Looking for a good powder for an 11" barreled .308. Tried H322 but am open for other options. Currently loading 168 grain bullets but want to try 110 grain pills as well. Anyone have experience with this?
Thanks in advance.
Are you looking for a powder with lower flash?
Less flash, more efficient burn, best use of case capacity, all of the above.
I knew there would be challenges with this platform and some inherent issues that I may not have with my longer barreled .308s. Just looking to optimize what I have.
Is H322 working for you and you are looking for other possibilities, or is H322 not giving the velocity you wanted?
TAC, H4895, H335, BL-C2 would all be good options on the faster side for .308 yet a tad slower than H322.
H322 is working ok I guess. Just wanting to make sure I was using the best I can use for the platform.
Chasing velocity with different powders in short barrels is common but so much of the work is done in the first few inches of barrel it’s pointless. The best powder for velocity in a 24" barrel will be the same powder in an 11" barrel.
You can choose powders that have less flash in the shorter barrels.
Copy that Todd. As this is an up close and personal platform I guess I’m most concerned with reducing flash as much as I reasonably can, velocity pretty much being a non-issue. I have one of your KX3’s installed so I don’t know that getting too picky about the powder charge used will make a difference.