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Some smart-ass gun writer once wrote that the .308 would probably shoot well with double-based horse manure.

I've not tried it, but he was probably right

That gun writer probably drank one too many Tumbleweeds while pecking away on his laptop...

Or he could be on to something!

I remember using Reloder 15 in my 303s and rimless 303s (308 Wins) with great success. That was before the Marine shooting team tried it. I am certain they got the idea from me.

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And you are FULL of horse manure ! ! no smiley.

Jerry

You're still with us? I thought they sedated you in the evenings.

Well, I normally skip the horse manure. I ‘slipped’ tonight.

Jerry

That's because your mind is failing. You've got to watch your step when the chips are down.

You are well versed in the ‘chip’

Jerry

Hush now. Let the meds work.

Yeah, I don’t take advantage of the defenseless.

I’m out.

Jerry

Waiting with bated (not baited) breath for my .308 Henry SS to come back home from recall so I can try some stuff out. Limited testing with ammo assembled for something else showed promise. Lots of brass and appropriate powders, bullets, and primers on hand.

I used 4064 until Varget came about. I'm on my second, third, or whichever 8 pound keg of Varget as it woks in a lot of things. Be Well, RZ.

Wow , I must be old school ( or a " Retro-Grouch ) .

IMR 3031 for 150 / 165 grainers either in my Savage Euro Classic bolt gun , Savage 99 ( 300 Sav ) or my Springfield M1A match gun .

One holers at 100 .

This year my powder quandary seems to be all about my 4166 temp stability vs my CFE223 extra velocity.

I'm with Mr Bulkie Roll and 3031...proven in a game where 100 shot groups are the norm.

Not so much when temperatures vary. Though I also still use IMR3031 for a few handloads, just not as many. It was the very first smokeless powder I purchased when starting to handload in the mid-1960s--for the 7.62 Russian, essentially a rimmed .308.

Also understand not wanting to change to some new-fangled powder like Varget, introduced only a quarter-century ago. Some of my rifles still shoot best with FFg--though haven't tried it in the .308. (Come to think of it, a good FFg like Olde Eynesford might just do OK in the .308 Winchester!)

How is that conflict going between them?

The 46 grains of Varget and a 150 Sierra works really well in the three 308’s I have. I need to try some Partitions to see if they are as accurate as the Sierra GameKing’s.

In my 308's (Tikka T3x and BLR) I've had the best combination of accuracy and velocity with TAC, plus it meters like water!
I've also found that sometimes, when nothing else seemed to work, IMR3031 would give the best results.