Hodgdon Powder Company · Extruded
IMR 8208 XBR
Temperature-insensitive extruded powder purpose-built for benchrest competition.
- Manufacturer
- IMR
- Grain shape
- Extruded
- Burn rank
- #47
- Category
- Medium
- Temp sensitivity
- Low
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
.30 Remington AR, 6.5 Grendel, .223 Remington, .22-250 Remington, 6mm BR Norma, 6mm PPC, .220 Swift, .308 Winchester
By cartridge
.30 Remington AR also used: Power Pro 2000-MR, Ramshot TAC, Leverevolution
6.5 Grendel also used: Power Pro Varmint, N530, N130
.223 Remington also used: Alliant Unique, AR 2205, A0
.22-250 Remington also used: S133, Power Pro Varmint, RS40
6mm BR Norma also used: Norma 201, H322, Vihtavuori N133
.220 Swift also used: Ramshot X-Terminator, Power Pro Varmint, H322
.308 Winchester also used: N110, Shooters World Economy Rifle, Accurate 2230
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Common
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
IMR 8208 XBR is a ball-type benchrest powder delivering extreme accuracy potential in .223 Rem, 6mm BR, and .308 Win. The "XBR" designation stands for "Extra Ball Round" — its ball shape gives it exceptional metering precision from a measure, reducing charge-to-charge variation without manual trickling.
Sources & provenance
- Manufacturer Lee Precision — Powder VMD Chart archived
- Manufacturer Thales Australia (Mulwala), distributed by IMR Legendary Powders — archived imrpowder.com — Single Base Powders Material Safety Data Sheet, December 2009 — Chemwatch MSDS for Mulwala AR2210, 'Also known as IMR 8208 XBR' (issue 9-Mar-2009)
- Manufacturer IMR — IMR — published load/burn-rate data archived