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3006mv 03-05-2010 04:06 PM

Cannot find AA1680 locally ; replacement?
 
Is there a readily available suitable powder that is very close/similar to Accurate Arms 1680? Would like to use this for some sub loads.

no4mk1t 03-05-2010 06:19 PM

Check out this burn rate chart. 1680 is #84.
You didn't say what type of rifle you had. If you have a bolt action or AR with the gas port in the pistol position, you can use anything between about #63 thru about #88. If your gas port is in the carbine position, the action won't fully cycle below about #74 or so.

Hope this helps.

http://www.reloadbench.com/burn.html

3006mv 03-05-2010 06:45 PM

Thanks sorry have on order a Mod1Sales 16" AR upper 1:8 twist carbine position gas tube 0.125" dia. A lot of the sugg loads for sub sonic 220 are AA1680 for good function. Although I did find this that does not suggest/list it on their own data http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/P...0page%2076.pdf

miker557 03-05-2010 10:33 PM

I have also been looking for 1680 - there is none to be found in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Does anyone know if it is currently out of production?

TerroristHunter 03-08-2010 01:53 AM

found mine at southwest in Mesquite

N310toN170 03-08-2010 03:08 PM

I've bought from these guys in the past http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/.


If you're buying enough volume then even after hazmat shipping charges its cheaper than the local price gouging of say GanderMountain ($50 per/1k CCI small pistol!).

3006mv 03-08-2010 10:34 PM

thanks for the info, do you think it is still made? Powder Valley does not list it on their site. They have good prices on butllets though. I called the last shop w/in 60 miles of me and they cannot even get it to order for me from their distributors.

N310toN170 03-08-2010 11:36 PM

You may want to double check... I just bought another #8.
1 ACC1680-08 * ACCURATE 1680 - 8 LB. 122.00 122.00

J-A-R 03-09-2010 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3006mv (Post 18575)
thanks for the info, do you think it is still made? Powder Valley does not list it on their site. They have good prices on butllets though. I called the last shop w/in 60 miles of me and they cannot even get it to order for me from their distributors.


Are you looking under the right heading at powder valley - Accurate Arms. Just thought you may have looked under Alliant powders by mistake.

3006mv 03-10-2010 01:09 AM

oh thanks i think that is what i did. i put emails out to Accurate and Ramshot, I think they may be the same company. still waiting to hear from them though. I am hoping Ramshot TAC would good for the Whisper as I have a lot of it around. Also hoping that Ramshot has some load data they would like to share.


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