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any of you guys use 1 kind of powder for 3 or 4 diff cals.. im looking to try it out ..

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It can be done if all the guns are relatively alike in their powder demands.

Example: If you had a .270, a .280, a 7mm Mag, and a .30-06 you might be able to feed them all the same powder......but those are mostly redundant calibers too.

If you have a .223, a .260, a .30-06, and a .375 H&H you'll probably be unhappy with one powder for them all.

I buy H414, H335, and H4831 in 8 pound cans and that takes care of most of my rifles.

I understand the concept well....I've worked hard on it.....but it just don't seem to work that way at all.

Bite the bullet and stock a separate powder for each gun. One size just don't fit all...add in shotguns and handguns now.....you're likely gonna lose on that goal.

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I try to do the same, I have loads worked up for the 06, 6.5x55, 257 Rob and 307 using 748 and H380. I also like I4350 for all except I don't use it for the 307. Depending on what your shooting a medium speed powder should work for what you want to do. That's why I'll use I4350 or H380 for most. The only powder that I use exclusively is 748 for the 223.

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I can pretty much reload all of my and my wife's smokeless powder guns with IMR 4350 and IMR 4064 ('06, 7-08, 7-mag, .243), and if I really put my mind to it, I could probably work on some new loads and narrow it down to one powder for all except my .22 hornet, which I use IMR 4227 for. I'm a big fan of the IMR powders! Been using them for over 30 years with much success and zero failures!:D

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Oh How I wish!!! I must have 20 diffrent powders I use depending on what being loaded at the time. I've pretty much got all my pistol loads down to W231 but the rifles and contenders are a diffrent story, seems like each caliber wants to be diffrent in what it likes best so I gotta feed them all something diffrent. Oh well.:D

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I load for around 15 different calibers and in some cases I might load two or three different powders for one caliber. Short of counting them I couldn't tell you how many different ones I use .

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I use alot of 4064 and 4895 for .308, 30-06, 8mm
other calibers I pretty much use a seperate powder for.

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True!! BUT, you could get away with just two powders for these calibers. Like, WW 748 for the .223, and IMR 4350 or H414 for the .260, '06, and .375.

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4831sc for .270, 30-06, and .338 as close as I can come. I have a 7.62x54R, but have not found brass and or tried to reload it. Would seem to like this powder as well!

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Take a look at a couple of differant reloading books and see what they rec. I do typically use RL22 or RL19 in most of my guns. Fed. Primers , and Winchester casings. But thats what works for me . Really depends on your rifle and cal. that you are reloading for.

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I use (in order of burning rate) IMR#4198,AlRel#7,IMR#3031,IMR#4895 and IMR#4350 powders in:300Sav,30/40,7.65Argo and 30'06 cartridges.The slower powders generally go with heavier bullets. My 30/30 uses all of the above except for the IMR#4350 powder. My 45/70 uses all but #4350 and #4895 powder.
One reason that I use a wide range of powder is that I shoot both jacketed and cast bullets.
Frank

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Some guns are fussy about what they eat. I've been lucky. I use IMR 4350 in my 7-08, .270, 30-06 and 300 Win Mag with good results. My 223 lies IMR4895 and I use 296 in my .44 mags. Thats about it.