what's up with 296???
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Years ago they were some blown rifles from lighter loaded H4831 powder.
It was concluded that the fire from the primer went "over" the powder and somehow made it explode, rather than burn.
W296 is their "slow" burning pistol powder and they probably took the extra precaution of stating not to load it lighter than ful load. H110 powder is said to be identical to 296, and that powder has been loaded in light loads for years. I consider it (H110) an excellent powder for lightly loading lead (alloy) bullets in a rifle.
Years ago they were some blown rifles from lighter loaded H4831 powder.
It was concluded that the fire from the primer went "over" the powder and somehow made it explode, rather than burn.
W296 is their "slow" burning pistol powder and they probably took the extra precaution of stating not to load it lighter than ful load. H110 powder is said to be identical to 296, and that powder has been loaded in light loads for years. I consider it (H110) an excellent powder for lightly loading lead (alloy) bullets in a rifle.
u have just made me feel a whole lot better about H-110.
what is the experiance with Lil gun powder. with the lighter bullets for a given caliber it gives the same velocity
with a lot less pressure????
thanks
Louis
Actually. I know of someone who did load .357Mag with lighter loads than the 16.2gr for 158g JHP. Both he an I found that the full loads felt smoother to shoot. Wondering if it has to do with the air pocket (unsued volume) creating a form of pressure spike just prior to moving the bullet.
HOWDY; Read the information from winchester . Win 296 only works ( burns )at high pressures . It will give much less pressure for the same veloicty as many other powders . As the ADs say no wimp loading . I have burned pounds of it for siollette shooting years back , good stuff for the intended purpose . when Used as directed .
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Hogdon does not recommend reduced loads with H110 either.
Years ago, I did some experimenting with H110 in the 38-40. (When Hogdon refused to give me data for same.)
What I saw was poor burning at low pressures, then, as loads, and pressure levels increased, wild fluctuations in velocity (More than 200fps between shots). (Likely indicating wild fluctuations in pressure) This stabilized as pressures got to the normal operating range for the powder, which is too much for the 38-40. So, I stopped.
Looking back, it was a dumb thing to do, could have had some serious kaboom.
Years ago, I did some experimenting with H110 in the 38-40. (When Hogdon refused to give me data for same.)
What I saw was poor burning at low pressures, then, as loads, and pressure levels increased, wild fluctuations in velocity (More than 200fps between shots). (Likely indicating wild fluctuations in pressure) This stabilized as pressures got to the normal operating range for the powder, which is too much for the 38-40. So, I stopped.
Looking back, it was a dumb thing to do, could have had some serious kaboom.
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- Calgary, AB
WW-296 and H-110 are the rocket fuels of magnum handgun powders.........this is the primary application that they should be utilized in, and they work admirably in this role. I use WW-296 for my heavy loads in 357 Auto Mag, 44 Mag, 45 Colt, and 45 Win Mag with gratifying results.
For reduced loads in magnum handgun calibers powders such as Blue Dot, Unique, WW-231 are good choices.
For reduced loads in magnum handgun calibers powders such as Blue Dot, Unique, WW-231 are good choices.
