.308 Winchester Power Load

[jedi]

So what powders do ya use for your .308?
What powders do you like, don't like?

 

[rimfire_crazed]

There's absolutely nothing that H4895 cannot do and do well in a .308. End Thread.

 

[warthog]

There's absolutely nothing that H4895 cannot do and do well in a .308. End Thread.

Oh yeah, you think you can end a thread like that!

I agree.

 

[Leo]

Certainly H4895 and IMR 4895 work great. VARGET, RE-15, AA2460, WIN 748 are not bad choices for the .308 either. The list of powders that work good in the .308 is really long.

 

[geronimojoe85]

Yeah the powder list for 308 is pretty long. But IMR 4895 is like a sore penis.

 

[jedi]

What is good for plinking?
I'm sure the list iis long any powders that make a big flash? Burn and leave 'soot/blackness'? Work well in an rcbs uniflow?

 

[sloughfoot]

Certainly H4895 and IMR 4895 work great. VARGET, RE-15, AA2460, WIN 748 are not bad choices for the .308 either. The list of powders that work good in the .308 is really long.

I agree with this. But I think IMR4064 is a great choice too.

Define plinking with a .308. I understand plinking with a 22. Been doing that since I was 7. Many pop cans have met their maker with my 22's.....

 

[william]

4895 is great but I switched to Varget. Seems cleaner to me and it works great in 223 and some of the other calibers I load too.

 

[Broom_jm]

There are usually several powders that work well in any given cartridge. I like the versatility of H4895, because it's so easy to make accurate reduced-recoil plinking rounds with it.

It's also not bad for full throttle stuff.

 

[ckcollins2003]

There's absolutely nothing that H4895 cannot do and do well in a .308. End Thread.

 

[jedi]

Plinking to me means shooting appleseed targets at 25 and 100 yard range.
Which is what I indeed to do with a 308 rifle.
I only reload for .45 acp and .30 carbine
Use win 231 for .45, win 296 for .30 carbine
Have no plans to ever reload for .223/5.56 so don't need a powder that can work for other rounds other than 308. Don't see shooting beyond a 100 yard range since only other range Ihave access to is a single lane 200 yard range and don't see using sight irons on that. =)

 

[dugsagun]

Dont forget H335, its good too. I usually go back and forth with it an 4895 in my 308. I mean sure theirs powders with wil get u another 100fps, but my gun is a savage 99 so im not looking for that last 100fps. I would give 4895 a little edge as u can load some light loads with it for practice with recoil sensitive peeps.

 

[Cat-Herder]

4895 or Varget. That's all I have to say, really....

 

[Cowboy45]

I use Varget for my .308.. I get amazing performance out of it.. I can stack bullets at 100 yards.. I can figure out how to get pictures on here.. If I could I would show ya a target..

 

[Icarry2]

Anyone ever use IMR 4320?

TJ

 

[Broom_jm]

IMR4320, with heavier bullets, is about the slowest powder that would still be a good option for 308.

 

[DocIndy]

My bolt gun likes Varget and it seems to work really well with 168 gr. AMAX bullets. I have some 110 gr VMAX loaded too....just haven't had a chance to shoot them yet.