Selecting good powder for 308 but works in other common cali
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:25 pm
Hey guys im back from working for a bit, last 8 months living in hotels and military bases. So i couldn't buy bullets/ powder etc before they disappeared.
So I am looking to find a powder or 2 that will cover the bases and I can keep stocked in decent amounts to avoid this problem in future.
In the past I bought varget as it got rave reviews and works in a good selection of calibers, (shot nice in my 308 with 150 corelocks) but it is harder to find at local stores and more expensive and usually is the first to disappear in times like these.
I know there is no magic powder that does it all, but id like to keep it simple starting out with just a few powders to keep stocked and loads worked up for now. I dont compete or do bench so id rather have good powders I can use in a few guns over 1 powder for one gun and load kinda thing
Varget and 4895 seemed to be listed in most of these but were not easily obtainable and again usually sold out. From my new lymans 50th book and online it looks like IMR 4060 is a good powder for 308 and can do other calibers but seems slower, though it seems to be somewhat available now.
Since I am in Michigan where the temps can change a lot, id like a temp stable powder so I can reduce variations due to temp changes and avoid any over pressure if I happen to be shooting on a really hot day or go somewhere warmer.
I dont plan to do anything crazy in regards to super heavy or light bullets, max velocity at the edge etc Basically try to replicate or do better than the good quality boxed hunting loads.
Primary is a tika t3 in 308. But plan to get a varmint caliber in the future, and a semi auto 308, also tempted by the 7.62x55 Swede. My brother has a 308 as well as a 243 and my dad has a 300 savage.
If possible i would love a powder to fill all these roles but more than likely will have to have a few powders.
I figure stock up on 2-3 powders to be covered. Ie a powder for the deer guns. Ones for varmint cal and maybe one for the Semi auto as gas guns seem to need different loads than bolt or single shot. Plus a few smaller amounts for specific guns IE lil gun for my 450 bushmaster etc
What do you guys and girls use? Ideally something available most places and not super expensive.
The sportsmans warehouse, bass pro, local places seem to mostly carry IMR hodgeden and alliant brands. I did see a can of some powder called precision rifle that was supposed to be varget like but i had never heard of it so I didn't buy.
So I am looking to find a powder or 2 that will cover the bases and I can keep stocked in decent amounts to avoid this problem in future.
In the past I bought varget as it got rave reviews and works in a good selection of calibers, (shot nice in my 308 with 150 corelocks) but it is harder to find at local stores and more expensive and usually is the first to disappear in times like these.
I know there is no magic powder that does it all, but id like to keep it simple starting out with just a few powders to keep stocked and loads worked up for now. I dont compete or do bench so id rather have good powders I can use in a few guns over 1 powder for one gun and load kinda thing
Varget and 4895 seemed to be listed in most of these but were not easily obtainable and again usually sold out. From my new lymans 50th book and online it looks like IMR 4060 is a good powder for 308 and can do other calibers but seems slower, though it seems to be somewhat available now.
Since I am in Michigan where the temps can change a lot, id like a temp stable powder so I can reduce variations due to temp changes and avoid any over pressure if I happen to be shooting on a really hot day or go somewhere warmer.
I dont plan to do anything crazy in regards to super heavy or light bullets, max velocity at the edge etc Basically try to replicate or do better than the good quality boxed hunting loads.
Primary is a tika t3 in 308. But plan to get a varmint caliber in the future, and a semi auto 308, also tempted by the 7.62x55 Swede. My brother has a 308 as well as a 243 and my dad has a 300 savage.
If possible i would love a powder to fill all these roles but more than likely will have to have a few powders.
I figure stock up on 2-3 powders to be covered. Ie a powder for the deer guns. Ones for varmint cal and maybe one for the Semi auto as gas guns seem to need different loads than bolt or single shot. Plus a few smaller amounts for specific guns IE lil gun for my 450 bushmaster etc
What do you guys and girls use? Ideally something available most places and not super expensive.
The sportsmans warehouse, bass pro, local places seem to mostly carry IMR hodgeden and alliant brands. I did see a can of some powder called precision rifle that was supposed to be varget like but i had never heard of it so I didn't buy.