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IMR Classic

IMR SR 4756

A dual-purpose shotshell and handgun powder from IMR's SR (Sporting Rifle) family of small-kernel extruded propellants, used for field shotshell loads and mid-range handgun work.

Discontinued. Canisters still circulate, but the maker no longer produces it — and load data for it may be withdrawn or archived.

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Specifications

ManufacturerIMR
Product familyIMR Classic
StatusDiscontinued
Applicationshotshell, pistol
Grain formextruded
Compositionsingle-base
Typical cartridges12 Gauge, 20 Gauge, 45 ACP, 38 Special

Discontinued. Hodgdon no longer lists this powder among current IMR products and it does not appear on Hodgdon's current relative burn rate chart. No manufacturer product page remains; treat published characteristics from third-party sources with caution and use only data from a current or archived manufacturer manual.

Data confidence

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  • Discontinued — no live manufacturer product page; details drawn from archived or secondary manufacturer material.

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