I love IMR 4895
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The IMR 4895 has been an old standby for the 308 for a loooong time but it has been
passed up for the latest flavor of the day,good to see that it hasn't been passed up
by some. It has also been very accurate for me in some of my 308 loads.
Good Shooting.
BB
passed up for the latest flavor of the day,good to see that it hasn't been passed up
by some. It has also been very accurate for me in some of my 308 loads.
Good Shooting.
BB
Don't want to hijack here, but many, many years ago, when I only had a 22 rimfire and a M700 30-06, my centerfire was used for many things, including varminting.
My pet load for shooting Columbia Ground Squirrels and Chucks was 55 grains of IMR 4895 behind the 130 grain Speer Hollowpoint.
This load was deadly accurate in that rifle, and fast as well. I still use IMR 4895 in several loads, but no longer in my 30-06 rifles.
Great powder that has been burned by the ton over the years.
Cheers, Dave.
My pet load for shooting Columbia Ground Squirrels and Chucks was 55 grains of IMR 4895 behind the 130 grain Speer Hollowpoint.
This load was deadly accurate in that rifle, and fast as well. I still use IMR 4895 in several loads, but no longer in my 30-06 rifles.
Great powder that has been burned by the ton over the years.
Cheers, Dave.
So far in my load dev I've tried IMR 4895, Accurate 2495, varget and Win 748. Not very impressed with varget so far, gonna have to try diff seating depths. Accurate has show promise, gonna try a load or 2 at diff OAL. W748 doesn't like BR2's, atleast on my rifle. Going to try 210's and CCI mag primers next.
lowridersvt
CGN Regular
- Location
- Niagara Falls ont
It's my go to powder for almost everything I own
Hotwheels81
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- South of GP
JDForBrkFst
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Roughly North Central AB
That is outstanding. I've had great success in the different applications I've used it for. It was the first powder I tried when I started loading and has always had a place on my bench since. You've inspired me try my hand at "off the lands" on my next loading session. I've always just gone with whatever OAL was recommended.
nowarningshot
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
IMR powders in general have been passed over for the new flavor. IMR 4895 is my go to starting powder for anything with a military case. I sometimes move on, but it is usually quick and easy to develop a useable load with IMR 4895...excellent is sometimes but not always something else.
Avalonthas
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Toronto ON
My go to powder for the M1 Garand
IMR4895 was the MILSPEC propellant for the .30-06 and the 7.62NATO/.308 Win. A gazzilion rounds of military ammo were produced with it starting pre-WW2 and it is still an excellent choice for the .30-06 and .308, modern "miracle powders" notwithstanding. It is quite a versatile powder. It was the best performer when I used to load for the .348 Win. Garand/M14 shooters need to look no further than IMR4895 or IMR4064-safe, reliable and accurate.
IMR 4895 is the only powder I use. When I was looking through the Lyman 49th Edition I was looking for a common powder that is used in most common cartridges and found this powder the go to. I reload my .204 with 32gr Serria Blitz King, with 27gr of IMR4895 and punch out the bulls of a 25yd 22 target at 100yds everytime with my Rem 700 VLSS.
This powder is used in 7 different cartridges I own. One thing I did find was only load one grain higher from the low end and stay off the max load, for accuracy.
I also load killer hunting loads with Nosler Partitions for 300 Savage and 30-06. If anyone would like the receipe just contact me.
Great Powder..................
This powder is used in 7 different cartridges I own. One thing I did find was only load one grain higher from the low end and stay off the max load, for accuracy.
I also load killer hunting loads with Nosler Partitions for 300 Savage and 30-06. If anyone would like the receipe just contact me.
Great Powder..................
MIRAMICHIER
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Miramichi,Nb
Should try H-4895.Ken Waters wrote books on Pet Loads years ago and tried all the Powders and he said the H-4895 was superior to the IMR-4895 just a thought.Also nice groups.
The history of IMR Legendary powders actually begins in 1802 when a young E.I. DuPont, who was forced to leave his native Paris during the French Revolution, built a black powder plant in Delaware. The plant was located on the former 95-acre Broom Farm. The farm was actually purchased under the name William Hamon, a friend, because at the time E.I. DuPont was not allowed to buy land until he became a U.S. citizen.
By the mid-1840’s the Gold Rush and industrial expansion ushered in the need for a better explosive than black powder. The twin 1845 discoveries of nitrated cotton and nitroglycerin began the transformation to a new explosives future. IMR powders started in 1892, ushering in the transition from black powder to smokeless powder. The earliest powders were designated “MR” meaning “Military Rifle”. These powders were numbered and ranged from MR#10 through MR#50-1/2. In the 1920’s an improved version of the powders were introduced. These “Improved Military Rifle” powders carried the “IMR” title in front of a four digit number.
Compared to modern standards, the calibers of the time were suited to faster burn rate powders. Thus the first of the “IMR” series of powders are on the faster end of the burn rate scale. The initial IMR powder was IMR4198, produced in the early 1930’s. This was followed by IMR4227 in 1934 and IMR4895 in 1941 (IMR4895 was the standard for military 30-06). Advances in ordnance drove the need for slower burn rate powders. In 1942, IMR4831 was developed for 20mm cannons. This was the slowest burn rate powder of its time. Following very quickly was IMR5010 for the 50 caliber Browning machine gun cartridge.
