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    Member Marty Henry's Avatar
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    I played around with several powders years ago and found 2206h or bm8208 gave better accuracy and consistently higher velocities than 4064, 3031 or 2208. 2206h was more readily available and became my standard powder for most cals.
    Results may vary though.
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