Powders for .308...

[jwrowland77]

Are these powders good in the .308?

IMR4350, H4895, H335. These are the three powders I currently have and use for my rifles. I use the 4350 for my 7mm RM and was hoping it might work for the .308 with as good success as I've had in my 7mm RM.

Thanks in advance.

 

[45lcshooter]

I use H335 and H4895 a lot, they will be good for the 308

 

[Jasper1573]

See if they are listed in your reloading manual in the 308 Win section. Or check the Hodgdon reloading data web site http://www.hodgdon.com/

 

[Kachok]

4350 is pretty much only for the heavy end of the 308 scale, they are supposedly good for 180gr but 748 shoots them alot better in my rifle.

 

[jwrowland77]

Yeah, I had seen the 4350 in my manual but was kind of wondering how they were. I plan on loading probably 165 and 180 maybe 200 grainers

 

[jwrowland77]

See if they are listed in your reloading manual in the 308 Win section. Or check the Hodgdon reloading data web site http://www.hodgdon.com/

Yep checked all 5 of my manuals first. Saw them all listed. Was kind of wondering how they were though as far as accuracy in the reload.

 

[Jasper1573]

Sorry, misunderstood the question...unfortunately, I have no experience with any of these powders in 308. I have had good accuracy with IMR 4064, but don't know how it compares to these other powders.

 

[jwrowland77]

I guess there's only one way to find out, load'em and shoot'em. That's the fun part anyway.

 

[Jasper1573]

Are you intending to hunt with these reloads or shoot targets...or both?

 

[jwrowland77]

Both.

 

[Jasper1573]

If you remember and have the time, I would like to know the results of your reloads with the I 4350.

Thanks,

Jasper

 

[jwrowland77]

Will do. I'll probably try it with a 165 or 180 grainer.

 

[jmr40]

Given a choice between 4895 and 4350 in a 308 I'll take the 4895. It will go bang with any of them and a safe load can be found, but 4350 is one of those I'd only use in a 308 if I ran out of other options. 4895 is one of the better 308 powders.

 

[fdashes]

in the Alliant reload booklet R17 is looking real good

 

[snakeman]

Mine loves h4895

 

[jwrowland77]

Just picked up some imr4895 since that's all the local store had. Hoping it'll work good.

 

[Rangemaster]

I use both both RL-15 and 4895, but I use more RL-15 because its cheaper to shoot through my semi auto rifle.

 

[jsab9191]

IMR 4895 will make great loads in 308. Only problem is metering in my Hornady powder measure.

 

[jwrowland77]

IMR 4895 will make great loads in 308. Only problem is metering in my Hornady powder measure.

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of my Hornady powder measure. That's why I measure every charge by hand.

 

[jack44]

I used varget and never had a problem.

 

[tcj]

I use 4895 for both 308 & 30.06. Both of these I load fairly low as they are for vintage rifles.

 

[billymarr]

I have been using Rl17 which is supposed to be the same burn rate as 4350 and I like it both my Howa and Saiga shoot very well with it.

 

[BullfrogKen]

Just picked up some imr4895 since that's all the local store had. Hoping it'll work good.

It will do quite well. I used that before I got turned onto Varget. I don't remember the year Varget was introduced to the market, but it was certainly after I'd been reloading for a while. IMR 4895 was my go to powder for .308 Win.

 

[Robert101]

The 308 really isn't powder sensitive. So many powders work extremely well in this caliber. My preference is Varget and my second choice is H4895.

 

[jwrowland77]

I have some H4895 I'm going to try as well that I have laying around from doing a reduced recoil load for my daughter. Just to see how it works as well.

And yes I know the powders are not interchangeable.