Surplus 8208

[racesnake]

I've located a source for 8208 pull down powder. Does anyone know how it compares to The new IMR 8208?

 

[johara1]

Depends, the old stuff was great if you had the right lot. The best was sold under the name of Thunderbird and some very good lots of 8208 had to be screened to get some of the stuff out it that didn't belong and it was dirty. That all being said it shot great better than 133 and i had one barrel that couldn't get enough of it. I had to get longer drop tubes to pack it in there and it always shot in the zero's.
It was sold as fertilizer in one gal. windshield washer jugs.....jim

 

[skeetlee]

The lot you have found is very good powder. It does not compare to the new 8208. Way different!! Its dirty as hell, but it shoots great and the velocity is there! Buy some. I am also looking for some more. If you dont mind send me a PM and let me know were i might get some. Lee

 

[Eddie Harren]

Last I heard Stiller had a bunch for sale.

 

[CJ6]

I thought Les Bruno had the pull down 8208 and Jerry Stiller had the Tubal 3000(I'm getting #44lbs from Jerry)

 

[Eddie Harren]

Maybe it was Lester.

 

[racesnake]

Is the pull down version slower or faster Than Hodgdon 8208??

 

[GerryM]

The good 8208 is faster. It is also very clean.
I believe Lester bruno has some pull down 8208.
What lot number is a Different story. i Haven't tried any of the latest powder lester has. The new 8208 is slower but some people are having good luck with it. It all varys from lot to lot , but the new 8208 XBR is very good fom lot to lot.

 

[wapiti25]

The old IMR 8208 was one of the first 223 powders for the 55gr bullet. Hodgdon bought some of it and sold it as H322. That was before he had to go around the world and have other people make H322. Some of the early lots were the go to powder for the go to powder for the 6PPC. The old is NOT THE SAME as the new IMR 8208 XBR.