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<blockquote data-quote="Darkker" data-source="post: 1227452" data-attributes="member: 81406"><p>I caught that, and Is well said. The problem is, lack of understanding furthers the misconceptions out there.</p><p></p><p>We the reloader, are and always have been, a waste market.</p><p>WC846 & WC 844 are the same powder, they only differ on an "as-built" basis; and the distinction happened near 1970. Hodgdon says one was built for the 308 & one for the 5.56. Except that powder was actually designed in the mid 1930's....</p><p></p><p>Hodgdon says CFE was developed with the same tech designed for the US military, except that "tech" came from the French, for the French, around 1900. </p><p></p><p>Win 760/H414/AA2700 are all identical from General Dynamics, simply a question of what label Hodgdon ordered.</p><p></p><p>Go read some of the articles done by Denton, where he has good and repeatable measurement equipment. In the 223/5.56 with 55gr bullets, H335 is notably less "sensitive" than Varget. So is Varget temp sensitive?? Well, compared to a couple powders, including ball powders in that application, somewhat. Doesn't mean it's a poor choice for that application, just that all things are relative.</p><p> Varget was designed for ball ammo in the 7.62 NATO. In that setting, it excels. Take it out of its design parameters, and it's a different story.</p><p></p><p>A camel can go a long distance in extreme heat without drinking water, but can't climb a tree for chit. Does that mean a camel is a "bad" choice? Not necessarily, Just depends on what you are trying to accomplish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darkker, post: 1227452, member: 81406"] I caught that, and Is well said. The problem is, lack of understanding furthers the misconceptions out there. We the reloader, are and always have been, a waste market. WC846 & WC 844 are the same powder, they only differ on an "as-built" basis; and the distinction happened near 1970. Hodgdon says one was built for the 308 & one for the 5.56. Except that powder was actually designed in the mid 1930's.... Hodgdon says CFE was developed with the same tech designed for the US military, except that "tech" came from the French, for the French, around 1900. Win 760/H414/AA2700 are all identical from General Dynamics, simply a question of what label Hodgdon ordered. Go read some of the articles done by Denton, where he has good and repeatable measurement equipment. In the 223/5.56 with 55gr bullets, H335 is notably less "sensitive" than Varget. So is Varget temp sensitive?? Well, compared to a couple powders, including ball powders in that application, somewhat. Doesn't mean it's a poor choice for that application, just that all things are relative. Varget was designed for ball ammo in the 7.62 NATO. In that setting, it excels. Take it out of its design parameters, and it's a different story. A camel can go a long distance in extreme heat without drinking water, but can't climb a tree for chit. Does that mean a camel is a "bad" choice? Not necessarily, Just depends on what you are trying to accomplish. [/QUOTE]
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