Thread: Sierras new Game changer bullets

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

.... NZ Ammunition Company supplied me with some H1000 powder manufactured by Hodgdons to try which is very close in burn rate to AR2217...

According to ADI, AR2217 is H1000 relabelled by Hodgdon.

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ADI Powders manufacture powders that are distributed exclusively in North America by the Hodgdon Powder Company.
Please find attached a listing of the ADI Powders and their Hodgdon Powder naming.
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ADI Powder-Hodgdon / IMR naming
Trail Boss-Trail Boss
AR2207-H4198
AR2219-H322
BM2-Benchmark
Bench Mark 8208-8208 XBR
AR2206H-H4895
AR2208-Varget
AR2209-H4350
AR2213H / AR2213SC-H4831 / H4831SC
AR2217-H1000
AR2225-Retumbo
AR2218-H50BMG

I've tried H4350 and AR2209 in my 6.5 CM and they both produced identical velocities on my Labradar. The H4350 container had "Manufactured in Australia" in small print on the label.