For those who load .308...
Hi!
As soon as I get the remainder of my order from Midway (backordered,) I will begin learning how to properly load .308 for my Remington 700.
I would appreciate any and all suggested combos of bullet type (manufacturer and grain,) powder, primer (and brass, if the manufacturer makes a difference there) for effective, accurate .308 loads. Would be interested in hearing your personal preferences.
Also, there are SO many reloading manuals out there - would any one (or two) be better than others? (Speer better than Hornaday, etc?) Or are they all pretty much alike?
Thanks for your suggestions and input.
As soon as I get the remainder of my order from Midway (backordered,) I will begin learning how to properly load .308 for my Remington 700.
I would appreciate any and all suggested combos of bullet type (manufacturer and grain,) powder, primer (and brass, if the manufacturer makes a difference there) for effective, accurate .308 loads. Would be interested in hearing your personal preferences.
Also, there are SO many reloading manuals out there - would any one (or two) be better than others? (Speer better than Hornaday, etc?) Or are they all pretty much alike?
Thanks for your suggestions and input.
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quote:Originally posted by dardascastbullets
quote:Originally posted by popgun
Hi!
As soon as I get the remainder of my order from Midway (backordered,) I will begin learning how to properly load .308 for my Remington 700.
I would appreciate any and all suggested combos of bullet type (manufacturer and grain,) powder, primer (and brass, if the manufacturer makes a difference there) for effective, accurate .308 loads. Would be interested in hearing your personal preferences.
Also, there are SO many reloading manuals out there - would any one (or two) be better than others? (Speer better than Hornaday, etc?) Or are they all pretty much alike?
Thanks for your suggestions and input.
Hi popgun,
I will give you my secret .308 loads that won many matches in Michigan. It consisted of the following items....
200-300 yds
168 grain Dardas boattail
45.0 grains Varget
RWS primer
Winchester cases
600-1000 yds
190 grain Dardas boattail
46.0 grains Varget (compressed load)
RWS primer
Lapua cases
These loads were only safe in my gun. You will need to experiment to find a safe level in yours.
By the way, do you have a Precision Mic?
The most important ingredient proved to be the RWS primers. They turned a mediocre load (group size & standard deviation) into a phenominal load (sub-x group size and single digit standard deviation). They are expensive but well worth it.
I trust that this information will help you.
Matt
I use almost the same loads ( tweeked to my weapons-bolt guns), however; I use Sierra's MKs in both 168-190. Custom bullets can be better than Sierra, or worse, but all in all, Sierra gives you a damn good bullet for the money. A couple of records have been set with these bullets. This is good info Dardas has posted. Regarding primers, I can only say you need to test your lot of primers. Primers can and do vary from lot to lot, as does your powder,
When ever a lot changes in you loading, recheck, Vel and SD-under same conditions- they shouldn't jump around, if they do, that lot has enough variation to make you do a little rework. The 44-46gr Varget/190 Sierra MK, is a favorite of many shooters in the U.S., I
'd be surprised if you went to any 600 yard range on any weekend and someone, if not many, weren't shooting this load. Great place to start.0 -
46.0 gr IMR 4064, 150 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip in PMC cases with a CCI large rifle primer has always worked very well in my .308's (Sako M579, Sako TRG-21, and FNFAL (Lithgow Aussie L1A1). Gives about 3850 fps with very mild recoil (Compressed charge) 0 -
BigKev72- 3850fps or 2850fps? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by buddyb
BigKev72- 3850fps or 2850fps?
It would be safe to say 2850fps, don't see a 308Win packing enough powder for 3850fps.0 -
2850 Sorry blokes having a brain fart...btw this load works great for mil FMJ's as well, 3gr diff in projectile weight but shoots great.
Barrel life would be horrible at 3850 I dare say [:D]
Oh and for god's sake dont mix up your brass from the semi auto's and the bolt...military chambers are not as tight as my bolt baby's!!!0 -
I'm a new reloader ang I can tell you this, couple of different powders, bullet of your choose that is going to suit your needs for the hunting or paper punching you are going to do. Start at the min. scale to the max in the handbook and find out what that 308 likes to eat. Right out of the gate my rem. 308 lvfs likes 42g h4895 150 grs. barnes tsx and winchester primers ( lrge rifle prm ). With this I got 3/4 inch group @ 100 with no tweaking 0
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