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"Any Powder recommendations for the lighter bullets 125NBTs"

Mine loves 50-grs of Varget!


Savage Sierra .308 100-yards, 3-shot groups, 50grs Varget, WinLR, Win brass.

TAC works well with the lighter bullets - 3200fps w a 120 and under 1/2" all day long at 100.

Try 2000MR with a 180...........2800fps easily with a 26"

When buying reloading components, how much/large of quantity do you buy?

For example, do you buy 8lbs of Varget instead of 1lb containers, 210M primers by the 500 or 1,000 instead of 100s?

Also how much brass to buy at a time? Components are a little scarce right now, so I bought 200 round of Laupa 308win brass. How long or should ask how many times can the brass be reloaded?

I found a source for some Varget but only in 1lb quantities.

My reloading components so far for the 308win:

200 Luapa brass

100 150gr Nosler partitions
100 150gr Hornady Interlock sp
100 150gr Hornady Interlock roundnose

2lbs Varget

1,000 Federal Gold medal match 210M primers.

Leo

You need 700 more bullets and five more pounds of Varget to go with that brick of primers. 200 pieces of Lapua brass will sail through that thousand rounds, no problem.

mathman,

Thank you for the feedback! Today I went and picked up two (1 lb) bottles of varget, both bottles had same lot #.

There was two more 1 lb bottle of Varget but different lot# than what I bought. However, the both match each other but I didn't buy them. Perhaps, I should buy them as well? I'd have to re-work up the load again due to different batch/lot#s.

Next paycheck, I'll pick up some more bullets for the 308win.

I'm starting to debate if it was a mistake own a 223rem rifle. not only is factory ammo difficult to find, but so is reloading components.

Leo

Anyone have a good load using AA2520 and 125NBT?

44.5 gr IM 4064 and a 150gr Hornady interlock boat tail isn't exactly revolutionary, but it works! The little group is around .25"

I dont have any pictures to prove it, but my Ruger m77, and Remington 700 both like 43 grains of IMR 3031 under a 150 grain seirra spitzer, with a federal 210 primer

This thread, especially the first few posts in this thread, really needs some Rifle, Barrel Length, etc., info added to all the load data and target groupings to be helpful I would think. Even altitude, humidity, temps, etc., ... anything and everything adds to the knowledge base.

Great sticky.

I need to find some Varget or 4064. Seems to be the norm. Anyone seen either online?

Need some feedback regarding powders for the 308Win.

From reading this post some of the more common powders are: varget, blc-2, and IMR4064.

If you were buying these powders how would you rank them as in what order you would buy them?

I can't find varget anywhere but found some blc2. Opinions/feedback on this powder?

Thanks for the help!

BLC2 is an old school ball powder. It will leave more fouling and exhibit more temperature sensitivity than Varget. I've gotten very good accuracy from it with 168 grain bullets loaded in LC Match brass.

byc,

I haven't been able to find any of the popular powders for the 308win online.

I've been trying to hit some of the smaller gunshops in my area and not much luck there either.

I did find one shop that has some blc2 so I'm wait to hear some feedback from some of the more experience reloaders here before buying some.

It seems Varget is the powder of choice among 308win, but wondering what are some other good alternative powders, which I've narrowed down to IMR4064 and blc2 mentioned above but open to other suggestions as well.

mathman,

Thanks for the feedback. Read that blc2 being a ball powder meters/measures very well too.

Read that IMR4064 doesn't meter too well. Any feedback on this powder? It seem to get a little higher velocity than Varget from what I've read too.

IMR4064 doesn't meter smoothly, it's shaped like little logs. It is excellent for accuracy and velocity in the 308.

IMR 4064 is one of my goto powders for the 308. If that's all you can find now you'll be in good shape.

yep ... 4064, R-15, Varget all very good (best?) choices. The BLC2 will definitely work if you can't find anything else right now. I think you'll be able to find whatever you want within a few months.

100-110 gr.308 load recommendationa, please. I read all 38 pages of posts and still looking for load info. My barrel is 1:12 22" long and most shots at 250 yards or less. Any information will be most welcome. CM

I have two lbs of A2495 I am going to use with 150 grain bullets. This is for an AR-10. Can find very little data. Anyone have any data I can use?

AA2495 is a near clone of the 4895s. Check the Accurate Powder website for load data.