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IMR 7383 in 338win
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 2524822" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>Well, the cheapskate in me got the better of me earlier in the year and I sprung for a couple of kegs of IMR 7383 mil. surp. lot 81000 from Bartlett's. I also ordered 500 of the 185gr. over-run 338 bullets Midway had a few months back. </p><p>Well, after pouring over a lot of the info online I had myself questioning why on God's green Earth I had bothered to play with this odd duck of a powder. I surmised that my #1 in 338win mag. could handle about anything that powder could throw at it so I'd work up a load in that rifle first.</p><p>I ran the load from 62 gr 7383 to 67 gr 7383 and landed on 66grains as a sub moa load with almost zero unburned powder and good looking brass; normal looking primers, etc. also. </p><p>I figure I'm in for around $32 a hundred for the loaded ammo as long as my brass holds out. Nice cheap short/ mid range trigger time.</p><p>Next up is putting a load together for the 30-06 to save on 4350... I'll probably use up a peanut butter jar full of rem 165 grain pills I've had since high school. </p><p>It has been said you load the same volume of 7383 as you do IMR 4831, but the powder's density is low enough that the charge weight is 15% less. In the 338 win mag it seems to follow 4895 or 4320.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 2524822, member: 48043"] Well, the cheapskate in me got the better of me earlier in the year and I sprung for a couple of kegs of IMR 7383 mil. surp. lot 81000 from Bartlett's. I also ordered 500 of the 185gr. over-run 338 bullets Midway had a few months back. Well, after pouring over a lot of the info online I had myself questioning why on God's green Earth I had bothered to play with this odd duck of a powder. I surmised that my #1 in 338win mag. could handle about anything that powder could throw at it so I'd work up a load in that rifle first. I ran the load from 62 gr 7383 to 67 gr 7383 and landed on 66grains as a sub moa load with almost zero unburned powder and good looking brass; normal looking primers, etc. also. I figure I'm in for around $32 a hundred for the loaded ammo as long as my brass holds out. Nice cheap short/ mid range trigger time. Next up is putting a load together for the 30-06 to save on 4350... I'll probably use up a peanut butter jar full of rem 165 grain pills I've had since high school. It has been said you load the same volume of 7383 as you do IMR 4831, but the powder's density is low enough that the charge weight is 15% less. In the 338 win mag it seems to follow 4895 or 4320. [/QUOTE]
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