If You Had To Pick ONE Rifle Powder...

[CarJunkieLS1]

Basically If you had to choose one rifle powder and one only to have to use the rest of the time you are able to enjoy this incredible hobby what would it be...

Its an incredibly easy choice for me, it would have to be IMR 8208 XBR, it really is the one powder I can't live without. I load so many cartridges with it, and can use it in many more that I currently use another powder for.

I load it in 6.5 Grendel, 25 GPC, 7mm Valkyrie, 30 Rem AR, and .223.

 

[troy fairweather]

Isn't black powder the only real choice,

 

[MarshallDodge]

As soon as I saw the title of this thread, I thought of 8208XBR.

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223
223AI
6BR
308


H4895 would probably be a close second.

 

[nettlle]

Wouldn't that be nice.

 

[Skeptic13]

Varget. It is my go to powder for most of the cartridges I load.

 

[Art30/30]

Varget here, 308, 7-08, 223, 30/30, 35 Remington.

If I had to go with the bigger rifles the H4831.

 

[Heir Kommt Die Sonne]

H4198 for me.

Excluding rifle exclusivity, probably IMR 4227 the other choice.

 

[JmacD]

Hmmmmmm….. probably either Varget or N150… though that takes my beloved H4831 and H4350!out of the running…

 

[W.E.G.]

TAC

 

[silicosys4]

Varget

 

[mrawesome22-250]

Benchmark.

 

[Bcwitt]

If you answer this question, thousands of persons that read your response will now compete against you on your next purchase, making your preference MORE EXPENSIVE & less available. Can we please refrain from self-throat slitting threads??

 

[MarshallDodge]

If you answer this question, thousands of persons that read your response will now compete against you on your next purchase, making your preference MORE EXPENSIVE & less available. Can we please refrain from self-throat slitting threads??

I created this issue when I started singing the praises of 8208XBR. I've got a good stash going, and a few other decent alternatives if that dries up

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

I created this issue when I started singing the praises of 8208XBR. I've got a good stash going, and a few other decent alternatives if that dries up

I've got myself a good Stash of 8208 also, and it's been unavailable for a long time, so we ain't hurting anything.

 

[Heir Kommt Die Sonne]

If you answer this question, thousands of persons that read your response will now compete against you on your next purchase, making your preference MORE EXPENSIVE & less available. Can we please refrain from self-throat slitting threads??

Actually, stay AWAY from H4198. I mean seriously, doooon't buy H4198 it's so deplorable, who'd ever use that stuff...

 

[luv2safari]

Basically If you had to choose one rifle powder and one only to have to use the rest of the time you are able to enjoy this incredible hobby what would it be...

Its an incredibly easy choice for me, it would have to be IMR 8208 XBR, it really is the one powder I can't live without. I load so many cartridges with it, and can use it in many more that I currently use another powder for.

I load it in 6.5 Grendel, 25 GPC, 7mm Valkyrie, 30 Rem AR, and .223.

For me it would be IMR 4895 hands down. I can get acceptable loads for about everything I shoot from 222 Rem to 375 H&H with a lot in between. I also use my old stash of the original H4895 military powder, which is very close to the IMR. It's not quite like the current production H4895.

 

[armoredman]

TAC

Ditto

 

[Wolfshead]

For me, and my applications, Varget.

 

[nick22]

I would go with H335 it's a great powder for .223 .308 45-70 which can kill pretty much anything cleanly. I would miss my H 4350 for my 7mm though.

 

[BBarn]

When you load from pest guns to belted magnum, there isn't a single suitable choice. But I suppose H4895 could suffice for all. Except 22 Hornet.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

IMR 3031.

 

[sparkyv]

Varget. It's quite versatile and effective for my firearms.

For me, and my applications, Varget.

Varget. It is my go to powder for most of the cartridges I load.

Varget here, 308, 7-08, 223, 30/30, 35 Remington.

If I had to go with the bigger rifles the H4831.

Hmmmmmm….. probably either Varget or N150… though that takes my beloved H4831 and H4350!out of the running…

Varget

 

[twarr1]

Another vote for TAC

 

[TEXASJD]

Varget

 

[dh1633pm]

IMR4895.