Accurate
Accurate 2495
Developed for the 308 Winchester and popular in NRA High Power competition, including heavy-bullet 223 target loads.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Accurate |
|---|---|
| Product family | Accurate |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 117 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 308 Winchester, 223 Remington |
Single-base extruded stick powder. Manufacturer emphasises ignition characteristics and shot-to-shot consistency. Made in Canada.
Burn rate
A medium rifle powder, charted between Alliant Reloder 12 and IMR 4166.
Chart agreement: consistent across the three charts that list it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- IMR 4895 (position 114)
- Vihtavuori N135 (position 115)
- IMR Enduron 4166 (position 118)
- IMR 4064 (position 119)
- Norma 202 (position 120)
Sources
Other Accurate powders
Verify the charge, not just the recipe
Good data gets you a safe starting point. It does not tell you what actually went into the case on stroke 340 — a bridged measure, a double charge, a squib. That is what an RCM Laser Powder Check is for.