Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Power Pro 2000 MR









Power Pro 2000 MR powder deserves another look.


Anonymous said...

I bet you will go back and check the load that had the three touching. I would take 1.3 inch for hunting any day. My 257 Roberts is 1.5 on its best day but is 12 for 12 on deer.

I wonder if the increased velocity would carry over to 165/180 grain loads. High country elk hunters might like a light short action rifle to carry in thinner air which duplicates or exceeds a 30-06.

nice report

Pawpaw said...

Yeah, Ben, Alliant is claiming high 2800s for the 165 load and mid 2700s for the 180s.

I might try 165 Gamekings next, but with increased velocity comes a penalty and that's increased recoil.

mostly cajun said...

Slower than 4895?

If it'll push .308 to .30-06, where does it put a real .30-06?

Now you've got me thinking...


Rivrdog said...

Going where no powder's gone before, eh?

I'd be interested in seeing what this powder looks like on a pressure vs. time chart.

I'm sure it's under SAAMI max, but by how much?

If it's this good with the 150s at short ranges, it looks like maybe it could carry a 180 out to 7-800 yards supersonic.

Pawpaw said...

Mostly Cajun asks: Slower than 4895?

I don't know, I haven't seen it on a powder burn rate chart yet. But, I'm impressed. The bottle says it's made in the USA, so it must be a St. Marks spherical powder. I don't know of any other powder manufactory in the US.

I believe that this is the same powder that Hornady is using for their Superformance line. I'm getting numbers that nearly match theirs. They're probably using a longer barrel than mine, but I'm touching high 2900s and I've not gotten to the max load yet.

Pawpaw said...


I don't know, Dawg, but I ran it through my ballistics program using Alliant's numbers and if my program is anywhere near correct, then it'll push a 178 grain A-Max to 2750, and it'll still be cruising at 1425 when it crosses the 900 yard line. YMMV.

Anonymous said...

Not sure when this blog was written, but have tried this powder with your 178's yet? I'm curious. What was your ES, SD's?
Thank you,