308 win powder to get me started

ras_oscar · Mar 17, 2018

I will soon be setting myself up reloading 308 win and would like a recommendation for a powder to start with. I currently reload only pistol carts, and stock 800X and unique. A quick look at the reloading data at hodgden suggests neither of those powders is likely to suit my needs.

BradMacc82 · Mar 17, 2018

Varget.

I've seen many 308's shoot quite well with Varget and 168gr SMK's.

steves1911 · Mar 17, 2018

Imr 4064 Hodgdon varget and reloader 15 are my favorites for the 308.

Uncle Duke · Mar 17, 2018

steves1911 said:
Imr 4064 Hodgdon varget and reloader 15 are my favorites for the 308.

What Steve said ^^^.

dist1646 · Mar 17, 2018

H4895 or IMR 4895 are the traditional go to powders for the 308.
N140 is excellent but more expensive.
IMR 4064 works well with 175gr bullets.
VARGET is typically the powder of choice for PALMA.

BUFF7MM · Mar 17, 2018

IMR4064/Thread

BradMacc82 · Mar 17, 2018

With a rifle I'd never shot before. 5 rounds, 168gr SMK, don't know the charge or COL, but it was Varget he was using. 2nd string was tighter, but I don't have that pic anymore.

20" Rem 700 SPS (factory barrel), XLR Carbon chassis, Timney trigger, and a 5-25x50 Burris XTR II FFP.

Speed3 · Mar 17, 2018

I've had good luck with 43.5gr varget with the 175 smk. I don't have fancy pics like Brad lol

BradMacc82 · Mar 17, 2018

Speed3 said:
I've had good luck with 43.5gr varget with the 175 smk. I don't have fancy pics like Brad lol

Saved the pics because I told Josh if he dicked with that recipe there was going to be significant bodily injury visited upon him.

His string, made my 1st string look like Michael J Fox was behind the rifle.

That's what got me looking into swapping the Savage 10 from a .223 (at that time) into a .260Rem.

deerassassin22 · Mar 17, 2018

Varget

HogCommander · Mar 17, 2018

Varget for me too with BLC-2 as a backup in case I can't find Varget. 168 SMKs work great and 165 SGKs do too in my M1A.

ras_oscar · Mar 17, 2018

I see a pattern emerging here

thanks guys, Varget it is.

Petar · Mar 17, 2018

Anyone still use IMR3031?

Seabee · Mar 17, 2018

My old 243 loved 35.5 gr of 3031 with Hornady 100 interlocks. It was a tack driver. It's now a 243 AI with a different powder love

Major03 · Mar 17, 2018

Varget isn’t as temperature sensitive as some of the traditional ball powders, but is sometimes harder to get in stock.

Also ball powders like IMR4895 meter better in most powder throwers.

I tend to stock up on Varget when I can and throw light and trickle up, so the disadvantaged to Varget aren’t a big deal for me.

Varget also works excellent for .233 and .30/‘06

madmantrapper · Mar 17, 2018

IMR 4895

Red1917 · Mar 17, 2018

I would agree with imr4895, 4064, or varget. Shot .308 loaded with all three that all performed well.

Ponch · Mar 17, 2018

imr 4895

byf43 · Mar 17, 2018

H-4895

W-748.

Some really good reading. (Read pg 12, specifically the information in the 'box'.)

http://www.zediker.com/downloads/14_loading.pdf

Biggfoot44 · Mar 17, 2018

I thought Tom Selleck.

Wife said Parnell Roberts.
Daughter said a bald Sam Elliot.

Son would have said "Me" ( meaning him) ( he's a carbon copy of me, just with more hair, and less belly)

308 win powder to get me started

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