H1000 Alternative
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Now that you are overwhelmed with recommendations, what other powders you currently have in your inventory? As you can see, we all have varying pet loads.
H4831SC is "my" go-to powder for my .300 WMs. My current accuracy load with 190 Berger VLD is H4831SC, CCI250, .015" off the lands, 3043 FPS out off 24", and .5-.75 MOA at 1K if I do my part.
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Sending156s
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Feenix, 7977 will work well. I just traded a jug of it for primers & 200 gr MKs on this forum. It & H1000 were my go to powder for my 300WM until I tried RL-26. I am shooting a 1-10 twist Bartlein bbl. I find I can't get bugholes with anything under 190 grains. If things return to normal where RL-26 is easy to find consider trying it. I'm shooting bugholes with 190s & 200s at 3200+ fps by LabRadar. Gained +/- 200 fps with single digit ESs & SDs punching just 1 ragged hole at 300 yds. I only have 100, 200, & 300 at my house.
Feenix, my apologies. I thought you were the OP. Wishing you a great day!
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Johnny Huff
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Looking at the Relative Burn Rate Chart in the Lyman 50th edition: H1000 is 119th on the list. The powder at 118 is N170 VitaVuori,and the powder at 120 is Magnum, Ramshot. I think it is reasonable to say getting as close as possible should work well.
Huntz
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Bruno`s has been selling H1000 every couple weeks.Check them daily.They are selling mostly bulk by the case.10 one pounders in a case.
.300 Dakota
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What he said!
If you can't find that, MagPro, Ramdhot Magnum, Vihtavuori N170 and Norma 217 are good candidates. Forget Reloader 26; you'll find H1000 before you find that.
Mackinaw BOB
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I've had good luck with IMR-7828ssc in the 300 win mag and it seems like it's the easiest magnum powder to find right now. That may just be my area of the country though
vancewalker007
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The 2 I've found to be the closest are IMR7977 and N565. RL26 is a similar but a faster and harder to find than than any of the others.
You could step down in burn rate speed and try IMR8133, Retumbo, or N570. You'll need a compressed load likely to come close to the velocity of H1000. I shoot 8133 in a compressed load for my 6.5 PRC using the Barnes 127 LRX. It's giving me 1/2 MOA accuracy.
dr.frank338
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You should give a try to Reload Swiss (RS); don't know under what brand it sells in US; I do use H1000 and Vith 165-170-560, but RS 70, 76 and especially 80 are excellent with heavy magnums Like 338 Lapua with 300 grs; 70 is a winner for lr loads in 6,5-284 and 6,5x55 both with Eldm 147. Give them a try...
DMP25-06
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Look on NOSLER.com , at reloading data center .
Select the .300 Win. Mag., then you can choose your bullet weight class , and you will see a drop-down menu with numerous powders , charge weights , and velocity produced with each powder choice .
My favorite , H4831 , is not listed in powder choices , although IMR4831 is listed as producing the most velocity of all powder choices listed for 180 grain bullets . H4831 is slightly slower burn rate than IMR4831 , so you could develop a load in the 3100 + FPS range , with a totally temperature stable powder that is extremely accurate and consistent .
H1000 is also on the list .
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2ndtimer
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I don't know the source of this burn rate chart, but it sure doesn't correspond to my experience with Power Pro 4000-MR in .270 Win. I believe it is closer to Ramshot Hunter than Win 760.
