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    Problem with IMR 4064 powder

    Starting loading up some .223/5.56 brass I have and ran into a little problem. The 8lb IMR 4064 powder I bought is causing the powder drop to bind sometimes. It's like this powder is harder then previous powders I've used and it has to like break the grains as it cycles through it's motion. When it binds it fucks up the tip of the brass and causes powder to get every fuckin where. This in turn causes other problems like primers not getting pressed in correctly cause there is gun powder all over the fucking place.

    Is there anything to do? I'm using this loading station. I've never had a problem with other gun powder but now I've got 8lbs of this and I'm having problems every 1 and 10 loads (sometimes less often, sometimes more). It's like it needs to be broken up or something.

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    Did you just start using this powder? Is this the top of the keg?

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    • #3
      Ya, this is the first I've used out if the jug

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      • #4
        The granuals are too big for the drop.
        "It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!"

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        • #5
          any way around it? i've kinda got a lot of this powder.

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          • #6
            Nope not if your gonna use the progressive.
            "It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!"

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            • #7
              Well I've got 7.5lbs left

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              • #8
                Sell it or use it to reload 308. Not the best powder choice for loading .223
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by jtm98snake View Post
                  Sell it or use it to reload 308. Not the best powder choice for loading .223
                  X2 It's not the best choice for 223. It can be used but with the type of powder it is a drop tube is really needed to get it in the case.
                  "It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!"

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                  • #10
                    So I have been wondering, what is the best powder for 223?
                    Originally posted by Sean88gt
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Gtracer View Post
                      So I have been wondering, what is the best powder for 223?
                      That's going to depend on who you ask.
                      I like h335 for 55grn stuff and use Varget for 69gr and 75gr loads.

                      But I hear a lot of people loading 223 with RL15, Ramshot TAC, IMR 4895 and some of the VV flavors.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by jtm98snake View Post
                        That's going to depend on who you ask.
                        I like h335 for 55grn stuff and use Varget for 69gr and 75gr loads.

                        But I hear a lot of people loading 223 with RL15, Ramshot TAC, IMR 4895 and some of the VV flavors.
                        This was the issue online, too many opinions out there. I have read about Varget, considering I have some 68grain stuff, I might give it a shot.
                        Originally posted by Sean88gt
                        You can take white off the list. White on anything is the best, including vehicles, women, and the Presidency.
                        Originally posted by Baron Von Crowder
                        You can not imagine how difficult it is to hold a half gallon of moo juice and polish the one-eyed gopher when your doin' seventy-five in an eighteen-wheeler.

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                        • #13
                          All I have ever used OS Varget and Benchmark. The new cfe stuff shows a lot of promise but is a little harder to find.
                          "It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!"

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                          • #14
                            There is no way to break this stuff up a little?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by dville_gt View Post
                              There is no way to break this stuff up a little?
                              I am no expert here but maybe one of those stone medicine bowls with the little hand thingy that crushes stuff? I have NO idea what the hell it is called...

                              Edit: here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle
                              Last edited by Gtracer; 01-17-2013, 10:08 AM. Reason: My ignorance
                              Originally posted by Sean88gt
                              You can take white off the list. White on anything is the best, including vehicles, women, and the Presidency.
                              Originally posted by Baron Von Crowder
                              You can not imagine how difficult it is to hold a half gallon of moo juice and polish the one-eyed gopher when your doin' seventy-five in an eighteen-wheeler.

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