Thread: Best adi powder data

Hi Grandpamac,
Thanks for that, Have to say i cheated in the end, picked up a cheap $500 Sav 99 in 308 and had it re-barrelled by Trueflight.
Works wonderfully except with the short pistol bullets which can move forward in the mag enough that the bolt face does not engage the case rim on feeding. (Only an issue if a heavy load is shot first )
I use 225gr GK for most hunting over 2208/Varget but do put a lot of trail boss loads through it with either pistol or lead bullets.
Stay about 1 gr under book max and my un-calibrated crony suggests I'm getting 24-2450 from an 20" tube. (optimistic I think)

Will look up data on the BM8208. I would love to find a load for the 180gr spire pointed bullets that gets them going faster but think that would need little faster powder than the 2208.
Z
Sorry about the thread drift.