IMR 4350 Useless?

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So I had a relative that is getting out of reloading due to age and health. I got a lot of his stuff but he dropped off a case of IMR 4350. Not a can but a whole CASE of it. I love free stuff but I don't know about this powder.

I have no idea what this is used for and none of the cartridges i reload for has any load data for this stuff. The midway sight says that it's used in short magnums. I have some magnums like a .375H&H but no short magnums.

Can I use this in a .45-70? I have never even heard of this powder before but I'm pretty stuck in my ways when it comes to powder. Varget, RX7, 4198, 700-x and unique are about all I need.

Why couldn't it have been a case of unique or IMR 4198. :(

Well guess I can sell it at the gun show and buy reloading supplies if nothing else.
 
I would not use 4350 in the 45-70, it's way too slow IMO. 4350 is my favorite 30-06 powder and is also very good in the .270. What cartridges do you load for?
 
I load for .45 colt, .32-20, 7.62 nagant, .357 mag, .45-70, .41 magnum, .32 S&W/H&R mag, .327 mag, 30-30, 30-40 Krag, sometimes 9mm and some odd stuff. I have dies for my .270 and my .30-06. I have brass and bullets to but I honestly don't shoot them except in deer season. I just by Hornady ammo for hunting. I shoot every week but It's mostly cowboy guns, pistols, black powder and antique stuff.
 
So mostly handgun cartridges I see..

OK, of the cartridges you listed you can use IMR 4350 in the 30-40 Krag and do very well. That's about the only one on you list since you are loading mostly handgun cartridges.
 
Ya I guess I'll have to shoot the Krag a bit more then. I'll see if i can trade most of it to some of the local re-loaders I know.
 
IMR 4350 is often considered THE powder for loading the .243 Winchester. It often produces the best accuracy with a wide range of bullet weights in that caliber.

Hope this helps.

Fred
 
I have had good luck in 30 40 krag with it, and am happy enough to keep a couple pounds around just for that rifle. Don't see why it could not be used in similar rounds. May not get top velocity of course, but it should do well enough to use.

Speer manual has load data for it for 30 30, 170g bullet at 1900 fps at max and a 150g bullet at 2000 fps. Sounds plenty good to me right there.

Your 3006 and 270 should like it just fine too, maybe load a few and shoot those a bit. Might just surprise you and make the factory ammo look bad lol. Otherwise I think your best bet is with the 30 30 and 30 40. Go shoot them a bit!
 
A great powder for rounds like 30-06, 270, 243, and 300 WSM among others. It might be useable for a couple of yours, but not ideal. Since you already have dies for 270 and 30-06 and that much free powder it sounds like a great excuse to buy another rifle.
 
You can use it in the 7.62x54R for bullets over 150 gr. If that is the 7.62 you are referring to.
 
Probably one of the most popular for 30-06. Also worked well in 7x57, 8x57, 308, and 7mm Rem mag. I think I used to load 30-30 with it as well, not because it was great in 30-30, but because I had it on hand. Works well in a variety of mid size, and smaller magnum rifle cartridges. I would think you'd have no problem selling or trading it for something you use a lot of.
 
No I was referring to the 7.62 Nagant pistol cartridge for the Nagant revolver. Its a huge pain in the #$% to reload. I do have a die for 7.62x54R but never got around to reloading anything with it. Might have to give that a shot.
 
I only mentioned the cartridges you told me you are reloading or I could have suggested more. I agree you might want to load for the 30-06 and 270 more. Nothing wrong with practicing with your Deer rifles.
 
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IMR 4350 is a wonderful rifle powder with a pretty wide range of calibers that it is good for.

If you can't find someone that is willing to trade you for Unique you shouldn't have any trouble selling it for $25 a pound.

I load for .243, .30-06, 7mm Mag, 7x57 and .308. I would think it was Christmas time if a case of IMR4350 showed up on my door. :)
 
Yeap, IMR 4350 is very slow, but very accurate rifle powder. I mostly used it in my 300 HH.
Why don't you look local and see if anyone would trade you.
Good luck.
 
Hodgdon's website has data for IMR 4350 and four different bullets in .375 H&H, although it doesn't top the charts for velocity with any of them. You should really consider the manufacturer's website the first place to look for basic load information, not here or Midway!

http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/rifle

If you don't shoot rifle enough to burn a case in the near future, there must be at least twenty pistol or shotgun powders that you could look to trade for and burn in your handguns. Anything with "Dot" in the name, anything with # in the name, anything that starts with "U"... This seems like a very good problem to have. :)
 
IMR 4350 is THE midrange, non-belted magnum powder for rifles. My go to for .270, .243, .308, and 30-06. I'll take every bit off your hands if you do not want it!
 
Man, some guys get a free case of it and I still pay for a pound of it now & then. :)

Still my main go to powder for ought six & 7remmag, maybe because I didn't know much about powder availability thirty five years ago and it created a soft spot with me, but even after trying an awful lot of the powders now available, it's still a top notch choice.
 
It's the only powder I use for .30-06. There are a lot of great new powders out there, but that doesn't' make the old ones any less useful.
 
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