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Hello,
Just joined and have been re-loading for about 45 years and have come up with a question that I have not been able to answer.
I got some ammo from a Friend that has passed and in it was some 7.62 x 51mm NATO re-loads he had made up. This will set some one off, but it was a load of either IMR4895 OR H4895 OR what looks like some of BOTH!! The load was 41.2 gr. with a .30 cal 168 Gr AP bullet. This caused a VERY compressed charge that I had to remove with a "hammer" type bullet puller, Just for the Powder!!!
After breaking all of it down I now have about 2 Lbs of Powder that I would like to re-use..........BUT I need to know if it can be done. Most of the re-claimed powder looks like a mix of both IMR and Hornady.
I have looked in both Speer and Hornady re-loading manuals and both show that the 41.2 +- load is ok for a 150 Gr bullet, so I am wondering if I load up some test loads in 7.62 x 51mm NATO with a 150 Gr bullet starting at 41 Gr and working up to 42 Gr in a Izzy Converted K98 using my Chronograph to check Velocities, would that be safe??
Any Ideas, or suggestions?
An PLEASE no "just burn it and buy more", I would really like an answer to this!
Thanks,
Chuck
Carson City
Nevada
Just joined and have been re-loading for about 45 years and have come up with a question that I have not been able to answer.
I got some ammo from a Friend that has passed and in it was some 7.62 x 51mm NATO re-loads he had made up. This will set some one off, but it was a load of either IMR4895 OR H4895 OR what looks like some of BOTH!! The load was 41.2 gr. with a .30 cal 168 Gr AP bullet. This caused a VERY compressed charge that I had to remove with a "hammer" type bullet puller, Just for the Powder!!!
After breaking all of it down I now have about 2 Lbs of Powder that I would like to re-use..........BUT I need to know if it can be done. Most of the re-claimed powder looks like a mix of both IMR and Hornady.
I have looked in both Speer and Hornady re-loading manuals and both show that the 41.2 +- load is ok for a 150 Gr bullet, so I am wondering if I load up some test loads in 7.62 x 51mm NATO with a 150 Gr bullet starting at 41 Gr and working up to 42 Gr in a Izzy Converted K98 using my Chronograph to check Velocities, would that be safe??
Any Ideas, or suggestions?
An PLEASE no "just burn it and buy more", I would really like an answer to this!
Thanks,
Chuck
Carson City
Nevada