Several years back I picked up at a gunshow a sealed 8# cannister of Hodgdon 116 powder (still sealed). The label had been glued over a 110 label, BUT the data was the same. I've never opened it, but due to the current shortage system I'm looking at the black bleach bottle container and wondering. I cannot find much (anecdotal at that) data online, and Hodgdon web site does NOT list it in their burn rate chart. If there is a way to get the Hodgdon web site to give me some details about this powder I'd sure appreciate finding out\ how.
I have heard that it is slightly slower (how much ???) than H110, and that about the same time a Hodgdon 108 came out that is slightly faster than H110. Was this a non-cannister bulk powder that escaped from its intended manufacturer recipient?
Since I'm more than a little leary of experimenting with an unknown powder I'm looking at either using it in my garden, OR selling it online for a ridiculous amount of money (since it appears that new loaders will pay about anything for components.)
Hodgdon 116
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Lee Guthrie
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05 April 2021
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RicinYakima
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05 April 2021
Yep, left over from loading M1 carbine ammo for the RVN troops. Military ball is loaded for specifications, not by weight like commercial ammo.
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Lee Guthrie
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07 April 2021
Mystery solved, kind of. Hodgdon confirmed that it was a surplus or bulk powder intended for reloading .30 carbine and 7.62x39. Their max load appears to be 1 to 1.5 grains more than H110 in .30 carbine with 110 grain FMJ.
They also confirmed that H108 was also a surplus powder and gave a few loads for it.
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Squid Boy
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05 April 2021
You could always e-mail Hodgdon about it to see what they have to say. It would be interesting. Squid Boy
"Squid Pro Quo"
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Lee Guthrie
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07 April 2021
I anticipate being ignored by them. Might try it just to see if I'm right.
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