Q. Is BLC2 good powder?
When it was first introduced to the handloader, benchrest shooters and other target shooters made it an instant success. BL-C(2) works extremely well in the 204 Ruger, 223 Remington, 17 Remington, 22 PPC and many more.
Q. What is BLC2 powder?
Description. BL-C(2) is a spherical powder that began as a military powder used in the 7.62. NATO, commonly known as the 308 Winchester. When it was first introduced to the. handloader, benchrest shooters and other target shooters made it an instant success.
Q. Is BLC2 a good powder for 6.5 Grendel?
BLC2 is a great powder in the 120gr bullet range. It was the “go to ” powder for years. Accurate as can be (. 5 inch groups common) very fast and near impossible to blow your gun up with.
Q. Is bl c 2 a ball powder?
Hodgdon Powder offers the largest selection of quality smokeless propellants for any reloading application. Hodgdon BL-C(2) is a spherical powder that began as a military powder used in the 7.62 NATO, commonly known as the 308 Winchester.
Q. Is BLC2 the same as 748?
Both 748 and BLC2 are made in the same factory in Florida. Essentially they are the same powered from different production lots. This doesn’t mean you flip flop them without re working loads, but starting loads in both are pretty much the same.
Q. How many grains of powder are in a 5.56 NATO?
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| Military Ammunition Equivalents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cartridge | Bullet Weight (gr) | Suggested load(s) |
| M193 5.56 mm | 55 | 26 gr. of H335, 26.5 gr TAC |
| M855 5.56 mm [for 5.56 NATO chambers ONLY] | 62 | 26 gr of TAC |
| MK262 5.56 mm [for 5.56 NATO chambers ONLY] | 77 | 24.5 gr TAC |
Q. What kind of powder is bl-c ( 2 ) for?
A spherical powder, BL-C (2) began as a military powder used in the 7.62 NATO and naturally has applications for 308 Winchester. When it was first introduced to the handloader, benchrest shooters and other target shooters made it an instant success. BL-C (2) works extremely well in the 204 Ruger, 223 Remington, 17 Remington, 22 PPC and many more.
Q. When did Hodgdon start selling BL-C powder?
Hodgdon purchased 80 tons of the surplus powder and started selling BL-C in 1949; by 1961 the 80 tons had diminished by the pound and keg, so Hodgdon replaced the milsurp powder with a newly manufactured version, BL-C (Lot #2).
Q. Which is the most temperature sensitive BLC / 2 powder?
Blc/2 is the most temperature sensitive powder I have ever worked with. I would get great groups (.25)at 50 degrees, then with the same load, groups would open up to 2” at 80 degrees. This was in a .222 Rem. 40 grain bullet. The starting load in the Sierra manual. It got worse as I increased the charge.
Q. When did I start using blc-2 pull down powder?
Blc/2 is the most temperature sensitive powder I have ever worked with… Click to expand… I used BLC-2 as military pull down powder in the early 2000’s. It was cheap, plentiful and as a ball powder metered easily. But, let that ammo sit in the sun before your relay, hugh pressure spikes which appeared on the target.
