I am asking inputs from fellow reloaders on this board, I have on hand these powders:
Accurate 1680
Accurate 5744
Hodgdon H110
W296 (This is what I am currently using and this powder is dirty)
Which of the powders I have listed is the cleanest and doesn't leave much residue on your weapon?
I have also read on this board N110 is the cleanest they have used, but I can't find any of this powder.
Thanks for any input.
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Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
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Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
H110 and W296 is the same powder in a different wrapper. If its burning dirty its because the pressure is too low.
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Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
OMG, I ran maybe 15 rounds in a 16" using 1680 and I think it's the dirtiest powder I have ever used.
Lil'Gun (will not work in carbine gas systems, only pistol) looked like I ran one round. Very clean.
They were both suppressed . . . but 1680 was really filthy
YMMV
Lil'Gun (will not work in carbine gas systems, only pistol) looked like I ran one round. Very clean.
They were both suppressed . . . but 1680 was really filthy
YMMV
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Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
Powder Valley has N110 in stock.vertical ascent wrote: I have also read on this board N110 is the cleanest they have used, but I can't find any of this powder.
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Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
H110 burns clean in my 16" super loads
PSA 10.5" & 16'' FN CHF CL 300 AAC Blackout
Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
Any powder used with a suppressor will be dirty, thats the nature of the beast. The carbin is pushed back through the action, thats just the way it is. I use A1680 for subs & H110 for supers. But i clean mine when it gets to dirty, thats part of it.
Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
I don't believe the OP indicated that he uses a suppressor.farm use wrote:Any powder used with a suppressor will be dirty, thats the nature of the beast. The carbin is pushed back through the action, thats just the way it is. I use A1680 for subs & H110 for supers. But i clean mine when it gets to dirty, thats part of it.
I've never had an issue with H110 being dirty but I've never loaded light with it either. There's a variety of other suitable powders on the market. Try a few and see what your AR likes best.
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Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
If i remember correctly all powders i have tried for supers were basically the same subs were a different story. I used h110 and lilgun. Unlike other posters lilgun did not work as good as h110 for me. The es and sd numbers were all over with lilgun when i tried it.
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Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
I should have added this info:
My loads are all super (for now)
I have a 16in barrel with a mid-length gas system
My current load for the W296 is 14.5gr/2.168 COAL pushing a Hornady 150gr FMJBT bullet
The velocity I am getting with on average is 1750fps
My loads are all super (for now)
I have a 16in barrel with a mid-length gas system
My current load for the W296 is 14.5gr/2.168 COAL pushing a Hornady 150gr FMJBT bullet
The velocity I am getting with on average is 1750fps
Re: Cleanest Powder for 300AAC Blackout Load
Sounds about a grain low. You're probably not sealing the chamber completely. 296/110 doesn't like light loads.
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