Hi All,
Just purchased 7lbs of WC 735 which I am told by Higginson powders is 5% faster than H-335. It was way cheaper than than H-335 (out of stock) and they had it in stock (800lbs of it I am told!). Has anyone ever used this powder before?
I normally load my RD359-190-RF over 39.5grains of H-335, so using WC 735 I plan to reduce my powder charge to 35.5grains (10% less) and run those over the chrono and increase by 0.5grains till I reach the 2200fps that I got with the 39.5grains of H-335.
My second cartiage that I use H-335 with is the 444 marlin and a 330grain bullet. My normal load is 56grains of H-335 so I plan to load 50.5grains (10% less) and work up in 0.5grain increases till I get to 2000fps.
Is this a sound call or should I decrease the charge by 15%,20%?
Anyone have any advice for me when working with surplus powders?
Thanks
7.62man