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Posted: 5/23/2009 2:37:49 PM EDT
| I HAVE A DPMS 308 WITH A 16'' BARREL WAS SHOOTING ABOUT 1/2 INCH AT 100 WITH BLACK HILLS MATCH BUT I CANT FIND ANY RIGHT NOW NOW CAN FIND ALL THE FED GOLD I WANT BUT IT SHOOT FROM 3/4 TO 11/2 AT A100 DOES ANYONE HAVE A LOAD WITH 168 BULLET THEY ARE HAVING GOOD LUCK WITH , THANKS |
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Reloder 15 and 168 Sierra Matchkings work best in my 18" bulls on my LR308B's. The NRA Bullseye awards stated that Hornady 168 gr. A-Max bullets did the best in factory loads for the AP4. I would try to replicate with A-Max's.
I have done tests with RL15, 4064, 4895 and Varget, and all of my DPMS rifles like the RL15 the best (.308s, .260, .223). YMMV. I ended up selling my 8lb. can of Varget because I couldn't find a load that shot better the RL15 load with the Sierra . My advice is to start about 1.5 grains under your max load (from a reputable load book) with a powder and load 5 rounds in .3 grain increments (5 loads total). I put up 5 targets and shoot 1 round of each load at the respective target and then start over with the first target and load until I have 5 five-shot groups. This distributes the barrel temperature variance to all the loads. Remember to check for signs of over-pressured loads like cratered or blown primers. If your loads are too hot, desist and load lighter. Out of your 5 targets, you will typically see the groups get larger and tighter. Use the tightest group to refine your best load (seating, +/- .1 gr. powder etc.). Remember that the outside temperature will affect your "primo load". If you are shooting half inch groups on cold day, they may shoot an inch on a hot day. Adjust up or down .2 grains to compensate for temperature changes. |
| BH uses Ramshot TAC and their brass is made by Winchester. If you want to copy BH's load use 42.5 of TAC for a 168 and 42.0 for a 175. BH uses CCI BR2 primers also. Remington 9 1/2 primers will work and I can't tell any difference form the CCI's. I'm using this load in my GAP 308 Crusader and it's wicked accurute. Donald |
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Target load for 24" 308 Savage: 42.5gr 4064, 168gr SMK, Winchester cases, Fed 210M primers.
For 16" 308 carbines (DPMS, FAL), I wanted a common hunting/2-legged-varmint load that would shoot in 4 diff guns, wound up with this: 43.5gr Varget, Speer #2022 150gr SPBT, Federal cases, WLR primers. Also shoots good in the bolt gun (heck everything shoots good in that freak of nature). |
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I HAVE A DPMS 308 WITH A 16'' BARREL WAS SHOOTING ABOUT 1/2 INCH AT 100 WITH BLACK HILLS MATCH BUT I CANT FIND ANY RIGHT NOW NOW CAN FIND ALL THE FED GOLD I WANT BUT IT SHOOT FROM 3/4 TO 11/2 AT A100 DOES ANYONE HAVE A LOAD WITH 168 BULLET THEY ARE HAVING GOOD LUCK WITH , THANKS 
RL15 / Varget |
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BH uses Ramshot TAC and their brass is made by Winchester. If you want to copy BH's load use 42.5 of TAC for a 168 and 42.0 for a 175. BH uses CCI BR2 primers also. Remington 9 1/2 primers will work and I can't tell any difference form the CCI's. I'm using this load in my GAP 308 Crusader and it's wicked accurute. Donald U sure about them using TAC? What is the seating depth? Thanks. |
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