[rec.guns] Propellant Profiles /3e - Book Review

hes@ccvr1.cc.ncsu.edu (Henry E. Schaffer) (07/01/91)

Propellant Profiles, Third Edition
from the Handloader Magazine 1966-1990
1991  8 1/2" x 11", 244 pages, softbound ISBN 1-879-356-01-5
Wolfe Publishing Co., 6471 Airpark Dr., Prescott, AZ 86301

  This is a compilation of Propellant Profiles in Handloader, 
without anything added except a brief Preface. Some of the
more popular powders have had several columns written about
them over the years and have those included in this volume.
(For example, Hodgon 4831, Hercules Bullseye and Dupont 4064.)
It is extremely interesting to have all of this information in
one volume, and there is a lot of interesting browsing and
reading.  This will be helpful to the handloader, and will have
significant general interest regarding the history of powders
and handloading.  The powders covered are:

Alcan Powders AL- 5, 7, 8, 120.
Dupont Powders PB, 700-X, 800-X, 3031, 4064, 4198, 4227, 4320, 4350,
  4756, 7625-4756-Versatile, 4759, 4831, 4895, 7625, 7828.
Hercules Powders Blue Dot, Green Dot, Bullseye, Herco, Red Dot,
  Unique, Reloder 7, 19, 21, 22;  2400.
Hodgon Powders  Pyrodex [a nice discussion of the origin and use of
  this Replica Black Powder] BL-C Lot 2, HS-5, 6, 7; Trap 100 and
  HS-7, HP 38, 39; X-58, Trap 100, Spherical H-110, H-110, 205, 414,
  322, 335, 380, 450, 870, 1000, 4198, 4227, 4350, 4831, 4895.
Norma Powders - New Shotshell Powders, MRP, R-1, 123, 201, 202, 203,
  204, 205, 1010, 2010.
Accurate Arms AAC-5, 7, 9, 3100, 2015 BR; MP-5744; MR-223, 2460, 2520,
  3100, 8700.
Winchester-Western - New Ball Powder Line, Ball Powders, AA-20S,
  WW-231, 296, 452AA, 473AA, 540, 571, 630, 630P, 680, 680BR, 748,
  760 Ball, 760, 785
Black Powder
Miscellaneous Powder  Thunderbird T-870, 8208.

--henry schaffer  n c state univ