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I posted on here that I have ordered a Woodman Patriot (got a long wait still). It is the standard 1-24 twist and the standard non-adjustable breechplug (for now). To start I plan on using the 40 cal Fury 225 and 250 gr. star tipped in the Blue Harvester Crush Rib Sabot.
On Woodmans website it lists 3 appropriate powders and the suggested weights of said powders for the Patriot I ordered ( see below). In Woodmans load data it says my Patriot is not limited to theses powders.
I have IMR 4198 (cannot find H4198), & Reloader 7 & N120. I also have N110, Accurate LT-32 & Accurate 2015 that I have seen mentioned other smokeless muzzleloaders, although some of those powders were used in 50 cal Savage 10 ML II's so maybe not suitable for 45 cal?.
I also have about 30+ other different smokeless powders as I have reloaded for over 40 years.
I have seen some posts that mentioned other suitable powders for the Patriot, but often there were for full bore bullets or with the adjustable breechplug. None I saw were for my particular Patriot.
So my question is how do you determine other suitable powders, and the starting and max grains for those based on the standard brechplug and the Fury 225 & 250 saboted 40 cal bullets ?
Below is the load data from Woodmans website for the Patriot I ordered.
Always weigh smokeless powder, do not measure by volume.
While not limited to these 3 listed powders, these are recommended and tested to be safe. Do not use other smokeless powders without knowing if it is safe.
Hodgdon H4198
Alliant RL7
Vihtavuori N120
Using saboted bullets:
275 grain and under saboted bullets, 56 to 58 grains by weight of the 3 listed powders is recommended.
The standard breech plug is acceptable to use with these saboted loads.
Do not exceed a charge of 65 grains by weight. It is not necessary and can degrade accuracy. Harvester sabots are recommended.
On Woodmans website it lists 3 appropriate powders and the suggested weights of said powders for the Patriot I ordered ( see below). In Woodmans load data it says my Patriot is not limited to theses powders.
I have IMR 4198 (cannot find H4198), & Reloader 7 & N120. I also have N110, Accurate LT-32 & Accurate 2015 that I have seen mentioned other smokeless muzzleloaders, although some of those powders were used in 50 cal Savage 10 ML II's so maybe not suitable for 45 cal?.
I also have about 30+ other different smokeless powders as I have reloaded for over 40 years.
I have seen some posts that mentioned other suitable powders for the Patriot, but often there were for full bore bullets or with the adjustable breechplug. None I saw were for my particular Patriot.
So my question is how do you determine other suitable powders, and the starting and max grains for those based on the standard brechplug and the Fury 225 & 250 saboted 40 cal bullets ?
Below is the load data from Woodmans website for the Patriot I ordered.
Always weigh smokeless powder, do not measure by volume.
While not limited to these 3 listed powders, these are recommended and tested to be safe. Do not use other smokeless powders without knowing if it is safe.
Hodgdon H4198
Alliant RL7
Vihtavuori N120
Using saboted bullets:
275 grain and under saboted bullets, 56 to 58 grains by weight of the 3 listed powders is recommended.
The standard breech plug is acceptable to use with these saboted loads.
Do not exceed a charge of 65 grains by weight. It is not necessary and can degrade accuracy. Harvester sabots are recommended.