Thread: 16" 308 mid weight projectile powder

I'm using 46.5g 2206h which pushes 150g SST at 2751fps in a 16inch bushpig

I use 2208 in my 24 inch 308 and 16 inch 30-30. I used to use 2206 (not 2206h) in my 223 but never tried it in the 30-30, now I just use 2208 in all three.

So is 2206H more temp stable than H335? Or much of a muchness?

In my 16inch I'm using 48grns of 2206h and getting 2820ish fps with 150grn pills

Originally Posted by Pongo12

In my 16inch I'm using 48grns of 2206h and getting 2820ish fps with 150 begrn pills

Pongo, that's a very hot load. Your rifle and barrel but please be careful.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Pongo, that's a very hot load. Your rifle and barrel but please be careful.

No signs of any pressure at all. Kills well, sacked a good sized sambar few nights ago. Very capable little round

Have you thought of using lighter Barnes projectiles? I am driving a 130 TTSX at 3000 ft/s out of a 17 1/5 inch barrel. Using 2206H. Have have devastating results from 50m to 200m on Reds, fallow and the odd goat.

Originally Posted by Robojaz

Have you thought of using lighter Barnes projectiles? I am driving a 130 TTSX at 3000 ft/s out of a 17 1/5 inch barrel. Using 2206H. Have have devastating results from 50m to 200m on Reds, fallow and the odd goat.

Yeah have contemplated it but they are a hell of a price! if you run the numbers thru a ballistic calculator the 150gr (even a 2700fps) has loads of oomph out to about 400 odd meters. The drop isn't that much more either... 400m is a long way for a bush rifle... ;-)