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Gerry thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I will have to check my local gun shops and see if they have CFE233

I have 3031, 2520, H BLC-2, Varget, H322 and H335. I can get CFE223 but have no load data for it. I avoid Facebook like STD

I would love to use some H4895 but it can not be found at this time. I think I have the same problem with RL15. I keep hearing good things about CFE 223 but I have not heard from anyone using it just rumors. I just got a Garmin and will have to try some different powders and see what I see.

40 plus years ago my dad loaded up 1000 with 49 grains of 3031 and 250 grain Hornaday spire points. That is what I have pretty much used in my Whelen ever since. At this point they are about all gone and I need to do some reloading. With all the new powders out now I am wondering if any of you...

I recently started using H4895 to build reduced recoil loads and it has worked very well. And don't you know it now I can not find more of the powder.

At age 12 my father got me a model 600 350 mag. With full house 250 grain loads that thing would kick the snot out of you. I developed a flinch that took years to over come. So now with new or young shooters I make sure to have them shoot something that does not bother them at all. I have some...

Here where I live we average over 300 moose killed on the roads every year. They are very close to the number one winter driving hazard. And as said too many learn hitting a moose can be fatal for more than just the moose.

I would say 99% plus of all hunting in this country today is done from want and not need. And for this reason for me kills need to be both clean and swift. And I believe most hunters feel the same. As for the other less than one percent who kill for true need the rules are different. If killing...

Thanks for all the info guys. This will work for my needs.

I am mostly making reduced loads for a 30-06 right now but would like to do some others like 35 Whelen. Been doing some loading for kids/others who do not need to put up with extra recoil. And to be truthful after a torn retina and four fused vertebrata in the neck I don't need a lot myself. I...

Being they are so close together I just wonder why one and not the other.

Yep I understand there is a difference between the two powders. I am using H4895 for reduced loads but I do not see anything that says IMR4895 can be used that way. I guess I am wondering why one is good and the other is not given how close they are together in burn rate and pressures put up?

My local dealer is able to get IMR4895 in but no luck getting H4895. I see they are close together on the burn rate chart so what is different? My main reason for asking is I am using H4895 for reduced loads and am almost out of it. I am hoping to be able to use IMR4895 in its place. Any input...

Pretty new to this forum but I too enjoy the general attitude of the members here. Lots of places you can go if you like to play with the keyboard cowboys but not having to deal with that sure makes for a better experience. I hate to say it but it is much easier to find crappy forums than good...

I was amazed by how well a Contender in 30-30 would shoot. I was at the 1983 Black Canyon IMSA Championships when Dick Foltz shot the first 80x80 with a 10 inch production gun. He used 165 grain bullets. A month later at the Alaska championship I spotted for him. After going clean through the...

Growing up my father told me of a debate he had with an Alaska native who was a good friend. Alex stated he was headed up north to hunt a polar bear. Dad asked Alex what he would be using and Alex said 243. This concerned dad very much and he offered Alex his choice of larger caliber. Alex...

I know people when I grew up that were true subsistence hunters. Middle of the winter and they needed meat they would shoot moose in the ribs with a .22. They would then just wait and see what happened. If the bullet made it into the lungs the moose would fall over dead after a while. If the...

Between my father and I we have killed many animals here in Alaska from Blacktail deer to the largest of bears with a 35 Whelen. Always used a 250 grain Hornaday spire point. Never had a problem so no matter how many other guns I have I have a problem using any thing else. I know there are lots...

My Whelen is built on an FN action and in a laminated stock so it is pretty heavy. The extra weight makes it pretty easy to shoot. I got one the 700 classics in 1988 when they came out but have never shot it. I just trust my old Whelen too much to give the 700 a try. A few years ago I put a 4x...

There is not really any place around here where I guy can go compare many different scopes one to another. Makes it hard to pick one. Sort of the pig in a poke deal.