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IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them #4881865 01/30/11
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 119 Michigan tckurt OP Campfire Member
OP tckurt Campfire Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 119 Michigan	Anyone use IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 with 50 or 55 bullets

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Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them tckurt #4881874 01/30/11
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,274 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,274 Paradise,Alaska	'15 cain't be beat.............. Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them Big Stick #4894382 02/03/11
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 68 Chardon, Ohio C CoverDog1 Campfire Greenhorn
CoverDog1 Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 68 Chardon, Ohio	I have a Savage Predator DBM in 22-250. This is the only load I have ever shot in it. 55gr SBK over 37.1gr RL15, CCI BR2's, OAL to Ogive 2.095 which is a .005 jump, avg. 3725fps from the 22" barrel. The last 3 shot group before the gun went into the safe was .156"

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them CoverDog1 #4895705 02/03/11
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 377 Abilene, TX T txduckman07 Campfire Member
txduckman07 Campfire Member T Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 377 Abilene, TX	I'm running 8208 behind a 52 A-max. Chrony is showing 3850, but I'm leaning on it pretty hard. Ridiculously accurate

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them txduckman07 #4896905 02/03/11
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,931 Oly.WA J Jamie Campfire Tracker
Jamie Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,931 Oly.WA	I'm useing 38.3 gr of rl-15 under a molyed 50gr V-max for 3900fps out of my 22-250

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Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them tckurt #4897557 02/03/11
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,394 Utah Ackman Campfire Regular
Ackman Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,394 Utah	Haven't tried 8208. In a std or improved 22-250 case RL15 is the best I've used. Accuracy load in a Savage std. 22-250 is 37.5/50BT=3926. The stuff is also real good in a 40X-22BR......accuracy load is 32.4gr/50BLK=3895

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them Ackman #4899446 02/04/11
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 119 Michigan tckurt OP Campfire Member
OP tckurt Campfire Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 119 Michigan	i have R15 but would need to buy IMR8208 looks like the best vote is R15 I will try that one first. thanks for the load info.

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them tckurt #4901819 02/04/11
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,200 R rockchuck828 Campfire Regular
rockchuck828 Campfire Regular R Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,200	Originally Posted by tckurt i have R15 but would need to buy IMR8208 looks like the best vote is R15 I will try that one first. thanks for the load info. If you are looking at IMR8208 for a 22-250 you are looking in the wrong direction, it is the same burn rate as VVN133 that is close to the burn rate of RL7. great for a 6ppc or 222Rem. For a 22-250 if you want to use IMR powder's try IMR4895,IMR4064 or IMR4007ssc

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them rockchuck828 #4901899 02/04/11
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,931 Oly.WA J Jamie Campfire Tracker
Jamie Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,931 Oly.WA	Don't need to look any further then RL-15 for 50's or 55's in the 22-250

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them tckurt #4906399 02/06/11
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,036 Not New York TBS Campfire Regular
TBS Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,036 Not New York	Another vote for reloader 15

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Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them TBS #4910600 02/07/11
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 90 J joed49 Campfire Greenhorn
joed49 Campfire Greenhorn J Joined: May 2009 Posts: 90	Only one person using IMR8208? I've heard others recommend RL15 and I bet it's a good one. But I live in the frozen north and need something that is not temperature sensative. I've tried Varget with only one complaint, I just can't get the velocity out of it that is in any of the load books. Seems like I need at least 2 gr more powder to hit the published velocity. Few of my friends have had similar experience with Varget. The reason I want to try IMR8208 is I like the high velocity I'm seeing in the Hodgdon/IMR site.

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them joed49 #4911285 02/07/11
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,036 Not New York TBS Campfire Regular
TBS Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,036 Not New York	Well then, take one for the team and let us know the results. I can get scorching velocities with RL15 if I wish, but I prefer to run around 3500 fps with 52 grainers. Thats the sweet spot for my barrel.

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them TBS #4913765 02/07/11
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,931 Oly.WA J Jamie Campfire Tracker
Jamie Campfire Tracker J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,931 Oly.WA	The coldest I ever shoot in is above zero so I haven't seen how 15 does in real cold but I have read that alliant was trying to push RL-15 as a powder for the .223 in the military and one of alliants claims is RL-15 is one of their most temp. insensitive powders.

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them Jamie #4948121 02/16/11
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,274 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,274 Paradise,Alaska	I love this stuff! '15 is KING in the application,take it to the bank...............(grin) Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them Big Stick #4954619 02/18/11
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 119 Michigan tckurt OP Campfire Member
OP tckurt Campfire Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 119 Michigan	looks like R15 is what I will try for sure to start.thanks.

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them tckurt #4969572 02/22/11
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 47 Canada northcoast Campfire Greenhorn
northcoast Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 47 Canada	Anyone saying 8208 wont work in the 22-250 could not have tried it. Hodgdon's max load behind a sierra 55 gr. blitz gave me 3750 fps and about 3/4 MOA @ -10C temperature..not sure what that works out to in F . (24" barrel) Im supposed to have about the same velocity in the summer so Ill have to chrony again to verify. Im pretty sure R-15 cant give you that kind of stability...if its anything like r-22....you will need different loads depending on the temperature. Last edited by northcoast; 02/22/11.

Re: IMR 8208 and R15 in 22-250 anyone use them rockchuck828 #4969588 02/22/11
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 47 Canada northcoast Campfire Greenhorn
northcoast Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 47 Canada	Originally Posted by rockchuck828 Originally Posted by tckurt i have R15 but would need to buy IMR8208 looks like the best vote is R15 I will try that one first. thanks for the load info. If you are looking at IMR8208 for a 22-250 you are looking in the wrong direction, it is the same burn rate as VVN133 that is close to the burn rate of RL7. great for a 6ppc or 222Rem. For a 22-250 if you want to use IMR powder's try IMR4895,IMR4064 or IMR4007ssc 8208 is actually really close to 4895

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