Western Powders · Ball
2460
Ball powder between 2230 and 2520 in burn rate.
- Manufacturer
- Accurate
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #56
- Category
- Medium
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
.223 Remington, .22-250 Remington, 6mm Creedmoor, .30-06 Springfield, .308 Winchester
Substitutes
Listed substitutions with charge guidance. Always start at published minimums and work up.
CFE 223 · Hodgdon Community
Similar burn rate zone for .223 Rem; both are ball powders.
By cartridge
.223 Remington also used: Alliant Unique, AR 2205, A0
.22-250 Remington also used: S133, Power Pro Varmint, RS40
6mm Creedmoor also used: Benchmark, AR 2207, AR 2208
.30-06 Springfield also used: N110, Winchester 748, N530
.308 Winchester also used: N110, Shooters World Economy Rifle, Accurate 2230
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Moderate
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
Accurate 2460 is a ball-format powder at the 4064 burn rate, covering .308 Win, 6.5x55, and similar medium rifle cases. The ball format provides better metering on progressive presses compared to IMR 4064 and H4895.