Hodgdon lists this as an appropriate powder for the 338 Federal and bullets up to 215 grains, so it seemed to me that it also might work in the 308 Win. with certain weight bullets. So out of curiosity, I picked up a pound to try in a 308 Win.
I tried 150's first. Velocity was similar to IMR 3031, TAC, etc. but required significantly more powder, so it didn't make much sense for that application.
I then tried Remington 165 Accutips (SSTs) and was surprised how much velocity it produced. Out of a 22" barrel, I worked up to 2,900 fps with no unusual pressure signs (typical velocities for this rifle with top book loads are around 2,800 fps). At ~2,875 FPS it seemed very easy on brass and showed less pressure signs than a lot of book loads I've used. Extreme spreads for three shots tended to be about 10 fps, regardless of load.
I did a little load work-up for groups. At 2,875, groups hovered around MOA with Win and Federal brass and the 165 SST.
