Thread: Your favorite 223 powder

interesting very few are using Hogoden, IMR, etc......nearly all running ADI

Originally Posted by viper

interesting very few are using Hogoden, IMR, etc......nearly all running ADI

@viper everytime I buy powder from my LGS the owner says the same thing, even starting to give me samples of Hodgdon

2206 when I can find it, used 748 for years, would still if G/Works would ship NI.

Originally Posted by tetawa

2206 when I can find it, used 748 for years, would still if G/Works would ship NI.

748 for the triple deuce. Magical tight groups always.

I've tried lots of different flavours mostly in AR15's.

748
H335
CFE223
IMR 4064
IMR4166
BM2
BM8208
2206h
2208

Out of that lot I found 2206h to be the best across a wide range of bullet weights. I never had much joy the American ball powders. Low velocity and average accuracy seemed to be the norm. I also found it messy. If you spill it God help you.

My experience is that every rifle is different, but that one of these will work. 2206, CFE223, BLC-2 (poor mans CFE223-burns dirty), BM2, 2208.
2206H is my go to powder for the first try.

I simply couldn't get Barnes tsx55 to shoot until I tried 2208.

2208, that's what was recommended to me, works for me, haven't changed.
Using in a 308 as well as it means I only have to carry one powder, I use the same small rifle primers on both.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

2208, that's what was recommended to me, works for me, haven't changed.
Using in a 308 as well as it means I only have to carry one powder, I use the same small rifle primers on both.

Aren't the small rifle primers a bit lose in the 308?

Originally Posted by Shearer

Aren't the small rifle primers a bit lose in the 308?

Not if hes using the likes of Lapua Match with the small primer pocket

Originally Posted by GWH

Not if hes using the likes of Lapua Match with the small primer pocket

How bout that. Never seen them.
I'm more familiar with the garden variety.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Aren't the small rifle primers a bit lose in the 308?

Not in Lapua Palma cases which are made for small rifle primers.

Lapua is proud to introduce the new .308 Win. PALMA (Small Rifle Primer) case. Developed in conjunction with the US Palma team, the small rifle primer case is designed to deliver enhanced long-range accuracy for the most demanding competitive applications. Utilizing the well known consistency of the Small Rifle primers to best advantage, this combination has shown significantly reduced velocity spreads and standard deviations compared to .308 Win. cases using the standard large rifle primer.
Lapua 308win Palma Case

Originally Posted by Shearer

Aren't the small rifle primers a bit lose in the 308?

Lapua Palma match brass has small primer pockets...

Another vote for BM2

65gn Gamekings - 3010fps, and under an inch at 100m

Originally Posted by 7x64

Lapua Palma match brass has small primer pockets...

No, Lapua make both types, I have 400 of the the large rifle primer Lapua 308w match grade. From what I can read a small rifle primer gives a slightly better SD, but it has to be a warm/hot day or it wont work as well and even mis-fire.

Originally Posted by Tahr

My experience is that every rifle is different, but that one of these will work. 2206, CFE223, BLC-2 (poor mans CFE223-burns dirty), BM2, 2208.
2206H is my go to powder for the first try.

I simply couldn't get Barnes tsx55 to shoot until I tried 2208.

How many grains for this projectile.