What powder manufacturer do you use and why?

Crackshot

What ever gives me the best results, Honestly I probably have alittle of everything here.

Coyote_Hunter_

Winchester
WST - Leftover from my shotshell reloading days.
W748 - .30-30

IMR
IMR4831 - 7mm Mag (old loads)

Alliant
Reloder 7 - .45-70
Reloder 25 - .300 Win Mag
Accurate
AA1680 - .375 Win

Hodgdon
Clays - Also leftover from shotshell, am using it in the .45ACP until gone.
HS-6 - 9mm Para, .45-70
H110 - .357 Mag, .44 Mag
Varget - .22-250, .257 Roberts, .30-30, .308 Win, .45-70
H4198 - .45-70
H4895 - .257 Roberts, .30-30,
H4350 - .257 Roberts, .300 Win Mag
H1000 - 7mm Mag
BL-C(2) - .30-30, .308 Win
Retumbo - .300 Win Mag
H4831SC - .257 Roberts, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag
Benchmark - .308 Win, .45-70

Think that's about it!

GooseHunterJr · Member Joined: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 51 Location: Colorado

I use Alliant and IMR....do not know why I like it just seems to work well for me.

popgun

Rifles could care less about a brand name because brand names have no effect on accuracy. The particular powder recomendations in a reloading manual give you alot of information especially when they make a notation about "Most Accurate Powder Tested". Usually that powder will shoot the best groups in your rifle of that caliber too.
If you said that you liked Hodgdon powders the best your are actually saying that you like ADI Limited powders of Australia or St. Marks Powders of Florida. Hodgdon does not manufactur rifle, shotgun, or pistol powders. They just repackage under their name.
There are only two powder makers that have not found their way to my reloading bench so far and that is Ramshot and VV. Not because they are not great powders, they are, but I just haven't gotten to them yet. So aim for the best powder in your caliber regardless of brand name.

skb2706 · Member Joined: Apr 10, 2006 Posts: 269

IMR- 4064, 4895, 3031, 4350 started using it 32 years ago...still use alot of it.

Alliant- RL-15 and RL-7 are two of my favs

Hodgdon- H380 and H4227 excellent metering qualities and make for very accurate ammo in my applications.

AA- 1680, 2520

WW- 296, 748

POP!!

I let my guns decide that!

K.W.

I use VihtaVuori powders:
N- 320, -32C and -350.
N-110, - 130, -133, -140 and -150 because it is, you know, best in the whole World, if you lives in Finland. Also because VihtaVuori has monopoly. Very Happy

SingleShotLover

Alliant - 2400 and Bullseye

IMR 4064, 4350 and 3031

Hodgdon - H322, H4895 and Varget

Accurate - Data 2200, 2015BR, 2700

Winchester - 760, 296

TRBLSHTR

Alliant powders for my pistols and shotguns,IMR and Hodgdens(which are now both owned by Hodgdens)in my rifles.I've haerd good things about ramshot-but have'nt beena ble to locate any locally.BTW i'm still hoarding some old AL-7,for the shtf day.Best powder I've ever found for 357mag.,too bad they quit making it.

Gil Martin

Mostly IMR powders in rifles, Winchester powder in shotguns and Alliant powder in handguns. They work well and I am too old to change. All the best...
Gil

PaulS

I use only Hodgdon powders... If they don't have one to fit your cartridge, it doesn't exist.

Bushmaster · Last edited by Bushmaster on Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

W-231....W-296....W-748....Alliant 2400....Hodgdon 4831SC.

Playing with WSF and AA #7...

shrpshtrjoe

For the last five years or so Strictly Hodgons Extreme Powders and have bin pretty happy with them Very Happy

Joe

Wicky

IMR powders were my favorite but I use ADI almost exclusivly now with a bit of Bullseye and Unique thrown in the mix. I also like Winchester 748 & 760.

WildHorse · Member Joined: Feb 17, 2005 Posts: 184 Location: Nebraska

I have a sh*tload of powder in my cabinet. Mostly Hodgden and the Reloader series. I, like some of the others have a favorite powder for certain calibers. As well, I have a bunch of powders for my shotguns I load 12 16 20 & 28 gages and the 410.
I just enjoy reloading and of course emptying.