IMR Legendary Powders
Industry | Firearms |
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Predecessor | E.I. DuPont |
Founded | 1892, Carney, New Jersey, United States |
Founder | E.I. DuPont |
Area served | World Wide |
Owner | Hodgdon, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
Website | http://www.imrpowder.com/ |
IMR Legendary Powders is a line of smokeless powders which are popularly used in sporting and military/police firearm cartridges. The initials 'IMR' stand for Improved Military Rifle powder. IMR powders makes a line of various types of smokeless powder suitable for loading many cartridges for rifles, handguns, and shotguns.[1][2]
History
First powder plant
The
The line of improved military rifle powder came into existence in the 1920s. It consisted of nitrocellulose, dinitrotoluene (DNT), graphite, and a small amount (0.6%) of diphenylamine (stabilizer). Potassium sulfate is added to decrease the amount of muzzle flash. Cartridges loaded with this powder include .30-06 Springfield and 7.92×57mm Mauser.[7]
Plant expansion
DuPont began production of the IMR line of smokeless powders across the river from the Wilmington Plant at
Due to the increased demand for these powders which resulted from World War I an additional plant was constructed in Valleyfield, Canada which remains the primary source of IMR powders today. During World War II up to 1,000,000 pounds of powder was being shipped per day.[2]
Product detail
DuPont released their first handloading guide in the 1950s which was aimed at reloading of
IMR Legendary Powders
- Rifle powders
- 3031
- 4007 SSC
- 4064
- 4166
- 4198
- 4227
- 4320
- 4350
- 4831
- 4895
- 7828
- 8208 XBR
- Handgun powders
- PB
- SR-7625
- SR-4756
- SR-4759
- Trail Boss
- Shotgun powders
- 700-X
- 800-X
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- Target
- Unequal
Current ownership
In 2003 the Hodgdon Powder Company purchased IMR powders.[10]
References
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- ^ a b c "A Brief History of IMR Legendary Powders". imrpowder.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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- ^ "Propellants: Smokeless Powders". firearmshistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Choosing The Right Gunpowder – Reloading Part 2". gunsamerica.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "List of Powders & Their Physical Characteristics". reddit.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Wakeman, Randy. "Muzzleloading Babylon, A Very Basic History of Propellant". chuckhawks. Retrieved 2 March 2017.