UK available propellant for cast bullet rifle calibre reloading

[wolfiesmith]

Hi All,

thanks for all the replies lots of helpful people here.

However I should have been more specific as to what I’m after.

I have been reloading for 25 years, after much trial and error I ended up using mainly 4895 for jacketed and 4198 for cast.

Since REACH has banned these I need to switch. Jacketed is easy, loads of powders and data to choose from but replacing my cast loads is more difficult as I’m after the following;

Good case fill for consistency - no stringing due to variable powder placement in case, no chance of SSE detonation, no chance of double fill

Good velocity - close to matching jacketed bullets and military rifle sight settings

Better longer range ability than pistol powder rounds

I was hoping there may be a good replacement for the medium/fast 4*** rifle powders rather than using the faster pistol powders in small quantities.

 

[Smellydog]

In the interest of safety when charging large cases with small amounts of fast powder this is how I do it.
All primed cases are upside down in the tray.
The funnel is kept upside down.
An upside down case is taken from the tray and dropped into the upturned funnel.
Now the two are righted and the dose of powder added.
Place in tray right way up, obviously.
Hence all right way up cases are charged and left until bullet seating.