Originally, IMR powders were built in a facility at Carney’s Point, in New Jersey across the river from the black powder operations. This plant, built in the 1880’s, was a key provider of gunpowder to the U.S. military and its Allies during World War I. As the U.S. moved out of the Depression and headed towards World War II the need for increased capacity was satisfied through the construction of additional powder plants modeled after Carney’s Point. Amazingly, these plants in total shipped up to 1 Million pounds of gunpowder per day during World War II. In total, 2-1/2 billion pounds of smokeless powder was manufactured in these plants during the War. One of the locations of the newly constructed plants was Valleyfield, in Canada. This plant continues to be the primary supplier of IMR Legendary Powders today.
IMR powders maintained a competitive market position through the 1950’s in the reloading smokeless powder business. The company recognized the surge in the reloading market and produced their initial handloading guide in 1961. It was a modest effort limited to shotshell reloading. The 1960’s marked a very active reloading period with the invention of plastic shotshells and one-piece plastic wads. IMR introduced “Hi-Skor 700X” for target shotshell reloading in 1963.
The slowest burn rate IMR powder, IMR7828, was made available to reloaders in 1985. Prior this powder was only sold to commercial ammunition companies. The demand from reloaders for powders up to the task of modern cartridge and bullet designs brought about the availability of IMR7828. Today, IMR 7828 continues to be the standard for use in large-caliber and magnum performance rifle cartridges.
Hodgdon Powder Company purchased IMR® Powder Company in October 2003. Hodgdon Powder Company offices are located at 6231 Robinson in Overland Park, Kansas. IMR powders continue to be manufactured to the same exacting performance criteria and quality assurance standards that shooters have come to expect.
IMR truly represents Legendary powders – the IMR powders we reload today had their DNA established over 200 years ago. From World Wars I and II, to 1,000 yard benchrest competition, to your deer stand, IMR Legendary Powders are the standard all others attempt to follow.
By the mid-1840’s the Gold Rush and industrial expansion ushered in the need for a better explosive than black powder. The twin 1845 discoveries of nitrated cotton and nitroglycerin began the transformation to a new explosives future. IMR powders started in 1892, ushering in the transition from black powder to smokeless powder. The earliest powders were designated “MR” meaning “Military Rifle”. These powders were numbered and ranged from MR#10 through MR#50-1/2. In the 1920’s an improved version of the powders were introduced. These “Improved Military Rifle” powders carried the “IMR” title in front of a four digit number.
Compared to modern standards, the calibers of the time were suited to faster burn rate powders. Thus the first of the “IMR” series of powders are on the faster end of the burn rate scale. The initial IMR powder was IMR4198, produced in the early 1930’s. This was followed by IMR4227 in 1934 and IMR4895 in 1941 (IMR4895 was the standard for military 30-06). Advances in ordnance drove the need for slower burn rate powders. In 1942, IMR4831 was developed for 20mm cannons. This was the slowest burn rate powder of its time. Following very quickly was IMR5010 for the 50 caliber Browning machine gun cartridge.
Originally, IMR powders were built in a facility at Carney’s Point, in New Jersey across the river from the black powder operations. This plant, built in the 1880’s, was a key provider of gunpowder to the U.S. military and its Allies during World War I. As the U.S. moved out of the Depression and headed towards World War II the need for increased capacity was satisfied through the construction of additional powder plants modeled after Carney’s Point. Amazingly, these plants in total shipped up to 1 Million pounds of gunpowder per day during World War II. In total, 2-1/2 billion pounds of smokeless powder was manufactured in these plants during the War. One of the locations of the newly constructed plants was Valleyfield, in Canada. This plant continues to be the primary supplier of IMR Legendary Powders today.
IMR powders maintained a competitive market position through the 1950’s in the reloading smokeless powder business. The company recognized the surge in the reloading market and produced their initial handloading guide in 1961. It was a modest effort limited to shotshell reloading. The 1960’s marked a very active reloading period with the invention of plastic shotshells and one-piece plastic wads. IMR introduced “Hi-Skor 700X” for target shotshell reloading in 1963.
The slowest burn rate IMR powder, IMR7828, was made available to reloaders in 1985. Prior this powder was only sold to commercial ammunition companies. The demand from reloaders for powders up to the task of modern cartridge and bullet designs brought about the availability of IMR7828. Today, IMR 7828 continues to be the standard for use in large-caliber and magnum performance rifle cartridges.
Hodgdon Powder Company purchased IMR® Powder Company in October 2003. Hodgdon Powder Company offices are located at 6231 Robinson in Overland Park, Kansas. IMR powders continue to be manufactured to the same exacting performance criteria and quality assurance standards that shooters have come to expect.
IMR truly represents Legendary powders – the IMR powders we reload today had their DNA established over 200 years ago. From World Wars I and II, to 1,000 yard benchrest competition, to your deer stand, IMR Legendary Powders are the standard all others attempt to follow.
