H4895 in semi automatic?

[cjmac]

Well lets hope that h4895 will work in this browning bar mk4 ! I just ordered 8lbs of it !! Got it on sale with free shipping . If anything itll get used in my bolt guns I guess.
First ill be trying 150gr nosler ballistic tip in it if it dont like that ill try Partition or hornady sst

 

[jimbires]

H4895 is an excellent powder for making reduced recoil loads , if you have a new shooter coming up .

 

[Alaska]

Well lets hope that h4895 will work in this browning bar mk4 ! I just ordered 8lbs of it !! Got it on sale with free shipping . If anything itll get used in my bolt guns I guess.
First ill be trying 150gr nosler ballistic tip in it if it dont like that ill try Partition or hornady sst

Browning BAR works great with IMR 4350 in 30-06/300WM and 338 WM. Suggest RCBS small base sizer Die and Lee Factory Crimp Die.
Unlike the REM 742 that required IMR 4895 or similar burn rate powder.

 

[highoctane]

H4895 is an excellent powder for making reduced recoil loads , if you have a new shooter coming up .

Yes indeed, however, 4895 may not give the best velocity in any cartridge but where Ive tried it velocity is very respectable and accuracy is generally outstanding. Whether H or IMR, 4895 is a wonderful powder that simply shines in many cartridges. IMO, Im not sure there's a better all around powder.

 

[cjmac]

Browning BAR works great with IMR 4350 in 30-06/300WM and 338 WM. Suggest RCBS small base sizer Die and Lee Factory Crimp Die.
Unlike the REM 742 that required IMR 4895 or similar burn rate powder.

I need to get a sb die . I do have a factory crimp die

 

[cjmac]

Yes indeed, however, 4895 may not give the best velocity in any cartridge but where Ive tried it velocity is very respectable and accuracy is generally outstanding. Whether H or IMR, 4895 is a wonderful powder that simply shines in many cartridges. IMO, Im not sure there's a better all around powder.

The good thing is paper and deer aint gonna notice the lower Velocity lol. Iv heard for long time H and imr4895 is great in 308 , 3006 and many others . Especially good for the m1 3006 . So figured it must bee good for the average autoloader

 

[grry10]

I used 4895 years ago with 150 gr bullets in a Remington 740 in 30-06. At the time it was the only powder my 740 would reliably function with. It is still my go to powder for my M1 Garand. It isn't going to provide peak velocities but in the old semiauto it gave you functionality, which was more important. I have no experience with the Browning system to know if there might be something else that will give more velocity as well as functionality. I will bow to those with experience loading for it.

 

[michsteve]

Just remember semi auto rifles you need to full length size your brass every time and you will be lucky to get 5 firings so no reason to waste money on premium brass get good reliable brass I have no issues with Starline or watch for sales on brass like Prvi and sometimes can get good deals on pulled brass from American reloading I have bought quite a bit of 7MM rem mag brass and it looks like new and comes with a free primer for prices that new brass was much more expensive. Only thing I noticed is American Reloading is not giving the discounts on pulled products like they were earlier in the year tells me that the stuff is getting tighter again. I notice they don't get as many pulled bullet selections like they were around last Christmas.

 

[cjmac]

I used 4895 years ago with 150 gr bullets in a Remington 740 in 30-06. At the time it was the only powder my 740 would reliably function with. It is still my go to powder for my M1 Garand. It isn't going to provide peak velocities but in the old semiauto it gave you functionality, which was more important. I have no experience with the Browning system to know if there might be something else that will give more velocity as well as functionality. I will bow to those with experience loading for it.

Not to worried about velocity, more accuracy and the rifle functioning like it should

 

[cjmac]

Just remember semi auto rifles you need to full length size your brass every time and you will be lucky to get 5 firings so no reason to waste money on premium brass get good reliable brass I have no issues with Starline or watch for sales on brass like Prvi and sometimes can get good deals on pulled brass from American reloading I have bought quite a bit of 7MM rem mag brass and it looks like new and comes with a free primer for prices that new brass was much more expensive. Only thing I noticed is American Reloading is not giving the discounts on pulled products like they were earlier in the year tells me that the stuff is getting tighter again. I notice they don't get as many pulled bullet selections like they were around last Christmas.

I use Winchester brass and all of my guns and it seems to hold up pretty well.

 

[PJGunner]

IIRC, 4895 was developed especially for the M-1 Garand. I see reason why it would not work in the OP's BAR if he's shooting a 30-06. On should be careful with loading data though as during WW2 there was a large difference in burning rates. During WW2, the variance ran from the burning rate of IMR 3031 to IMR 4320. When you could find powder back in the early to mid 50s, you bought 4895 in a paper bag and was marked use data for 3031 or 4064 or 4320. Hodgen finally took all the different lots and blended them into what he called H4895. By that time Dupont was bringing out 4895 in the original formula and sold it as IMR 4895. The H4895 blend at that time was a bit slower burning than the IMR version. I have no idea just how many pounds of H and IMR 4895 I have burned over the years but it was a lot. I was basically shooting a 30-06 with 150 gr. Sierra Pro-Hunters although I don't recall if they called them that back in 1954 when I first started reloading. Some load manuals circa the early1950s show loads of 51.0 gr. as a starting load with 4895. Now that same load is shown as max in most if not all manuals today. FWIW , I keep a goodly supply of H4895 on hand just in case.
PJ

 

[cjmac]

IIRC, 4895 was developed especially for the M-1 Garand. I see reason why it would not work in the OP's BAR if he's shooting a 30-06. On should be careful with loading data though as during WW2 there was a large difference in burning rates. During WW2, the variance ran from the burning rate of IMR 3031 to IMR 4320. When you could find powder back in the early to mid 50s, you bought 4895 in a paper bag and was marked use data for 3031 or 4064 or 4320. Hodgen finally took all the different lots and blended them into what he called H4895. By that time Dupont was bringing out 4895 in the original formula and sold it as IMR 4895. The H4895 blend at that time was a bit slower burning than the IMR version. I have no idea just how many pounds of H and IMR 4895 I have burned over the years but it was a lot. I was basically shooting a 30-06 with 150 gr. Sierra Pro-Hunters although I don't recall if they called them that back in 1954 when I first started reloading. Some load manuals circa the early1950s show loads of 51.0 gr. as a starting load with 4895. Now that same load is shown as max in most if not all manuals today. FWIW , I keep a goodly supply of H4895 on hand just in case.
PJ

Mine is a 308 but should be very similar. Ill be using a 150 grain bullet also