Vihtavuori Powder - Reloading Data
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About Vihtavouri propellants:
Not everyone is familiar with the Vihtavuori brand like they are with Hodgdon, Alliant, Winchester, Accurate, IMR and Ramshot. However, some of the best smokeless powders are made in Laukaa, Finland by Vihtavuori. These premium powders are offered in a full range of burning rates for use in every cartridge we shoot, from rimfires to the .50 BMG, and shotguns. They are extruded powders of varying size to regulate their burning characteristics. The pistol powders are porous single base nitrocellulose and cylindrically shaped.
Vihtavuori powders have a reputation for being some of the cleanest burning powders available. Many competitive shooters use them for that reason, in addition to fulfilling their other needs. The other thing Vihtavuori powders are known for is their accuracy. They are used for target loads by some of the best shooters in sports that require consistent, extreme precision. That says a lot about a powder.
Vihtavuori 20N29
Find load data for Vihtavuori 20N29 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori rifle powder was originally developed for .50 BMG and for military use, and even the name 20N29 originates from the Finnish Army standards. 20N29 is a single-based, surface treated powder with grain dimensions of 2,3 mm length and 1,3 mm diameter. The burning rate is slower and grain size larger than those of the N100 series powders. 20N29 is primarily used in large caliber and magnum applications with heavy bullets and in long-range target shooting. It is ideally suited for the .50 BMG, but has also gained a good reputation when used eg. in .300 Lapua Magnum and .30-378 Weatherby Magnum.
Vihtavuori 24N41
Find load data for Vihtavuori 24N41 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori 24N41 is a single-based treated rifle powder very similar to the 20N29. It has a very large grain size (length 2,3 mm by diameter 1,3 mm) and an extremely slow burning rate ideally suited to the .50 BMG. It can also be used for some large capacity cases, such as the .300 Lapua Magnum, .300 Rem. Ultra Mag, and the .338 Lapua Magnum. Of the two, 24N41 is slightly faster than 20N29, with a renewed relative burning rate of 39 for the 24N41 compared to 36 for the 20N29, when N110 is given the index 100.
Vihtavuori 3N37
Find load data for Vihtavuori 3N37 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori's 3N37 handgun powder was originally developed for .22 rimfire cartridges, but has since proven to be very versatile and desirable within all competitive handgun shooting disciplines. The 3N37 is tubular, porous powder type with grain dimensions of 0,6 mm length and 0,6 mm diameter. The symmetrical grain size makes metering a breeze in powder measures. The burning rate of the 3N37 is close to N350 and on the medium scale of Vihtavuori's handgun powders. This is an excellent powder for 9 mm major loads for IPSC open competitions and it's very popular in USPSA and IPSC practical pistol shooting disciplines. In addition to practical shooting, 3N37 is also widely used as a submachine gun powder. As all of Vihtavuori's powders, 3N37 offers consistent, extreme precision, with clean burning - and that is why it is used by the best shooters in the world. Interesting fact: 3N37 was used back in the 1940's by Sako for loading 9mm submachine gun cartridges.
Vihtavuori 3N38
Find load data for Vihtavuori 3N38 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori's 3N38 powder is designed especially for competitive handgun shooting with high-velocity loads in 9 mm and .40 S&W cartridges. It's a single-based, tubular powder type, and one of Vihtavuori's small granule powders (0,6 mm length x 0,6 mm diameter). The 3N38 is a popular powder for practical shooting especially among IPSC and USPSA shooters. A relatively slow-burning powder, 3N38 is a perfect choice for making Major loads with good accuracy and clean-burning characteristics, for which Vihtavuori is renowned.
Vihtavuori N105
Find load data for Vihtavuori N105 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:N105 Super Magnum is Vihtavuori's slowest burning pistol powder, intended for the most powerful handgun cartridges in use today, particularly with heavy bullets and/or large case volume. Many of these specialized rounds operate at rifle pressures. Delivering this type of shooting performance is precisely what prompted the development of N105. For such powerhouse calibers as the .454 Casull or .500 S&W, N105 is an excellent reloading powder choice.
