I believe?I am getting a little low on IMR 4350. So I am considering possibly switching to H4350. Now I know I need to start at a lower load and work my way up. From the burn rate charts, it appears they are very similar.
Has anyone else done this? Thoughts and Opinions? This is for my 30-06.
Read up on the Allegheny Arsenal explosions during the Civil War...IMR was originally made by DuPont. They sold off that division in the 1970s, I think. The DuPont folks became wealthy making gunpowder back in the day because they built the plant in a circle, with each building having 3 solid sides but the wall on the outside of the circle was lightweight and could blow out if there was an explosion. They had many explosions, but they would only blow up one small building at a time.
There was a famous explosion at a plant in NY many years ago. The road into the plant was brick or cobblestone and the wood barrels sometimes leaked a bit of powder. After some dry weather, powder accumulated in the road. A wagon drawn by a team of horses was loaded up and as it started to leave, the metal horseshoes sparked enough to ignite the powder in the road, which then upset the wagon and blew it up. There were some witnesses that survived the incident. Wish I could remember where I read the account.Read up on the Allegheny Arsenal explosions during the Civil War...
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