IMR 4831 and IMR8208 advice

[gordonl]

Hey guys,
I got a little bit of IMR 4831, i have been looking in my HDY and Nosler book and it looks like 4831 shines with the 165 to 180 grain bullets. Is this correct? I shoot 168 A-max's for deer and lighter/target and I wanna shoot 180 partitions for the big stuff, are there any things that I need to know with IMR 4831? like is it temp sensitive? dose it get "weird" near max loads ext....

Also I have a metric s%$t ton of IMR 8208 for 223 and .308...what loading/bullet weight combo could I use it with in the 30-06? I have a 22in barrel if that helps. Ideally I would love to use it with the 168 A Max's if any one has done this before.

 

[Korhil78]

The data that hodgdon has put out for a 168 gr bullet in a 30-06 (24" barrel) with IMR 8208:

Overall length: 3.230"

Starting load: 45.1gr at 2,661 fps

Maximum load: 48 gr at 2748 fps

Too fast of a burn rate for the 30-06. (this is my opinion, not Hodgdon's opinion but I am sure that they would agree with me.)

 

[roninflag]

what rifle??

 

[gordonl]

Browning X bolt 30-06 22in barrel