Vihtavuori N110
Find load data for Vihtavuori N110 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:The N110 powder, formerly known as 4N19 and N3SS, is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,1 mm length and 0,8 mm diameter. The N110 is Vihtavuori's fastest burning powder on Vihtavuori's scale of rifle powders, making it a versatile product that can be used for pistol and rifleloadings. The ignition is best with small rifle primers, and its suitable especially for small rifle cases like .22 Hornet, .30 Carbine, but also Magnum pistol and revolver cartridges like .357 S&W Magnum, .41 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .454 Casull and .500 S&W. This powder is one of the favorites for hunting and varminting loads.
Vihtavuori N120
Find load data for Vihtavuori N120 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:The N120 rifle powder by Vihtavuori works great in small calibers with light bullets and in short barrel rifles, especially in .222 Remington and 7,62x39. Formerly known as N 21, the powder is well-known and used also by the Finnish Army. The burning speed of N120 is fast in the scale of Vihtavuori's rifle powders, slightly slower than that of the N110. Vihtavuori N120 needs higher pressure than N110 in order to optimize the burning. The grain size is actually the smallest in Vihtavuori's rifle powder family: only 0,8 mm length and 0,6 mm diameter. As with Vihtavuori's other small sized powders, this makes the loadability and use in powder measures super easy. Vihtavuori N120 gunpowder is used by many sport shooters, short-range target shooters and small game hunters.
Vihtavuori N130
Find load data for Vihtavuori N130 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori rifle powder N130, formerly known as N303, is a multipurpose powder for various rifle calibers, and suitable especially for small game hunting and target shooting. The N130 is used in many factory loaded caliber .22 and 6 mm PPC cartridges. It is also an excellent handloading match for lighter bullets in caliber .223 Remington and for straight-wall rifle cases like the .45-70 Government and the .458 Winchester Magnum. The N130 is a single-base, tubular rifle powder type with grain dimensions of 1,0 mm length and 0,6 mm in diameter. On Vihtavuori's scale of Vihtavuori's rifle powders, the burning rate is relatively fast. Fun fact: The grain size of N130 is exactly the same as with N133 and N135, but due to differences in surface coatings, the burning behaviVihtavuori's of these powders is different.
Vihtavuori N133
Find load data for Vihtavuori N133 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Originally developed for 5.56 Nato cartridge, Vihtavuori's N133 is a multipurpose rifle powder for centerfire .22 cartridges and PPC caliber cartridges. N133 is a tubular powder with grain dimensions of 1,1 mm length and 0,8 mm diameter. The burn rate is medium in the scale of Vihtavuori's rifle powders, and it works like a charm with .223 Remington, and practical shooters and other using the AR-15 will know the utmost quality of the N133. It is also a supreme choice for handloaders shooting 6 PPC standard rifle, and benchrest shooters all over the world rely on the combination of the Lapua .220 Russian brass and Vihtavuori N133 powder. This is probably the most popular powder in 100 meters and 200 meters bench rest shooting competitions: a countless number of competitions have been won using this reloading powder!
Vihtavuori N135
Find load data for Vihtavuori N135 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Developed originally for 7.62x51 NATO M80 Ball, Vihtavuori's N135 is today a universal gun powder which is used by reloaders for a large range of calibers from .222 Remington to .458 Winchester Magnum. The N135 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,0 mm length and 0,8 mm diameter. The burn rate is medium on the scale of Vihtavuori's rifle powders. Interesting fact: N135, N133 and N130 all have exactly the same grain dimensions, but due to the different surface coating the burning behavior of the powders varies. N135 is used especially by medium game hunters and long-range target shooters.
