Thread: 18 inch 308 powder

Think of it in terms of percentages. How much, in percentage terms, am I going to gain if I change powder?

I guarantee you it will be less than 5%.

That isn’t worth it mate, the ballistics will hardly change and the animal will not report any tangible difference in how its hit.

AR2206H will give you sharper recoil, more bark and more muzzle flash. BM8208 is even worse.

AR2208 (Varget) is the best all round powder for .308 bar none.

My load gives me a genuine and witnessed many times over half MOA from an 18” barrel and a 165gr Speer. Assuming I point it in the right place, the animal is dead. What’s not to like?

The reloader is always tempted to fiddle unnecessarily. Don’t fiddle. Or go fiddle with something else.