Generic Gun Powders

[flak88mm]

Anyone know of good generic gun powder for M1 Garand?

I'm interested in generics similiar to IMR 4895 or H4895

[jimmykan]

Check out Jeff Bartlett's selection:

http://gibrass.com/gunpowder.html

[grant22]

Anyone have any experience with these powders? Their equivalent of H335 costs quite a bit less and definitely has my attention.

[grant22]

ttt

[joelogic]

They work fine. I worked up a load for my .308 bolt gun that I shot out to 1k. Word of warning is that burn rates can be different jug to jug. Buy two or more jugs and mix them together and work up a load that works for those jugs. Apparently this is what the Army does when they by non-canister grade powder.

Check out http://www.hi-techammo.com
I was using WC846 and it was much hotter than the recommended equivalent of W748.

[grant22]

Thx Joe!

[flak88mm]

What's considered a baseline starting load when experimenting with rifle loads?

[jimmykan]

The vendor of the surplus powder will often state "Burn rate similar to _____ canister-grade powder."

I usually look up the published load data for that powder in the caliber I am loading for, and start with the starting load, maybe even 5% below that, especially if the powder is advertised as "a little faster than canister-grade version."