Western Powders · Ball
Accurate 1680
Purpose-designed for small-capacity rifle cases and subsonic applications.
- Manufacturer
- Accurate
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #31
- Category
- Pistol Slow
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- Belgium
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
7.62x39mm Soviet, .22 Hornet, .221 Remington Fireball, .300 AAC Blackout
By cartridge
7.62x39mm Soviet also used: N110, A0, Lil'Gun
.22 Hornet also used: CSP3, S130, H4227
.221 Remington Fireball also used: N120, N130, Benchmark
.300 AAC Blackout also used: N110, H110, Lil'Gun
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Moderate
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
Accurate 1680 is a fast-burning ball powder for small-capacity rifle cases. Particularly popular with 7.62x39 (AK-pattern) reloaders and .22 Hornet, where its ball shape meters precisely from progressive press measures. Low temperature sensitivity is a plus for hunters.
Sources & provenance
- Manufacturer Western Powders, Inc. (Accurate Powder) — Accurate 1680 product page — technical specifications (accuratepowder.com, archived 2019-12-27)
- Manufacturer Western Powders, Inc. (Accurate Powder) — A-1680 — Powder info and description (official data sheet PDF, archived 2010)
- Manufacturer Accurate — Accurate — published load/burn-rate data archived