powder question rem 700/.308

[Hman1956]

so with all of the powders out there what do most of you guys shoot in you Rem 700 .308 26" barrel

Bill

 

[vargetman]

Varget

 

[762shooter]

so with all of the powders out there what do most of you guys shoot in you Rem 700 .308 26" barrel

Bill

I have best results with IMR 4064 and RL 15. I have used Varget but seem to have consistency issues between lots.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

748

 

[lotech]

.308 powders

Good powders mentioned; H4895 could be added to the list.

 

[Hman1956]

anyone using 2495 I seems to work for me but I would like to try something else.

Bill

 

[GerryM]

powder question rem 700/308

all of them listed are good. My favorite is H4895
with 150 or 168 gr sierras

 

[Roger T]

8208 xbr, 4895, varget, 748, N135-N540, H-335 all depending on individual rifle (what it likes)and bullet weight.

 

[rodauto]

so with all of the powders out there what do most of you guys shoot in you Rem 700 .308 26" barrel

Bill

My Rifle really likes Varget
Rodney

 

[Andy Cross]

748 Ok

748

I had a HV chambered in .308 win years ago. 4895 shot pretty well but on 748 it would out agg everything else irrespective of what barrel was screwed onto it. However powder fowling could be an issue with that powde. Don't know if that holds true these days.
Andy.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

it shoots so well the extreme fouling is worth it. plus its a good powder for gas guns where most dont seem to do well- esp. in an m14

 

[Lee Martin]

Mine has shot best with 748 over the years. I recently tried 8208 XBR though and it performed well. Need to tinker more with the loads, but it's showing promise with 8208.

-Lee
www.singleactions.com

 

[kbs]

Hillsdale Rifle Club

8208 xbr, 4895, varget, 748, N135-N540, H-335 all depending on individual rifle (what it likes)and bullet weight.

How much 8208 powder do you use in your loads and what weight bullets? Tom

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Hard to get somebody to spit out a load if yall havent noticed. Guns are so different you need to start close to the minimum and work your way up carefully. Remember what works well in the winter at 2900' may be painful at 100deg in the lowlands

 

[GerryM]

powder question rem 700/308

Ok I'll spit out a load or two that have worked in 3 of my rifles.

43.5 grs H 4895 , sierra 150 match bullet, Remington neck turned brass, federal 210 match primer OAL 2.800 inches velocity 2,750 fps
41.5 grs H 4895 sierra 168 gr match bullet Remington neck turned brass, federal 210 match primer oal 2.800 iinches velocity 2,650 fps

 

[Greg Culpepper]

nearly everything works in a 308

I use Varget but Federal uses something very close to (maybe identical to) IMR 4064 in their Gold Medal Match and they get pretty good results. I don't know why it hasn't been mentioned yet. The long list of powders in this thread that make people happy in a 308 is evidence that a medium capacity, medium bore cartridge with medium speed powders is pretty easy to work with.

edit: Oops, 4064 is listed in the second post. Well, no one has mentioned 4320. It works very well also.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I use 4064 in my 338 federal. Its a very good 308 powder too

 

[michaelnel]

I mostly use Vihtavuori N-150 in my .308. I load some with IMR 4064 too, and although it shoots well, it is the filthiest powder I have ever used. N-150 burns super clean and at least in my Criterion bull barrel, is the best I have found for accuracy.

 

[HFVINC]

308 powder

Get best results using 165's and 168's H4895,,, Imr 4064

 

[GerryM]

powder question rem 700/308

4064 a tad slower then H4895
pick one'' varget very close to 4064, If I had to pick one powder to use it would be H 4895 do to its wide range.
It work's on many smaller cases also like the 222 and up