Alliant 2400 alternative-powder you like for 357 magnum jacketed ammo

[Actnbill]

Titegroup as well seeing I also load for the 45acp

 

[epags]

Is SR4756 still being made? I thought it was discontinued. I burned many, MANY pounds of 4756 in .45ACP before I discovered the wonders of WW231.

Yes, it is an older container. They have discontinued it.
Yes, WW231 is fine for 45ACP but my research did not recommend it for 357mag.
BTW, the list I posted is just providing inventory on what I have on hand for the 357.

 

[Snake45]

Yes, it is an older container. They have discontinued it.
Yes, WW231 is fine for 45ACP but my research did not recommend it for 357mag.
BTW, the list I posted is just providing inventory on what I have on hand for the 357.

231 wouldn't be great for max .357 performance, but it COULD be used. I shot a lot of 4.5 grains of 231 with 158 grain lead bullets in .38 Spec cases, so it would be perfectly safe in .357 (although not, as I said, a top performer). Coincidentally, 4.5/231 behind a 115-124 grain lead bullet is a good 9mm load.

5.3/231 behind ANY 200-230 grain lead bullet worked great in any .45ACP gun I ever shot it in, including at least three different revolvers. Pretty amazing load.

 

[GasGuzzler]

My order of .357 favorites.

1: A2400
2: Lil' Gun
3: W296
4: H110
5: 300-MP
6: There are others like colored dots and powders that start with a V but those four are the best and the first two are quite a bit ahead of 3/4 and 5.

I do not waste time with loading light for cartridge bullets or under speed but those that do might have a different powder in mind. A lot of the powders mentioned are much better for .45 AUTO and 9X19 but aren't that great in .357 unless you use a tiny 125 grain bullet and a very small charge of a faster pistol powder such as Unique, Bullseye, or 231. I would not recommend any of those and they are not at all close to 24003.

 

[Skeet 028]

I have picked up 4 lbs of 2400 at the last 3 gun shows...all sealed 3 were the short metal cans and one of the newer plastic bottles. The plastic bottle cost 20 dollars..Have 20 dollars in the other 3 cans combined. For those who have it...Herco...4756...Win 571/HS-7(same powders). I have bought 10 pounds of other older powders lately at gun shows 2- HiVel #2 , 3- Reloader 11, 1- Unique, 2- Herco, 1- Reloader 21 and 1- Hodgdon HS-5...other than $15 for the Unique the rest all cost 5 dollars each. I gave a friend a pound of HiVel #2 and he jut loaded 200 rounds of 35 Remington with it...Point is...don't turn your nose up at old powder. I'm still loading a lot of old powders. Still work fine

 

[GasGuzzler]

I learned I have at least three pounds of Unique which is two too many.

 

[daveag.]

I have found 2400 and #9 to be equal in performance in .45 C. Favorite deer hunting load is 20 grains #9 and a 250 gr XTP. I hit a large steel target at 170 yrds with my scoped 7.5" Blackhawk, Stainless steel. Just groups great.

 

[daveag.]

I switched from shooting paper to the A500 steel plates painted white. Easy to see.

 

[flyingtiger]

Brownells has 2400 in stock

 

[Cholo]

Brownells has 2400 in stock

FYI only! It's $76 for 1# with fees PLUS shipping and tax. Of course, buying 10#'s would lower the price considerably.

Put 1# in your cart to see the charges before tax and shipping. To send 1# of 2400 to me totals $96.46.

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[gunzo]

Blue Collar Reloading, 1 & 8 pound jugs of 2400 in stock. $38.50 & $268 plus hazmat & shipping. Most sellers will ship up to 60 or 65 pounds for 1 hazmat fee.

They also have Unique in stock.

 

[Sam Summey]

I going to put a "plug" in here. There are other manufacturers of powder than Alliant. BTW I gave up my reliance on Alliant 31 years ago after their plant blew up twice in a year and the source of Red Dot dried up. Now VISTA Outdoors, who recently announced a pending shortage because of two wars, thus instigating a price increase. Good old Jason Vanderbrink at his greedy best.

At present I have been using Shooters World powders made by/marketed by LoveX in Europe. This is the same folks who supplied John Sonday and the original Accurate Powders in the 1980s. Cleanshot = Acc #2, Tight Group, 231, Bullseye; Ultimate Pistol = Autocomp, Unique; Auto Pistol Acc#5 & similar to HS6, Power Pistol; Major Pistol = Acc #7, Blue Dot, IMR Blue, similar to Longshot,; Heavy Pistol = Acc #9, & similar to to Lil'Gun and 2400, H110/296, IMR 4227; Buffalo Rifle = Acc 5744.

I have also been using Match Rifle = Acc 2520, CFE223, RL15, IMR 4064; Precision = Varget, IMR 4320. These powders are loaded in 3006 & 308/7.62 - 150-168 gr bullets, 223/556-77 gr bullets.

 

[Snake45]

I going to put a "plug" in here. There are other manufacturers of powder than Alliant. BTW I gave up my reliance on Alliant 31 years ago after their plant blew up twice in a year and the source of Red Dot dried up. Now VISTA Outdoors, who recently announced a pending shortage because of two wars, thus instigating a price increase. Good old Jason Vanderbrink at his greedy best.

At present I have been using Shooters World powders made by/marketed by LoveX in Europe. This is the same folks who supplied John Sonday and the original Accurate Powders in the 1980s. Cleanshot = Acc #2, Tight Group, 231, Bullseye; Ultimate Pistol = Autocomp, Unique; Auto Pistol Acc#5 & similar to HS6, Power Pistol; Major Pistol = Acc #7, Blue Dot, IMR Blue, similar to Longshot,; Heavy Pistol = Acc #9, & similar to to Lil'Gun and 2400, H110/296, IMR 4227; Buffalo Rifle = Acc 5744.

I have also been using Match Rifle = Acc 2520, CFE223, RL15, IMR 4064; Precision = Varget, IMR 4320. These powders are loaded in 3006 & 308/7.62 - 150-168 gr bullets, 223/556-77 gr bullets.

Very good info, Sam. Thanks for taking the time to post all that!

 

[XP100]

Just got 8# of 296 for 259.00 OTD, to much but the first I have seen in a while. Have not tried it yet. The guy has more but won't ship it.

 

[unodemo]

Unique for mild
H110/Lil Gun for wild

Add to that IMR4227 for not quite wild

 

[woodperson]

I am using Blue Dot and Lil Gun.

 

[Butterfield]

I am a fan of AA#9 for faster. And HP-38 for mild 38 special loadings

 

[anachronism]

IMR4227 is readily available in many areas.