ASSRA Forum - IMR 4759

ASSRA Forum › General › Reloading the Single Shot Rifle › IMR 4759

(Moderator Group: Moderator)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Page Index Toggle

Pages: 1

Hot Topic (More than 10 Replies)

IMR 4759 (Read 717 times)

boho Full Member Offline Posts: 190 Location: NY New York Joined: Feb 6^th, 2012	IMR 4759 Apr 20^th, 2024 at 4:30pm	Print Post
	Are there any other powders that will work as good as 4759 ( and available) to load fixed ammo for 38-55?


	IP Logged

ssrifles Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 262 Joined: Mar 23^rd, 2009	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #1 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 4:33pm	Print Post
	i still have several pounds of 4759 and have found accurate 5744 is very much the same and is available. good luck tony<><


	IP Logged

Bulseyetom Oldtimer Offline Posts: 944 Location: Santa Maria, Ca Joined: Oct 31^st, 2010	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 4:50pm	Print Post
	5744 is a great powder and if you can find it, Shooter's World Buffalo Powder is equivalent and cheaper. Tom


	Twitter IP Logged

Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1567 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #3 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:11pm	Print Post
	Bulseyetom wrote on Apr 20^th, 2024 at 4:50pm: 5744 is a great powder and if you can find it, Shooter's World Buffalo Powder is equivalent and cheaper. Tom My Experience exactly


	IP Logged

Oldbee Junior Member Offline Posts: 78 Location: Foot Hills of the Adirondacks Joined: Sep 26^th, 2021	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #4 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:28pm	Print Post
	I have a 38-55 and a pound of 4759 I would like to try in the rifle. I cannot find any load data for it and a 255 gr. lead bullet. Any suggestions?

	Seabee's, Danang, Chu Lai, Khe Sanh, 1966 -1968
	IP Logged

Redrighthand Full Member Offline Posts: 197 Location: New Liberty Iowa Joined: Jan 24^th, 2021	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #5 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:40pm	Print Post
	I saw a pound of 5744 at Scheels. It was a shocking $60! Glad I bought a giant jug a couple years ago.

	Mike Brooks
	WWW IP Logged

frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7136 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #6 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:56pm	Print Post
	Oldbee wrote on Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:28pm: I have a 38-55 and a pound of 4759 I would like to try in the rifle. I cannot find any load data for it and a 255 gr. lead bullet. Any suggestions? A old target load from pre 1990's is 18.5 gr 4759, with bullets up to 280 gr.

	ASSRA Member #696, ISSA Member #339
	YIM AIM IP Logged

marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15743 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #7 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 6:00pm	Print Post
	I still have a keg of 4759 I haven't broken the seal on!

	(You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
	IP Logged

jfeldman ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1060 Location: Imperial Beach, Ca Joined: Nov 5^th, 2005	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #8 - Apr 20^th, 2024 at 6:03pm	Print Post
	Oldbee wrote on Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:28pm: I have a 38-55 and a pound of 4759 I would like to try in the rifle. I cannot find any load data for it and a 255 gr. lead bullet. Any suggestions? In Lyman's 42nd edition I found loads for 4759: a 250 gr bullet with 10.5 gr gave 1050 fps, and a 265 gr bullet with 21 gr gave 1600 fps. Lyman's Ideal book #40 has loads for 4759 and a 255 gr plain base cast bullet: starting load = 10.5 gr @ 1050 fps and max load = 18.5 gr @ 1500 fps. Regards, Joe


	IP Logged

frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7136 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #9 - Apr 21^st, 2024 at 2:04am	Print Post
	Part of the velocity and pressure, is the groove diameter. The old, original ~.380 groove will give a little less of both.

	ASSRA Member #696, ISSA Member #339
	YIM AIM IP Logged

frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7136 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #10 - Apr 21^st, 2024 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	One more thing that I will add about 4759, is that I found that weak primers work better, sometimes much better than other primers. Remington 1 1/2 & 2 1/2 where the best, F150 came next. 4759 is a uncoated powder and easier to ignite than coated powders.

	ASSRA Member #696, ISSA Member #339
	YIM AIM IP Logged

RDBallard Junior Member Offline Posts: 66 Joined: Apr 22^nd, 2020	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #11 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 4:13am	Print Post
	frnkeore wrote on Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:56pm: Oldbee wrote on Apr 20^th, 2024 at 5:28pm: I have a 38-55 and a pound of 4759 I would like to try in the rifle. I cannot find any load data for it and a 255 gr. lead bullet. Any suggestions? A old target load from pre 1990's is 18.5 gr 4759, with bullets up to 280 gr. I use 16.6 gr 4759 with a 296 grain jones in my 38-55 with a very old barrel. Not a fast twist modern, Don't remember the twist. Been probably 25 years since I measured it


	IP Logged

KaiserKong Participating Member Offline Posts: 44 Joined: Apr 26^th, 2022	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #12 - Apr 24^th, 2024 at 11:48pm	Print Post
	IMR 4227 is another alternate to 4759. It has a similar burn rate but is a little denser so won’t fill the case as much. I’d prefer it over 5744 because 4227 like the other IMR powders are single base (nitrocellulose) powder so burns at a lower temperature than 5744 which is a double base (nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin) powder. That may have some impact on barrel wear.


	IP Logged

oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3751 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: IMR 4759 Reply #13 - Apr 27^th, 2024 at 12:11pm	Print Post
	After several years of testing various bullets and various powders I arrived at the 250 grain Accurate sized .380 and 14 1/2 grains of 4759 for my 200 meter matches.


	IP Logged

Page Index Toggle

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Board Index ‹ Board Top

Top

ASSRA Forum » Powered by YaBB 2.6.12!
YaBB Forum Software © 2000-2024. All Rights Reserved.

Valid XHTML

Valid CSS

Powered by Perl

Source Forge

Page completed in 0.4223 seconds.