I am just assembling some reloading equipment for my newly aquired 9.3x57-but also have 303,a 30/30 and a 6.5x55 swede.Assuming I start reloading for all of them-Do I need diferent powders-or would one do?I will add-these are hunting rifles and if anything I would be looking at heavier rather than lighter bullets
Which Powder?
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Oh any powder will do. Just fill right to the brim and hammer a bullet in there. 
You _might_ get lucky and find a powder that works for all those cartridges @ your chosen bullet weights, and in your particular guns. For example IMR-3031 is another one (along with 4895) that might give good results in all the ones you listed. Most likely you won't.
I'd recommend you get a good reloading manual and accept that you'll need to try at least two (likely more) powders before you find a load that gives you good performance in even one cartridge, much less four..
You _might_ get lucky and find a powder that works for all those cartridges @ your chosen bullet weights, and in your particular guns. For example IMR-3031 is another one (along with 4895) that might give good results in all the ones you listed. Most likely you won't.
I'd recommend you get a good reloading manual and accept that you'll need to try at least two (likely more) powders before you find a load that gives you good performance in even one cartridge, much less four..
I stand by the suggestion of H4895 to get started, but you will eventually move to several for those four cartridges once you get hooked.
The 6.5x55 has the smallest bore by a long shot, yet its case is comparable in size to the others. That yields a smaller "expansion ratio" and thus the call for a slower powder. Slower powders are generally better suited to heavier bullets as well.
The 6.5x55 has the smallest bore by a long shot, yet its case is comparable in size to the others. That yields a smaller "expansion ratio" and thus the call for a slower powder. Slower powders are generally better suited to heavier bullets as well.
so-if the 4895 was best suited for heavier bullets[as in my 9.3x57,30/30 and 303]asuming I wanted to load some 160 gr bullets for my 6.5x55-would the 4895 be suitable for that as well?I'm not looking to push it to the max-just a good hunting load.My only experiance in ''hand loading'' is my TC 50 caliber,and I noticed I got better accuracy from moderate loads than maximum loads,But I'm not sure if that applies to reloading as well
