One Powder for One Caliber - YOUR PICKS*

[Tactical30]

I would like to get some of your guys opinions on a question- If you only had to pick one powder (list 2 choices at the most) for one of your rifles/ pistols.

List the caliber and powder.

Heres mine:

.223Rem/5.56 NATO - Varget + Benchmark
30-06 Sprgfld - H-4350 + RL-22
.300 Win. Mag. - H-1000 +RL-22
6.5 Grendel - Win748 + AA2520
45ACP - Bullseye + Titegroup
50AE - H-110 + IMR 4227
.32 S&W Long - Titegroup + Universal
.30-30Win. - LeveRevolution + IMR 3031

 

[BoilerUP]

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260 Rem: H4350 & RL17

 

[67rschev]

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223 Varget for 55s and overs , Benchmark for 55s and under
308 Varget
7 Rem Mag 4831
9 and 40 Power Pistol

 

[TexIndian]

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7mm Rem Mag - IMR 4350
.223 (55gr or less) - IMR 4198

 

[trailrider121]

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243 win Varget / H4350
270 win H4831 / RL22
7mm-08 Varget/ H4350
30-06 H4350 / RL22

I like H4350

 

[billf]

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308 - Varget / RL15
260 Rem - H4831SC

 

[RyeDaddy]

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9 and 40 = Power Pistol
45 ACP = Unique
10mm = IMR 800-X
45 Colt = Unique and Lil Gun for light or heavy loads respectively
243, 260 and 300 WSM = H4350
308 = Varget
45/70 = H322

 

[SVG308]

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260ai - H4831SC
308 - Varget
338LM - Retumbo

 

[alibi]

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308 - h4895
223 - h4895

 

[B2Riesel]

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223 - Varget
308 - Varget
8mm - Varget

40 S&W - Bullseye
45 ACP - Bullseye

 

[ricky708]

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Varget
IMR 4831
Blue dot

223-300wm
38/357 44 45
shotguns

not the best choices for each caliber but 10 calibers 30 some guns wayyy easier to keep 3 powders in stock

 

[mrhog]

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45 ACP = Unique
30-06 = IMR4350
7mmbr = 748
300wby = IMR7828
308 = IMR4895 or varget
223 = 4064 with 69gr match
375win = 2230 in contender 14" bbl
these work for me

 

[Jig Stick]

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300winmag = H4831SC

 

[Spanky8601]

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Rifle 308 Varget
pistol 231

 

[sako.308]

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well i cant pick 1 for both my .308's

my sako 308=imr 380
my r700=varget

 

[armorpl8chikn]

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30-06: 190+ bullets H4350
223: Varget
6BR: Varget
30-30: IMR3031
300Fireball/300BLK: VV N110 all bullets
45ACP: W231
38spl: W231
357Mag:VV N110
30Carbine: VV N110
243Win: H4350
My list goes on but inmy opinion these are some of the easiest to get one powder to fit perfect. Some cartridges are easy some like diversity depending on wide range of factors.

 

[LtDan47]

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308 XBR8208
223 AR Comp

 

[Beef82]

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.308 Varget RE15
.223 Benchmark(light) Varget(heavy)

 

[Bayou]

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45 ACP: AA#5, Bullseye (not good enough pistol shot to tell a difference, Bullseye is much dirtier)

223Rem: AA2230 for 55gr, AA2520 for 75 gr & 77 gr

270 Win: H4350

308 Win: IMR 4064, Varget (haven't gotten Varget to equal 4064 accuracy yet but still in load development)

30-30 Win: IMR 4064

30-06: IMR 4895 (M1 Garand)

8mm Mauser: H4350

58 cal Minies: Pyrodex Select FFG RS

 

[roggom]

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222 223 Benchmark
308 Varget
7x57 IMR 4895
8x57, 7.62x54R and 30-06 H4350

 

[BuzzBoss915]

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The premise is much flawed, but anyway..... 22-250Ackley=H414. BB

 

[BCP]

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I use varget in everything that I possibly can.

 

[ERA]

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308win = Vihtavuori N150
30-06Spring= Vihtavuori N150
338LM= Vihtavuori N570(Norma MRP-2 was fine but the production has ceased)

 

[Belisarius]

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RL-17 IMR800-X

 

[rhantz]

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308 = Varget
7-08 = R15

 

[dstewart51]

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44Mag = H110
475Lin = H110
338LM = N570

 

[red hawk]

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308 win imr 4895 or varget

9 mm unique or titegroup

 

[Wylie Custom]

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.308 Winchester = Varget

300 WSM = H4350

 

[Niles Coyote]

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This would be for heavy for caliber bullet weight only.
223 and 308= varget
243= H1000
260= H4831sc
300wsm= H4350 or H4831sc

 

[Tactical30]

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I was hoping this thread would get alot of posts. It will help new guys with the question you always hear "What would be a good powder for "X".

Thanks. Keep them comin'!

 

[jdmartin]

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308Win Varget
223-223AI H335
6.5 284 H4831SC
6BR Reloader 10x
6Dasher Varget
22 250AI H4831sc
30BR H4198
6.5-06 H1000
300RUM H1000
300Jarret RL25
50BMG H50BMG

 

[USMC mustang]

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.30 Carbine: H110
.223: RL-15 (Win 748 for 55gr)
.308: RL-15 & IMR 4064
.30-06: Varget
6.5x55: IMR 4831 & IMR 4064

9mm & .45ACP: Ramshot silhouette & Titegroup

 

[95LTZ]

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45 ACP - N310
32 S&W Long - N310
38 SPL - Bullseye
.223 - Varget
6xc - H4350
.243 - H4350
.284 - H4831SC
7 WSM - H100V
.308 - Varget
30-06 (Garand) - IMR 4895
300 Norma Mag - Retumbo
338 Norma Mag - Retumbo
338 Lapua - Retumbo

 

[Red Mule]

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.38 Spcl. HP-38
.41 Mag. W296
.45ACP. Unique
.223/5.56. Varget
.225 Win. IMR 4064
.220 Swift. IMR 4064
.270 Win. IMR 4831
.308 Win. Varget
.338-06 AI. IMR 4320
.375 H&H. IMR 4064
.416 Rigby. IMR 4831

 

[TacBlade]

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.338 Lapua --- H1000

 

[Bob 964]

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.308 w/1:10 twist --- Alliant PowerPro 2000 MR and Varget

 

[bobke]

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38spl-231
357m-blue dot
41m-blue dot
44spl-231
44m-h4227
45acp-wst
45colt-hs6
475l-hs6, power pistol
7jdj no.2-4350
223-tac, looking hard at 8208
6.5grendel-to be determined-tac/8208 to start
270win-4064
300win mag-4350 lighter, rl22 heavier bullets
338win mag-h205
45/70-h4198
22lr-wolf match target

 

[Greg Langelius *]

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How 'bout one powder, <span style="font-style: italic">two</span> chamberings?

.222 Rem, .223 Rem, W748.
.308 Win, .30-'06 SPFD, IMR-4064.
.260 Rem, .280 Rem, H-4350.
7.62x39 Rus, .30 BR, IMR-4198.

Done, and done...

 

[DPRoberts]

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308 Varget (178bthp)
223 TAC (68/75 bthp)
40 s&w Titegroup (165 FP)

 

[Steve A]

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9mm and .40S&W - 4756
.45 ACP - Clays

 

[Leaddog]

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308 Berger 185 LRBT - Varget
308 Berger 175 LRBT and Sierra 175 - Reloader 15
45ACP, 40 S&W - VV N320