H4895 is Sweet.

[Aszerigan]

I'd just like to take a moment and 'high five' the guys at Hodgdon for putting out such an amazingly good product.

Being completely opinionated for a moment, I'd like to say that H4895 is just about the perfect powder for anything from a .223 and 22-250 - up through 308 and even 30-06. It meters well in a Uniflow measure, it's clean burning, its an 'extreme' powder, works with bullets of nearly all weights, and man, it really gets the job done in the velocity department.

I was out this morning with another INGO member, and we were shooting bottles through their CAPS consistently at 100 yards. I know, not a huge feat, but loads of fun with a 22-250 none the less. I've loaded with it for years, this isn't some new discovery. But every time I shoot that powder, I'm simply impressed.

Anyway, that's my two cents. Huge +1 to Hodgdon for making such a versatile and useful powder. Anyone that hasn't tried it really should.

 

[ckcollins2003]

+1 I use H4895 in my .308 and 22-250 and love it!!!

 

[42769vette]

i use h4895, i have the same opinion about h4350 as andrew has about h4895. i guess everyone has there go to powder

 

[sloughfoot]

I always keep a 8 lb keg in the powder shelf. I agree totally with your assessment.

Bruce Hodgedon started his business years ago repackaging military 4895 powder.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

H4895 and H4350 are my go-to powders. I may not get maximum velocities but it they burn clean, completely, and Hodgdon really means it when they say they're temperature insensitive. 20 degrees F or 90 degrees F, POI doesn't change. While I would never recommend it and haven't done it myself, Hodgdon's load data has gotten a bit conservative over the years and I've worked up to their max loads with nary a sign of pressure. I could've used their max loads right off the bat and been completely safe.

Wish I had a powder for .44 magnum that I liked as much. Been using 5744 and 2400 but I'm not in love with either of them.

 

[sloughfoot]

H4895 and H4350 are my go-to powders. I may not get maximum velocities but it they burn clean, completely, and Hodgdon really means it when they say they're temperature insensitive. 20 degrees F or 90 degrees F, POI doesn't change. While I would never recommend it and haven't done it myself, Hodgdon's load data has gotten a bit conservative over the years and I've worked up to their max loads with nary a sign of pressure. I could've used their max loads right off the bat and been completely safe.

Wish I had a powder for .44 magnum that I liked as much. Been using 5744 and 2400 but I'm not in love with either of them.

THE powder for 44 magnum is Win 296 or H110. JMO

 

[Leo]

+1 on H4895, H4350 and H4831 (sc) Varget is so close to H4895 in performance and versatility, I do not know why they offer both. If I cannot find Varget, H4895 will do, and vica versa. WARNING, the charge weights are not the same, double check your data.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

While they ARE very close in burn rate and performance, as I understand it, Varget is actually IMR4064 made to be temperature insensitive. Charge weights in most loads are within .1 grain when comparing the two.

I've had good luck with Varget, too, but the best groups from my bolt guns came with 4985. I just burned the last 500 grains of varget I had laying around - wasn't enough to do anything useful.

 

[ckcollins2003]

I just burned the last 500 grains of varget I had laying around - wasn't enough to do anything useful.

Didn't you get the memo? With any and all extra powder you are to put it in an empty pill bottle until it is full. Once full, buy fuse. Take cap off of pill bottle and cut or drill a hole the size of the fuse. Replace cap and put the fuse through the hole in the cap and down about halfway into the pill bottle.

Then you get far away from anything into a well ventilated area. Woods, bean fields, and corn fields do not count as "well ventilated"! Light fuse, RUN far away, then watch and smile.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

What does a LB. cost? I'm still deciding on what powder to go with when I start my .223 loads.

 

[Aszerigan]

Not much. About $20.

 

[Don]

I like Unique for my .44mag reloads.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Not much. About $20.

About the same as Varget then.

 

[CountryBoy19]

Stop telling everybody, that just makes it harder for me to find my favorite powder when I need more.



I discovered H4895 a few years ago, slightly faster version of Varget. What's not to like about it? I certainly like it!

 

[billmyn]

i just discovered accurate 2520 for my ar15 20'' barrel 1n8 twist 24gr 2520 , winchester brass , cci400 primers with a col of 2.230 and 75gr bthp sub 1/2'' at a 100 tough to meter though also love varget and h4640 for both .223 and .308

 

[shibumiseeker]

4895 and Varget. I have several 8lb kegs of both.

But I found one area 4895 doesn't perform well for me was the .458 socom. I kept getting lots of unburned powder in various charge weights.

 

[Kart29]

I really like H4895 too. In my .35 Remingtion, when shooting jacketed bullets, I cram a big old charge in the case and really give those bullets a spanking. Very good velocity and one of the lowest pressure powders in this caliber. Good stuff.

My .223 seems to prefer Varget by a slight margin, however. Still, if I had to choose one powder for everything I load... I think H4895 would be my choice.

 

[Aszerigan]

But I found one area 4895 doesn't perform well for me was the .458 socom. I kept getting lots of unburned powder in various charge weights.

True. I've been using 33.0gns of H110 in my Socom loads. Sends those bullets flying FAST.

It's weird, but up until a year ago, I'd never used H110. Now I keep 8# around all the time.

 

[Brownie]

True. I've been using 33.0gns of H110 in my Socom loads. Sends those bullets flying FAST.

It's weird, but up until a year ago, I'd never used H110. Now I keep 8# around all the time.

What bullet are you putting on top?

 

[Aszerigan]

What bullet are you putting on top?

Hornady 325gn Flex-tips.