March 11, 2024, 09:25 AM
smschulzAnybody use these powders?
Been spending a lot of time in the reloading room lately, love it, relaxing and noticed in my inventory of powders a couple I haven't loaded.
These are only maybe 5 or 6 years old, sealed and stored well, not worried about them from a quality standpoint.
They are Vihtavuori N120 and Accurate AA2200.
Relatively fast or faster than my other powders.
I imagine got them when I first started reloading, not really knowing anything and just getting something to get started.
I they might bee good for lighter 223's but I only mainly shoot 69's or 77's and most all are 1/8.
Any other calibers these are good for or are how are you using them, and how do you like them?
I may have 6 or 8 lbs of each.
I currently reload:
* 223 (55~77gn)
* 6.8spc (85~120gn)
* 308 (155~175gn)
* 6.5cm (120~140gn)
Open to sugestions, thanks.
March 11, 2024, 08:34 PM
Scooter123I suspect the N120 might prove useful for 300 Blackout loads. N110 is very close to H110 and often used as an alternate to H110. N120 should have a very similar burn rate and potential usage.
As for the Accurate 2200, that is an excellent powder for Varmint loads in .223 and 6.8 SPC. So I suggest you hang on to that. Data will be available on the Hodgdon reloading web site if they every get that damned circle to stop spinning.
March 15, 2024, 11:52 PM
BrBaN120 is a great powder for .45-70 with lighter weight bullets from 250gr up to 350gr. Very accurate in my 1895 with 300gr Barnes TSX and 325gr Hornady FTX.