Reloading .303 British : .303 bullets??

 

For the .30-06 it is 25 gr of 5744, and the .308 gets 21 gr of the same powder and the boolit is 311299 which is the same as 314299 except .003 smaller.

 

For .30-30 the load is Lyman 311041 175 gr with 20 gr of 5744. 

 

 I use a lot of 5744 just because it gives consistent results across many cartridges. I also have 10 lbs of it.

 

there are plenty of other powders that will give good results in these cartridges  2400 being one.

 

If you get ahold of some older Lyman Reloading Manuals they will show lots of loads for common IMR powders in these cartridges.  I got some from Lyman 45, which I have had since 1976.  There is also good information for Cast in these cartridges in Lyman 49 which is the current edition.  5744 didn't exist as we know it in 1976 but it is very popular now due to it's lack of negative issues when loaded.  It is not position sensitive at all.  It will leave some unburned powder in the barrel depending on your load but that really doesn't do anything negative. It is also not really Heat sensitive to a great degree which is desirable when shooting in hot climates.

 

The powder was originally designed for the 5.56 cartridge as 4475 but was rejected in favor of ball powders which meter better in automated machines.  I have used it in .223's but it doesn't flow thru the small neck of the cases very well which was the exact problem it got scrapped by the US Mil originally.  It was sold to a Russian who brought it back to the US as 5744 . It eventually ended up at Accurate Powders. It works well in LOTS of cartridges for midrange type loads like cast boolits.

 

Randy