The great powder showdown

[Gabe]

Okay, let's settle this once and for all:

• Varget is the Swiss Army knife of powders, it works in everything from .223 to .308.
• H4350 owns the 6.5 Creedmoor game
• IMR 4064 is old-school reliable, especially in .243, .30-06, and .308, though it's a bit more temperature sensitive.
• Hodgdon Extreme powders cost more but stay consistent when it's freezing or blazing hot outside

What did I miss?

 

[Gabe]

Just to add...I'll throw in Benchmark... my go-to for lighter .223 loads when I want those little cloverleaf groups

 

[Robin1]

Don't forget Reloder 15. I've run it in both .308 and .223 with good results. It's not as stable as Hodgdon Extreme in wild temps, but the accuracy is hard to argue with

 

[Pedro]

Okay, let's settle this once and for all:

• Varget is the Swiss Army knife of powders, it works in everything from .223 to .308.
• H4350 owns the 6.5 Creedmoor game
• IMR 4064 is old-school reliable, especially in .243, .30-06, and .308, though it's a bit more temperature sensitive.
• Hodgdon Extreme powders cost more but stay consistent when it's freezing or blazing hot outside

What did I miss?

I'll back you on H4350 for 6.5 Creedmoor, that powder just flat-out owns it. I tried a few others, but I always came back to H4350

 

[Gabe]

Don't forget Reloder 15. I've run it in both .308 and .223 with good results. It's not as stable as Hodgdon Extreme in wild temps, but the accuracy is hard to argue with

Good call on RL15, that stuff shoots tight groups for sure. You're right about the temp sensitivity though, I learned that lesson on a cold morning hunt when everything shifted

 

[critterpicker]

I'll throw in Alliant MR2000 fantastic velocities and consistency in .308 family of cartridges.