2400 Powder - What's it good for?

[GypsmJim]

I enjoyed the Bullseye and Unique threads and agreed with all of the comments. Now, how about 2400?

I bought a 410 shotgun for the boys when they were young and saved all of the hulls. I found a reloader on E-Bay a few years ago and bought it to be ready in case I ever wanted to reload them for the Grandkids...LOL.

All of my books show 2400 as the only powder and that's why i never bought any.

So, what else is it good for? I load 38, 41, 45, 9mm, 3006, 308 and a few more. Any good ideas?

Or......as an option, what else will work in 410?

 

[michael thornton]

2400 is a good 44 mag and 357mag powder, its is good for shotgun shells but i cant tell you alot about that

 

[GLV]

I enjoyed the Bullseye and Unique threads and agreed with all of the comments. Now, how about 2400?

I bought a 410 shotgun for the boys when they were young and saved all of the hulls. I found a reloader on E-Bay a few years ago and bought it to be ready in case I ever wanted to reload them for the Grandkids...LOL.

All of my books show 2400 as the only powder and that's why i never bought any.

So, what else is it good for? I load 38, 41, 45, 9mm, 3006, 308 and a few more. Any good ideas?


Seeing as you asked the same question about Unique and Bullseye, I would suggest you invest in a couple of reloading manuals.

I use or have used 2400 in 44, 460, 300 Whisper, 45AR, .38Sp, .357, and more I don't remember. Started using 2400 in about 62 if I remember right.

 

[Joed49]

I use 2400 for anything that I used to use H110 in. It works great in the .357 mag, 44 mag and any other revolver round you want a mid to hot load in.

 

[jj2am44]

Like Joed49 said, it is good for full power loads in 44 magnum. If you are punching paper, Unique will fill the bill better as less powder has to be used.

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

Agreed, 2400 is an excellent all around powder for any of the larger rounds from .357 on up, (and even in some .38 special loads), with 3/4 to full power loads.

It won't quite match H-110 for top speeds, but it isn't too far behind, and it's a lot more flexable with less than top end loads.

 

[dg101win]

As far as what else works in the .410, look at Winchester 296.

 

[GypsmJim]

Seeing as you asked the same question about Unique and Bullseye, I would suggest you invest in a couple of reloading manuals.

I use or have used 2400 in 44, 460, 300 Whisper, 45AR, .38Sp, .357, and more I don't remember. Started using 2400 in about 62 if I remember right.

I wasn't the one that asked the question about Unique and Bullseye. I merely commented that I found the answers to be right on.

What I did say was that 2400 was the only powder listed in my manuals for .410. Actually, I must have at least a half dozen store bought manuals going back to the 1960's, plus just about every manual printed and given out by the powder manufacturers.

I guess I should have phrased my question better. I load 12, 16 and 20 ga. using Unique exclusively. I shoot so little .410 that I hate to buy a dedicate` powder for it. What I would really like is load data to use Ulique in .410.

I see from the manuals that 2400 is a good fit for magnum loads. I rarely load my magnums to full throttle, sj I have no use for the 2400 there either.

 

[gjamison]

i use it for my 41mag. works for me, the doe i shoot this year thought so...

 

[Gun 4 Fun]

Just an FYI- Hodgdon Lil'Gun was designed specifically for use in the 410.

2400 does not have to be run all the way to the top like I said above. It can be used in decent 3/4 level loads with complete satisfaction.

 

[Wheelgunner840]

I got great results using 2400 in my heavy .44 mag loads. I use 2400 and AA#9 exclusively for that caliber.

BTW, I started the "Unique. What is it good for" thread, and I have a bazillion reloading resources. I wanted to know what you folks used it for!


WG840

 

[s&wchad]

As far as what else works in the .410, look at Winchester 296.

I use 296 for 2-1/2" .410 skeet loads.

 

[Paul5388]

2400 is good for a lot of cartridges! All the way from .38 Special and .45 ACP to rifles with cast bullets. It tends to use more weight density to do the job, so many times there are other powders that are more efficient.

I think I've seen a powder, .410 by name, maybe from Alliant or Hodgdon. I haven't used it, so I can't comment on it.

I have successfully used Blue Dot for some .410 loads, mostly heavier shot than normally encountered and it was in brass hulls.

You can find some pretty good cast bullet 2400 loads for rifles here.

 

[flat top]

It amazes me that no one has come on this thread and said that 2400 does not throw well, or that 2400 is dirty.....That seems to happen with every powder that has been discussed recently. Thank goodness, maybe that is over and done with.

 

[Paul5388]

Why would anyone say that anyway? 2400 is just about like a ball powder, so it does meter good.

It also burns clean, if one doesn't try to use it for weenie loads.

 

[GF1]

2400 is the finest magnum handgun powder ever made. 30 years ago, I wore out a Model 29 w/ it (no kidding), it's great in the .357 and .41 Magnums, and the 10mm as well. Easy to burn, don't need killer crimps or magnum primers.

 

[cjw3]

I get higher velocity with 2400 than I do with comparable loadings with H-110 in my 4" barrel 686. 2400 is a tad faster, so maybe it is better in the shorter barrel.

 

[redlevel]

30 years ago, I

I find myself starting more and more sentences with this phrase lately, except I say "35 or 40 years ago , , , ,"

 

[hoppes-no9]

Just an FYI- Hodgdon Lil'Gun was designed specifically for use in the 410.

Lil'Gun is tough on hulls -- tends to burn the plastic after a few loadings. H110/WW296 are better choices, IMHO.

 

[Cyrano]

I just got through reloading 150 rounds of 357 with 2400. Used H&G's#51GC bullet; a 156 gr swc fitted with a gas check. I'll be shooting some of them at 100 yds when the weather is good enough to get out.