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<blockquote data-quote="Rifleman97" data-source="post: 1408634" data-attributes="member: 103996"><p>Indeed it's uncommon to find, however I have seen it a few places. </p><p>I think the reason R33 is less temp stable is BECAUSE it doesn't burn clean. If something doesn't burn clean at 65° F then it's gonna burn less clean at low temps, less powder burning makes it essentially less of a charge than you put in the case. Then you get to a warmer day and it burns a little more clean, and you get high pressure because it's actually all burning. </p><p>Not much of an issue for me, although I don't have a 28 Nosler or rum yet (still haven't decided) all of my load development is done in the conditions I'm going to hunt in. I do my load development between 10 and 40 degrees normally because that's the temp when and where I hunt. Very rarely is it warmer or colder than that where I hunt, and when it is not in that range, it's usually colder and I run 3 rounds through the chrono at home before I leave if I haven't already tested at that temp to get an idea of velocity. </p><p>For rifles I hunt in a wide variety of conditions in, such as my coyote gun, then a stable powder is more essential for me.</p><p>Then again, I don't HAVE to do all this work to make a less stable powder work, but I find enjoyment in constantly tuning loads for different conditions and accuracy. And the more I reload, the more I shoot, the more I get used to the rifle and make the gun an extension of my body. When I first started reloading it was for 30-06 and I went straight to H4831 and after I found an accurate load (very quickly) I found I didn't need to tune anything. Well that's no fun! So I started using varying powders, different bullet weights, adjusting OAL, always trying to get more accurate. </p><p>I found after retrying some old "not as accurate" loads that they were just as accurate, but my abilities had gotten better as I shot more for load development. </p><p></p><p>Not everyone reloads for enjoyment, some out of necessity, some just for accuracy, but I reload because I enjoy it. And if a less stable powder gives me more energy at range, I'm likely to use it and just learn how much it changes in my gun (for example shooting rounds at various temps and writing in my ballistic charts "+- 23 FPS per 10° F")</p><p></p><p>A little off topic but ah well</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rifleman97, post: 1408634, member: 103996"] Indeed it’s uncommon to find, however I have seen it a few places. I think the reason R33 is less temp stable is BECAUSE it doesn’t burn clean. If something doesn’t burn clean at 65° F then it’s gonna burn less clean at low temps, less powder burning makes it essentially less of a charge than you put in the case. Then you get to a warmer day and it burns a little more clean, and you get high pressure because it’s actually all burning. Not much of an issue for me, although I don’t have a 28 Nosler or rum yet (still haven’t decided) all of my load development is done in the conditions I’m going to hunt in. I do my load development between 10 and 40 degrees normally because that’s the temp when and where I hunt. Very rarely is it warmer or colder than that where I hunt, and when it is not in that range, it’s usually colder and I run 3 rounds through the chrono at home before I leave if I haven’t already tested at that temp to get an idea of velocity. For rifles I hunt in a wide variety of conditions in, such as my coyote gun, then a stable powder is more essential for me. Then again, I don’t HAVE to do all this work to make a less stable powder work, but I find enjoyment in constantly tuning loads for different conditions and accuracy. And the more I reload, the more I shoot, the more I get used to the rifle and make the gun an extension of my body. When I first started reloading it was for 30-06 and I went straight to H4831 and after I found an accurate load (very quickly) I found I didn’t need to tune anything. Well that’s no fun! So I started using varying powders, different bullet weights, adjusting OAL, always trying to get more accurate. I found after retrying some old “not as accurate” loads that they were just as accurate, but my abilities had gotten better as I shot more for load development. Not everyone reloads for enjoyment, some out of necessity, some just for accuracy, but I reload because I enjoy it. And if a less stable powder gives me more energy at range, I’m likely to use it and just learn how much it changes in my gun (for example shooting rounds at various temps and writing in my ballistic charts “+- 23 FPS per 10° F”) A little off topic but ah well [/QUOTE]
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