reloading situation in canada

[True North Arms Corp]

hey cgn,

so if you roll your own you'll know it's a #### show getting stuff you need

if you don't, you should start so that:

A you can have ammo that you want when you want it
B you can prolly save money these days



there are lots of questions about swapping powders
that's a bad idea as recipies are there for a reason

however if you can't find a powder you are after, you can use a burn rate chart to discover similar powders that may have receipies

I STRESS POWDERS SHOULDNT BE SWAPPED / INTERCHANGED

however there might be loads you are not aware of

we are working to have the best selection and prices available

[kawicrash]

That chart was published in 2012, might be a bit behind the times.

[True North Arms Corp]

That chart was published in 2012, might be a bit behind the times.

quite possibly
i just wanted to offer a starting point

[BIG SHOOTZ]

So if times were really hurting and you need a medium burn powder could you take fast burn and buff it down with a slow burn powder and make what you need.

[barsik]

So if times were really hurting and you need a medium burn powder could you take fast burn and buff it down with a slow burn powder and make what you need.

nope

[BattleRife]

NO

Very emphatically, no.

[handofzeus]

I have a similar chart but what it doesn't tell you is the actual burn rates, meaning the degree to which one powder burns in relation to another. I'm considering smokeless in my modern 45-120 and know that a slower powder is better. People recommend 4895 and 5744 but they are in the middle range so wouldn't retumbo or h-50bmg be better suited?

[Meroh]

So if times were really hurting and you need a medium burn powder could you take fast burn and buff it down with a slow burn powder and make what you need.

No. Never. Different densities will separate in the case; in the powder measure, in the can with handling. Uneven burn rates = pressure spikes..

[islandhunter]

So if times were really hurting and you need a medium burn powder could you take fast burn and buff it down with a slow burn powder and make what you need.

Don't worry, I got the joke lol

[Meroh]

I have a similar chart but what it doesn't tell you is the actual burn rates, meaning the degree to which one powder burns in relation to another. I'm considering smokeless in my modern 45-120 and know that a slower powder is better. People recommend 4895 and 5744 but they are in the middle range so wouldn't retumbo or h-50bmg be better suited?

Hodgdon recommends these, so this would be a great starting point:
Benchmark
H322
H4198
H4895
IMR 3031
IMR 4064
IMR 4895
Trail Boss
Varget