Best "all around" powder for various weights, that is extremely temp stable, and gives consistent good groups for almost everyone. Would have be be Varget.
Bullet weight and what the load is intended for has the greatest impact on what powder to pick. I have used H322 from 110 grain all the way up to 220 grain in my 308's. Definitely not recommended, and it's a great powder for the 110's, but way "too fast" for the 220's. It works perfectly fine, as long as you are very careful loading, as it's fairly low case fill and pressures spike extremely fast with very small powder changes. But it doesn't really give up a whole lot of velocity, even compared to something very slow and more akin to the 220's. Like ramshot big game, or reloder 17.
Generally speaking, pick a powder in the load manual and use it. If you are loading varying weights of bullets, pick a powder in the manual used for all the weights you are using. Generally Varget can be used from the lightest, to the heaviest rounds. And is extremely temp stable. It may not be the best powder for that specific bullet weight, but it generally can be used. Extremely versatile in many weights, but usually most suited for around 168 class bullets. As with a plethora of other powders. Not all as temp stable. H4895 would be my second choice, with CFE223, and AA2460 probably tied for third if temp stability isn't that big of deal.
Bullet weight and what the load is intended for has the greatest impact on what powder to pick. I have used H322 from 110 grain all the way up to 220 grain in my 308's. Definitely not recommended, and it's a great powder for the 110's, but way "too fast" for the 220's. It works perfectly fine, as long as you are very careful loading, as it's fairly low case fill and pressures spike extremely fast with very small powder changes. But it doesn't really give up a whole lot of velocity, even compared to something very slow and more akin to the 220's. Like ramshot big game, or reloder 17.
Generally speaking, pick a powder in the load manual and use it. If you are loading varying weights of bullets, pick a powder in the manual used for all the weights you are using. Generally Varget can be used from the lightest, to the heaviest rounds. And is extremely temp stable. It may not be the best powder for that specific bullet weight, but it generally can be used. Extremely versatile in many weights, but usually most suited for around 168 class bullets. As with a plethora of other powders. Not all as temp stable. H4895 would be my second choice, with CFE223, and AA2460 probably tied for third if temp stability isn't that big of deal.