Vihtavuori N140
Find load data for Vihtavuori N140 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:The N140 powder was originally developed for the 7,62x53R cartridge for the Finnish Army in the early years of Vihtavuori's history. Up to this day, it has remained as one of Vihtavuori's best-selling powder types of all times. N140 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,0 mm length and 0,9 mm diameter. The structure, grain geometry and graphite coating makes it work excellent in all reloading machines and dosing is super easy. The N140 powder burns at a medium speed on Vihtavuori's scale of rifle powders, making it a versatile handloading powder for both small game hunting and sport shooting applications. N140 is not the choice if you try to reach highest muzzle velocity possible, but it is certainly the choice if you try to get best possible accuracy. This powder is a true multipurpose powder, which can be used for a large range of calibers from .223 Remington to .308 Winchester, 30-06 Springfield and .375 H&H Magnum, just to name few.
Vihtavuori N150
Find load data for Vihtavuori N150 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori's N150 multipurpose rifle powder is one of Vihtavuori's most popular reloading products. It is commonly used with heavier bullets in accuracy loads and hunting loads in cartridges with middle case volumes, like the .30-06 Springfield, the .308 Winchester and the 6,5x55 SE. The N150 is one of, if not the best, all-rounder powder for European hunting calibers. N150 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,3 mm length and 1,1 mm diameter and the nearly symmetrical shape makes it a good companion for all kinds of reloading equipment. The burn rate of the N150 is on the medium scale of Vihtavuori's rifle powders. It is also one of Vihtavuori's most temperature insensitive powders, and thanks to the added decoppering agent, the coppering of the rifle barrel is minor even when using copper bullets.
Vihtavuori N160
Find load data for Vihtavuori N160 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori's N160 rifle powder is especially suitable for large and magnum calibers (especially belted Magnums) starting from 30-06 with heavier bullets, .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5x55 SE, 7 mm Weatherby Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Winchester Magnum and all the Winchester Short Magnums. It also fits large capacity/small bore cartridges like the 6.5-284 Norma. N160 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,3 mm length and 1,1 mm diameter. The burn rate of is medium to slow on the scale of Vihtavuori's rifle powders. The N160 is commonly used for big game hunting ammunition especially with heavier bullets.
Vihtavuori N165
Find load data for Vihtavuori N165 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:When you're aiming for exceptional long-range performance, N165 is yVihtavuori's choice of rifle powder! Vihtavuori N165 is a universal powder for magnum rifle calibers with heavy bullets. It works especially well in .338 Lapua Magnum with 250 gr bullets, but can be used for handloading a wide variety of calibers ranging from 6,5x55 SE all the way to .416 Rigby. The N165 powder grains are exactly the same size (1,3 mm length x 1,0 mm diameter) as those of its 'big brother' N160, but the surface coating creates the difference in burning characteristics. N165 is a very slow burning rifle powder, making it a superior choice for the same range of cartridges as N160 when using heavier bullets. As slightly higher velocities can be achieved with N165, it is an excellent choice for long-range shooting and big game hunting.
Vihtavuori N170
Find load data for Vihtavuori N170 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Vihtavuori N170 is the slowest burning rifle powder in the N100 series (not taking 20N29 and 24N41 into account) and in fact one of the slowest canister-grade powders readily available from any manufacturer on the market. As with all of Vihtavuori's rifle powders, N170 grains are of the cylindrical, single-perforated extruded type. With a length of 1,7 mm and a diameter of 1,1 mm, the grain size is relatively large. As a very slow burning reloading powder, N170 is a top choice for very large capacity cases such as the .300 Weatherby Mag. and .300 Remington Ultra Mag. and also offers good performance in most of the belted Magnum cartridges. The N170 powder is used by reloaders in shooting disciplines such as long-range big-game hunting and target shooting.
