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Finely used the last of my powder for 223/308. Got to go buy more. Things have changed a lot since I bought the surplus powder. What should I buy?

223-55 and 62gr

308-150 and 168gr

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Varget or cfe.223 will cover you for both. 

Cfe223 shines if you're wanting max  elocity (especially in the .308) Varget seems like it's far more consistent though, albeit a couple hundred fps slower. Plus, it has the advantage of being available in 8lb jugs.

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RL15 works great in my 308 Mossberg patriot with 168 grain Hornady match bullet. I can group just under a inch at 100 yards. I have not yet tried it in 223 but I will soon as I get a chance to load some up. RL 15 measures pretty good thru  my Hornady powder measure also. I have heard varget dose not still haven’t tried it though.

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wc 846 for both.    that is what i been using for years.  before i jump on the wc 846 i used imr 4895.    i also used varget.   all three powders worked well and i used all three in matches.    wc 846 you use blc-2 data, just start out 10% lower and work up.    

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1 hour ago, swiley383 said:

I also like CFE223 but still have not tried it in 308. My most accurate 223 load so far has actually been with H335 and a 55grain BTFMJ. 

RE... Accurate loads... H335 is what we used in both 222 and 223 in the old bolt guns... Same results...

leroy 

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