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salarguy said:
Here they are IMR on the left Dominion on the rightView attachment 497143 My hot triple deuce load overfills the case!
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I wasn't doubting you. Mine is marked SSC and definitely is, or at least I think so. If I have any IMR left on the shelf I will take another look.

One thing that has it in my head as well is the fact I don't need a drop tube for the Dominion but definitely do for IMR.
 
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I just received 10 lbs. of 700x and 5 of 5744. Even in the U.S.,5744 is expensive, the prices in Canada seem to start at $70.00 per lb.. I think I have 80 lbs. of Dominion powders now, they are the best prices and service in Canada.
 
B said:
I wasn't doubting you. Mine is marked SSC and definitely is, or at least I think so. If I have any IMR left on the shelf I will take another look.

One thing that has it in my head as well is the fact I don't need a drop tube for the Dominion but definitely do for IMR.
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I really didn't think you were doubting me. I'm starting to think I received 4064 not SSC. Chris assured me the "drum" was marked SSC, but now I'm doubting what was in the drum?? This stuff is fat and long!
 
Buckmastr said:
D4895 is a longer cut. Excellent nonetheless.
D4350ssc and D4064ssc is definitely shorter cut.
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Would you be kind enough to measure the length and thickness of one extrusion? If it's any shorter than mine, then I got regular 4064, not the SSC version. Digital mike should make it easy. I'll do the same and we should be able to settle this quandary. I've used 4064 for years and the Dominion that I received is huge. (see side by side pics)
 
Lots 17 and 18 of D4064 measured 40 thou thick and 70-80 thou long, with quite a few shorter ones
D4895 was 40 thou thick and 90-95 thou long.
 
salarguy said:
Here they are IMR on the left Dominion on the rightView attachment 497143 My hot triple deuce load overfills the case!
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Did my first load development yesterday with D4350ssc.

First think I noticed was that the dominion power appears to be more consistent, but not shorter.

I was working up a load for a 95 gr Hornady V-Max in 6.5 x 55 SE. Started with test loads of 46 grs and worked up in 1 gr incriments. Best accuracy so far was 48 gr. with seating depath of 2.865" (bullet needs to be deeper yet), no signs of pressure at all, and at 49 gr. the load was slightly compressed.

It is slightly bulkier than H4350, but shoots nice so far. I will be doing further development between 48 and 49 gr.

Note, The rifle is a new Zastava M70 in 6.5 x 55 SE, and since Ground Hog season is peaking, I have not yet had time to properly bed the action.

First time using Dominion Powder, won't be my last!!
 
salarguy said:
Every picture tells a story. You're sure not using an RCBS 505 or a Lyman 55.
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It looks to be a Lyman 55. Bought it used about 45 years ago. Still going strong. Still shearing and crunching of granuals with both powders. Consistently throwing +/- 0.2 gr with both these powders. (I kknow it's not match grade accuracy, but it is varmint grade accurate enough).

Looks exactly like this one:
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I have thought about upgrading my power measure to something with more capacity, but don't know what to buy. Suggestions would be welcome.
 
Meroh said:
It looks to be a Lyman 55. Bought it used about 45 years ago. Still going strong. Still shearing and crunching of granuals with both powders. Consistently throwing +/- 0.2 gr with both these powders. (I kknow it's not match grade accuracy, but it is varmint grade accurate enough).

Looks exactly like this one:
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I have thought about upgrading my power measure to something with more capacity, but don't know what to buy. Suggestions would be welcome.
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Mine is older than dirt as well. Not so with the 505. This my first episode with Dominion powder. My 55 cuts !MR, Hodgdon and Accurate quite well, but not great, but ball and flake perfect. It has actually stalled on Dominion 4064, which makes me believe I have received non-SSC 4064. Thank god for my two Lee Auto Drum measures. However I refuse to wear them out on this stuff. Just take a real close look at the picture. It's not photoshopped btw.

Did you actually use 4064, or just 4350?
 
salarguy said:
Mine is older than dirt as well. Not so with the 505. This my first episode with Dominion powder. My 55 cuts !MR, Hodgdon and Accurate quite well, but not great, but ball and flake perfect. It has actually stalled on Dominion 4064, which makes me believe I have received non-SSC 4064. Thank god for my two Lee Auto Drum measures. However I refuse to wear them out on this stuff. Just take a real close look at the picture. It's not photoshopped btw.

Did you actually use 4064, or just 4350?
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4350 in 6.5 x 55 and 7 x 57 for years. I got away from rifle shooting for a while, but got the itch again. As I mentioned, the D4350 granules seemed to be more consistently sized than the H4350 I had; looking at your photo, it looks like it may have a bigger void in the centre, which might explain it's bulkyness. I can live with bulky; I generally found that most rifles like to run accurate with a moderately fast powder with slightly compressed loads. I would have to look and see what powder I used to use in .223, but the most accurate load was an almost full case, heavily compressed.
 
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