2400 is good powder!

[jonp]

Not bad reviews for a powder that rolled out in 1932.

Others of similar age or older:

Unique - 1900
Red Dot - 1932
Bullseye - 1937
4227 - 1935
4320 - 1935
4198 - 1935
4064 - 1935
3031 - 1934

( from Complete Guide to Handloading - Philip B. Sharpe

While I appreciate the metering qualities of modern ball powders, these oldsters still get the job done quite nicely.

dale in Louisiana

I use more of the first 2 on the list than anything else. At this point with powder hard to find versitility trumps about everything else for me.
Promo, unique, 2400 and h110/w296 can get most anything done

[lead chucker]

14.5 gr 2400 with a 310 gr lee boolit in my 77/44 is the sweet spot.

[Newtire]

25 gr. 2400 with a 250 grain SWC GC 429244 is a great load in .444 Marlin but cheaper to use 20.5 grains of Blue Dot in this round for me. Still, Amazing powder. Like my 4350, I watch it when I get low.

[Mal Paso]

Yes! Use Blue Dot! 2400 is Filthy powder that will jam your gun and erode the throat . Everybody knows H110 is better. AA9 and 4227 great too. Thank goodness I'm running low on 2400.

You do NOT want to buy this powder!







"Everybody Knows" is used under license from O'Bummer who is solely responsible for any change of mind you may have.

[1bluehorse]

25 gr. 2400 with a 250 grain SWC GC 429244 is a great load but cheaper to use 20.5 grains of Blue Dot in this round for me. Still, Amazing powder. Like my 4350, I watch it when I get low.

Those are very stiff loads....where did you get them?? Seems to me (IIRC) that 17.5gr of BD is pretty much a 100% density load and a Max load to boot...also seems to me Larry Gibson did a test using BD in the 44mag a few years ago and the results above 17-17.5 gr. loads were "interesting"....

[Newtire]

Those are very stiff loads....where did you get them?? Seems to me (IIRC) that 17.5gr of BD is pretty much a 100% density load and a Max load to boot...also seems to me Larry Gibson did a test using BD in the 44mag a few years ago and the results above 17-17.5 gr. loads were "interesting"....

Sorry bluehorse, this is a load that I use in my .444 Marlin, not a .44 magnum! It gives right at 1700 fps out of a 24" barrel.

[groovy mike]

Tried 2400 in my 45-70 last night. Good heavens, I need more of this powder!

[greywuuf]

only thing you DON'T want to do with 2400 is duplex it with unique on accident. ( powder measure full of unique got dumped into a can of 2400 and subsequently used very luckily in a contender with a.256 win mag barrel on it). I also shoot a lot of 2400 in .357 mag and .45 colt, it IS however not the cleanest powder out there.

[onehousecat]

The only pistol powder I've shot more of than 2400 is Unique. I love the versatility of 2400. You can make some pretty stiff magnum loads with it, or throttle it back and make the loads more pleasant to shoot. It is a great powder.

[popper]

A pound of unique & 2400 followed me home today, but no hodgdon stuff here yet.

[MGySgt]

The only pistol powder I've shot more of than 2400 is Unique. I love the versatility of 2400. You can make some pretty stiff magnum loads with it, or throttle it back and make the loads more pleasant to shoot. It is a great powder.

Most of us that grew up with Unique and 2400 feel the same way. I am still trying to get my AR to shoot 2400 with J's. Just not enough burn time!

[1bluehorse]

Sorry bluehorse, this is a load that I use in my .444 Marlin, not a .44 magnum! It gives right at 1700 fps out of a 24" barrel.

My apologys, if I'd learn to read a post correctly I wouldn't make dumb ***-umptions...you said very clearly in you post 444Marlin, I just blew right by it...

[GP100man]

IF shtf 2400 would be the first powder in the go bag , not a perfect fit all , but ya can make it work in ALOT of calibers!!

I get kinda nervous when I get under 2# .

[Newtire]

My apologys, if I'd learn to read a post correctly I wouldn't make dumb ***-umptions...you said very clearly in you post 444Marlin, I just blew right by it...

I'm the one to be apologizing. I edited my post afterwards. Thanks for catching it! I'd hate to see someone trying to stuff that much powder in there and then blowing themselves up.

[MGySgt]

IF shtf 2400 would be the first powder in the go bag , not a perfect fit all , but ya can make it work in ALOT of calibers!!

I get kinda nervous when I get under 2# .

I get nervous when I am under a 4 pound pony keg!

[jonp]

IF shtf 2400 would be the first powder in the go bag , not a perfect fit all , but ya can make it work in ALOT of calibers!!

I get kinda nervous when I get under 2# .

idk, Unique would be a close second for sure.

[Elkins45]

2400 has some real advantages over H-110/296 in my mind in that you can use it safely in reduced loads. 16 grains of 2400 is pretty much my starting load in testing a new boolit in almost any caliber.

Other great properties are its position insensitivity, good metering, easy ignition and versatility. Very few other powders can be used satisfactorily in such a wide range of both handgun and rifle cartridges. As I use up the remainder of my H-110 stock I'm not sure I will be replacing it because I think I can just use 2400 for all the same applications except perhaps 300 AAC because of the higher density of the ball powder.

[jonp]

I have to agree on the comparison to H110/296. 2400 is far more flexible. I have H110 on hand for top end loads in my .357mag carbines and 44mag, but that pretty much ends its usefulness for my purposes.

I have 5lbs of H110/296. I keep it for the top, top end loads. 2400 is more versatile and better for all around use but for this one application H110 is hard to beat.

[Newtire]

For me, H110/296 gets first place in M-1 carbine loads, Modern Rifle Only .32-20, and .410 shotgun.

[Jjed]

me too use it for most of my cast rifle loads, shoots great in everything from 4570 to 357. here are some 7.62x54 targets cast with 2400 @ 100 yds.