with different powders! There is no shortcut, or "best" powder for any given rifle with any given components.

All the powders listed for a particular cartridge will go bang and give the approximate velocity listed if you use the exact components and firearm used for the listed data. You change anything and the results will start to change also, to varying degrees.

Start with the bullet you want to use. Find data that approximates all the components and rifle you will use and start low and work up incrementally.

Like I said, there are no shortcuts and if there were they would be for experienced reloaders.

So what you need is some experience!:)

Remember: velocity is one thing, accuracy is another. High velocity means squat if you can hit what yoiu are aiming at!
 
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i need lots of experience, just sometimes questions from left field enter my head when i'm reading other posts, so i ask them. thanks for the info though
 
i need lots of experience, just sometimes questions from left field enter my head when i'm reading other posts, so i ask them. thanks for the info though

Never be afraid to ask questions and read lots of manuals. Remember, the only stupid questions are the ones that make me spit beer all over my key-board.:cool:
 
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