Better powders for short barrels?...

[WSMDRT]

So got my 700 pistol action and a few cut down barrels I'm trying out. I have printed and compared pistol and rifle data from hodgdon site and front and back of Hornady manual. I'm not chasing crazy numbers just trying to find accurate loads. Are there better powders for short barrels aka less fireball or more efficient?
I have a 243, 7mm-08, and 308 barrels cut to ~14" to try.
Powders I have:
Varget
H4350
Hybrid 100v
CFE223
H1000
Retumbo
Staball 6.5

Thanks for any help

 

[Ernie]

Varget, H-4350, CFE-223, and Staball 6.5 will likely be your better powders from what you have listed. What bullet weights in each caliber are you likely to use?

 

[RidgeTop]

i have the Remington 7400 Carbine 30-06 and it is a real flame thrower. Drives guys off the range. So, I went to 4198 and that cut down the flame considerably.

 

[WSMDRT]

243 90gr eldx
7mm 150 eldx
308 undecided

 

[Sockeye66]

I don't have a short barreled rifle less than 22" but Iv'e noticed that SW Long Rifle has the least muzzle flash of any powder Iv'e used by a good margin.

 

[Ernie]

I used to use H 4895 with 140 grain bullets in my 14 inch 7mm-08

 

[snox801]

The .243 you may be better off trying a lighter faster bullet able to be pushed by faster burn rate powder. My friend is playing with a 10" .243 and working with the lighter hammer. Bigger bullets take longer to get moving and tend to need slower powders and longer barrel. I would think out of what you have varget may be the best fastest on burn chart and will push those bullets

 

[Zen Archery]

If you've got good loads and want flash reduction linear/forward compensators worked for me.

 

[Ernie]

8T 243 Winchester XP-100, H-4350 and 107 SMK's

 

[Ernie]

Varget and CFE 223 for the 308 Winchester and 168's

 

[WSMDRT]

Thanks everyone, I'll post pics in Speciality handgun when my rear grip chassis finally arrives....

 

[BrentM]

Staball has been decent for me in a 11" 6 creed.

 

[WSMDRT]

Nice good to know the velocity #s for staball in 7mm08 are impressive if real world and can achieve accuracy. I have a 18" 7mm08 to try also in 7mm-08 so I'll have some data to compare to 14" with same load.

 

[SFMongo]

So got my 700 pistol action and a few cut down barrels I'm trying out. I have printed and compared pistol and rifle data from hodgdon site and front and back of Hornady manual. I'm not chasing crazy numbers just trying to find accurate loads. Are there better powders for short barrels aka less fireball or more efficient?
I have a 243, 7mm-08, and 308 barrels cut to ~14" to try.
Powders I have:
Varget
H4350
Hybrid 100v
CFE223
H1000
Retumbo
Staball 6.5

Thanks for any help

CFE BLK, RE7, Accurate 1680, and throw in Leverevolution and let me know on that one. I just bought a pound of it because it was available and wondering on it's performance in short barrel 308 bullets