Author Topic: IMR8208 XBR & 6.5X55  (Read 552 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline nodlenor

  • Trade Count: (4)
  • Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 455
  • Gender: Male
IMR8208 XBR & 6.5X55
« on: April 25, 2012, 02:21:32 AM »
Has anyone used IMR 8208 XBR in a 6.5X55? I want to try it in mine but can't find any specs.
Self government without self discipline will not work; Paul Harvey

Offline sjf

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 38
  • Gender: Male
Re: IMR8208 XBR & 6.5X55
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2012, 03:09:43 AM »
good powder for 223 and 6mm br but way to fast for the swede. My best luck with powders for the swede have been slow burners, such as RL22, RL17, H4831sc and H1000.
3-7-77

Offline nodlenor

  • Trade Count: (4)
  • Contributor
  • ***
  • Posts: 455
  • Gender: Male
Re: IMR8208 XBR & 6.5X55
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2012, 02:15:43 PM »
Hodgdon lists this powder for the 270 win. so it should work in th 6.5x55 also. The burn rate isn't far from 4895 and I've used a lot of that in my 270. It may not give the most speed but that isn't what I'm looking for.
Self government without self discipline will not work; Paul Harvey

Offline spinafish

  • Trade Count: (24)
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1161
  • Gender: Male
Re: IMR8208 XBR & 6.5X55
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 02:19:37 PM »
call one of the Hodgdon techs..that is what they are for!
the most heartwreching words any man will ever hear
"depart from me, I never knew you"  Jesus
We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.” C.S. Lewis