accurate 4350

[polska]

I went to my LGS today to get either hodgdon or imr 4350 but as usual he was out but he did have a few lbs of accurate 4350, I have never even heard of it and checking my loading manuals there's not a lot of info about it. It is made in Canada an is supposed to have about the same burn rate as imr or hodgdon. Have any of you tried it?

[psteinmayer]

Never tried it... but it should be relatively close to the IMR formula. The burn rate is comparable to H-4350. My Hornady 9th edition lists loads for IMR-4350, but not H-4350, however, the difference is negligible at 40 grains.

[polska]

I didn't buy it as I wasn't sure, guess I'll go back tomorrow and give it a shot. It was $25.99 a lbs. for around my parts, that's not too bad.

[psteinmayer]

Unfortunately, IMR-4350 is getting hard to find. I usually get powder at the local Cabelas, and they've been out for almost a year now (or they're always out when I go look). At Camp Perry during nationals week, the venders that sell powder were all sold out quickly, while there remained a lot of other powders! Fortunately, there is a sporting goods store not too far from me which only sells shooting stuff... and they had several lbs of the stuff last month so I bought a couple!

[reincarnated]

If you go back a few years or more, IMR powders were all made in Canada. If the price was OK, I would buy it.

[Culpeper]

Natchez has it in stock.

https://www.natchezss.com/imr-powder-4350-rifle-powder-1-lbs.html

https://www.natchezss.com/imr-powder-4350-rifle-powder-8-lbs.html

[madsenshooter]

The Accurate 4350 is likely made in the same plant that IMR is/was made at in Canada. Probably the same stuff. After all, how many gunpowder plants are there in Canada? http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/reloading/92319-list-who-actually-makes-smokeless-gunpowders.html