Vihtavuori N560 Powder
Vihtavuori Smokeless Powder is used by the some of the best shooters and manufacturers in the competitive shooting industry, they have gained an excellent reputation for being one of the best smokeless powders available.
All of these powders ensure clean burning and repeatable shooting properties in all weathers and conditions. Vihtavuori Smokeless Powders are credited with uniform and superb quality based on full control of the whole production chain beginning from the production of nitrocellulose to the bottling of the end product.
These strict quality acceptance limits have helped reloaders and cartridge manufacturers to achieve similar loads regardless of the production lot for more than 85 years. It is easy to see why Vihtavuori Smokeless Powders have achieved a strong position among top class shooters around the world
Vihtavuori N560 Powder in stock now for sale are impregnated extruded ryfle powders with Nitroglycerol added as extra energy component. If higher loading densities and more energy are needed, N500 series powders are competent alternatives for the N100 series powders.
Vihtavuori N560 Powder is especially suitable to bring power to large and magnum calibers, for example .270 Winchester, 6,5-284, 7 mm Remington Magnum, 7 mm Weatherby Magnum and even the .416 Rigby. Vihtavuori N560 Powder is also very good choice for handloading the .338 Lapua Magnum when using lighter bullets of 250 grains or less.
Vihtavuori N560 Powder is a tubular type with a fairly large grain with dimensions of 1,4 mm length and 1,2 mm diameter. The burn rate of is slow on the scale of ryfle powders, between the N160 and N165. Vihtavuori N560 Powder is similar to N100 series, but nitroglycerine has been added to it to get better energy content.
The 500 series High Energy powders are mainly used in ryfle cartridges where some extra energy content is needed to achieve bigger loading densities and higher muzzle velocities within the limits of maximum pressure. So, you get better velocity with the same pressure than with for instance the N165.
Vihtavuori N560 Powder is commonly used for big game hunting and sniper ammunition especially for larger caliber ryfles. Especially in long distance hunting situations with reasonable calibers and bullets, Vihtavuori N560 Powder shows unbelievable performance.
Other Important Information:
- Do not exceed the loads displayed in the reloaders guide.
- Never mix any two powders regardless of type, brand, or source.
- Never substitute any smokeless powder for Black Powder or any Black Powder substitute.