Vihtavuori N310
Find load data for Vihtavuori N310 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Well-known for its accuracy and extremely clean burning, the N310 is used by pistol shooters reloading calibers from .32 S&W Long Wadcutter up to .45 ACP and many others requiring accurate handgun loads. The N310 is Vihtavuori''s fastest burning handgun powder and the top choice for the competitive Bullseye pistol shooter. Vihtavuori N310, known as N14 back in the old days, is a single-base, tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 0,7 mm length and 0,6 mm diameter. Thanks to its small size and almost symmetrical grain size, the powder flows smoothly and meters well in reloading measures. As with Vihtavuori's other N300 series powders, N310 is a porous powder, in fact one of Vihtavuori's most porous powder types. Porosity is a key factor influencing burning characteristics of powders, the more porous the powder, the faster the achieved burning rate. Vihtavuori N310 is often used for light target loads, paired with light bullets, but it also works with heavier bullets. As a very versatile powder, it is suitable also for loading shotshells and is in fact used by shotgun ammunition manufacturers in their premium cartridges with light 24 gram target loads. The N310 is also used by many blank ammunition manufacturers.
Vihtavuori N320
Find load data for Vihtavuori N320 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:The N320, formerly known as 3N22, is a fast burning, porous handgun powder. N320 is one of Vihtavuori's most popular handgun powders and can be used for a wide range of pistol calibers from .32 to .45. It is most commonly used by sport and hobby shooters such as Cowboy Action shooters, but as a very reliable gun powder it is also suitable for authority applications. The powder type is tubular, with grain dimensions 1,1 mm x 0,8 mm (length x diameter), and as all Vihtavuori's reloading powders it includes the added decoppering agent.
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star
Find load data for Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:The N32C (TIN STAR) is a specialized powder intended to provide low bulk density for cartridges that were originally designed for Cowboy Action Shooters shooting lead bullets with single-action revolvers and lever-action rifles. The use of more conventional gun powder results in poor load density, and fails to adequately fill the case. Vihtavuori's N32C corrects this problem, and is ideally suited to many of the older cartridges used in Cowboy Action shooting, such as the .38 Special, .44 Special and .45 Colt. The biggest benefit of N32C is its high loading volume. This porous powder fills the case much better than most conventional smokeless propellants, providing the loading density needed for those classic black powder cartridges. Compared to N320, the case filling ratio can be up to 50% higher. This also makes the powder safer to use - a reloader won't be able to make double or triple loads in big volume cases by accident. Tin Star gives reliable ignition in all conditions, burns clean and leaves very little fouling or residue. It meters easily, making the task of producing high quality and uniform loads that you can depend on just that much easier. Handloads that you can depend on, shot, after shot, after shot. Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star delivers! Other than being ideally suited to many of the older cartridges used in Cowboy Action Shooting, N32C is also very suitable for several other pistol calibers. It is also used for subsonic and blank loads.
Vihtavuori N330
Find load data for Vihtavuori N330 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:N330 handgun powder provides a wide range of latitude for the handgun shooter, serving well for everything from light target to heavier high-velocity loadings. This is a versatile, medium burning N300-series powder suitable for an exceptionally broad range of applications, especially designed for 9 mm Luger but also suitable for .38 Special, .40 S&W, .44 S&W Special and .45 Colt. This powder provides a wide range of latitude for the handgun reloader, serving well for all kinds of shooting disciplines from light target to heavier high-velocity loadings. The grain length is 1,0 mm and the diameter is 0,8 mm. It's suitable for an exceptionally broad range of sport shooting applications.
Vihtavuori N340
Find load data for Vihtavuori N340 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Formerly known as 3N18, the N340 is a true multipurpose powder, developed originally for 9 mm and shotshell loads. This pistol powder is one of the most popular powders in the Vihtavuori N300 series, and it can be used for a wide variety of calibers and bullet weights, making it the perfect partner for all kinds of reloading purposes. The N340 is used especially for medium and large caliber pistols and shotshells with medium and heavy loads. N340 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,0mm length and 0,8 mm diameter. Exactly the same grain size as with powder N320, N330 and N350 - only the porosity of the powder changes.The burning rate of the N340 is at the medium scale of Vihtavuori handgun powders - and as with powder N320, with N340 extremely clean burning and no residuals is guaranteed.