Recognize this powder? 308 match load

[Gopher Slayer]

Any chance you recognize this powder? It’s out of a 308, Remington 168gr match load. I also pulled a 175gr federal gmm bullet and it was the same ball powder. This is from older ammo that I had a stash of. I’m just curious what you think it might be. I have always read that federal gmm used imr 4064 or rl15 depending on the time of loading by federal. But this doesn’t look like either. I measured 44.4 gr with the 168 rem load. And 43.8 with the 175gr federal load. I’ve never used a ball powder so I don’t have a guess what so ever. What’s your best guess? I know it’s a long shot and kind of a ####ty pic but I’m not sure how to upload a larger one

 

[stubblejumper]

Do you realize that the manufacturers have access to powders that are not even available to handloaders?

 

[BigRobb]

TAC maybe

 

[just having some fun]

Ball powder

W748 .... Imr 4227 ... Others Could be a special Powder just for an manufactuer

the ball powders are easy to measure very little +-

 

[Ganderite]

Something in the speed range of 748, 755 . H380 would be around 50 gr.

There are many ball powders made that are not sold for handloading. Like 755.

 

[caramel]

Look like BL-C2.

It's a excellent powder for the 308, i have reloaded many good 308 loads with it.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

Look like BL-C2.

It's a excellent powder for the 308, i have reloaded many good 308 loads with it.

That does look like it.

 

[salarguy]

Look like BL-C2.

It's a excellent powder for the 308, i have reloaded many good 308 loads with it.

Ditto!

 

[Ganderite]

The factory buys powder directly from the powder maker. The powders they buy are seldom the same as the canister powers offered for handloading.

here is one you have never heard of.

 

[remington jim]

Quote Originally Posted by caramel View Post
Look like BL-C2.

It's a excellent powder for the 308, i have reloaded many good 308 loads with it.

That does look like it.


DITTO Again ! RJ

 

[B]

As always, it's probably not a canister grade powder.

 

[caramel]

Look like BL-C2.

It's a excellent powder for the 308, i have reloaded many good 308 loads with it.

Also BL-C2 powder is almost a clone of Varget in burn rate and performance except it's more temperature sensitive than Varget.