IMR Target

[waco]

My brother just put an order in at powder valley. He bought an eight pounder of Universal and four pounds of Target to try out. We will be doing some side by side comparison with Bullseye.
Any of you guys tried this stuff yet?

 

[Ian]

It hasn't come to that, yet.

 

[Brad]

Have not tried any of the new powders in that “family”.

Sounds like a good idea for a video...

 

[waco]

That’s what I was thinking. But then you would see how bad of a hand gunner I am.

 

[358156 hp]

Have not tried any of the new powders in that “family”.

Sounds like a good idea for a video...

yeah, that wadcutter video you promised a year ago or so

 

[Ian]

Tough crowd, huh?

 

[fiver]

year? that was barely in the 2010's.

meh powder is powder.
you'll find a happy spot with it somewhere, make sure you weigh it out on it's own merits.

 

[Brad]

That’s what I was thinking. But then you would see how bad of a hand gunner I am.

Have your brother do the shooting?

Even a chronograph based test, not accuracy, would be interesting. On a per gr basis how does it compare to BE?

 

[Ian]

meh powder is powder.
you'll find a happy spot with it somewhere, make sure you weigh it out on it's own merits.

Good point. That's pretty much what I started doing with the new Clays series, first try it out by replacing existing loads and tweaking it to get where I wanted, then giving it a go all on its own. You find some things better, some the same, some just different. The only powders I have no use for really are IMR 4320, Accurate 1680 and 5744, H110/WW296, Hodgdon Lil'Gun and all the Lever/Superformance garbage, and Alliant 20/28. Even then, given only those, I could build up whatever I needed to get the job done.

 

[fiver]

if you had some real long cylindrical cases about 1.6"s or so in length you'd find a use for 1680.

 

[Brad]

Or a KHornet

 

[Ian]

I got a .35 Remington and a few .223s. I'm good without a cartridge that works well with 1680.

 

[fiver]

or a 25-20.

 

[fiver]

wait... the 223 can use 1680.

 

[waco]

yeah, that wadcutter video you promised a year ago or so

Why you gotta bring up old stuff?

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Im REAL bad on these new powders!!

I never even HERD OF Target!

Heck only last fall did I buy my first pounds of Varget, Benchmark, TAC and Lever evolution!!

The standby powders are stored deep and wide and seem to work as well today as they have for decades.

CW

 

[RBHarter]

Shhhhhhh . Your letting out the secrets of the ages and how well 1945s finest work .

 

[fiver]

Why you gotta bring up old stuff?

if he didn't the wife surely would.

 

[Ian]

I don't think his wife's name is Surely...

 

[358156 hp]

Why you gotta bring up old stuff?

It's fun!