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Posted: 3/12/2010 5:39:15 PM EDT
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I am not having alot of luck with 308 loads accuracy wise, I can't out do FGGM.
I want to list what I have here for components and have you guys help pick out a combo. Once fired BHA match brass, with the primer pockets uniformed. Or I have some LC. SMK-in 155gr, 168gr, 175gr FGMM primers, rem 9 1/2, or CCI BR-2 N140 Varget H4895 RE15 I would appriciate any suggestions, I have about worn out my Ar10T searching for a good load, now I just rebarreled to a Noveske so i get to start over, so I am looking to shorten up the process a little. I will work my way up etc. etc. I am just hoping for some experience with "this should get it in the ballpark" TIA –– Dan. |
| In my LR308 24" I get great groups with 168 SMK or NoslerCC with 40.0 gr H4895 BR2 or WLR. In my 18" and 24" great groups with 41.0 IMR4064 or 40.0 Accurate2495 with 168 gr. all the above in LC brass or the newer 08-09 FC. These are pretty mild loads but accurate at 100yd. |
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Here is a good link to some very good loads
http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html This should help. |
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My pet 308 is Win brass sorted by weight,fed 210M primers, 42.5 of varget for LR308 43.0 for R5, 175 grain SMK, 2.820" COAL 43.0 Varget through the remmy R5 (5 shots) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/moregunstuff7.jpg 42.5 Varget through the LR308 (10 shots) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/moregunstuff11.jpg What velocity are you getting from the Varget out of the 5R? |
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In my LR308 24" I get great groups with 168 SMK or NoslerCC with 40.0 gr H4895 BR2 or WLR. In my 18" and 24" great groups with 41.0 IMR4064 or 40.0 Accurate2495 with 168 gr. all the above in LC brass or the newer 08-09 FC. These are pretty mild loads but accurate at 100yd. I consider these to be maximum out of a semi-auto and are virtually identical to what I use in Lake City brass in my M1-A. He's probably getting just under 2550 fps from his 24" barrel. I get just under 2500 fps from my 22" barrel. Good accuracy, load four times then chuck the brass. |
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My pet 308 is Win brass sorted by weight,fed 210M primers, 42.5 of varget for LR308 43.0 for R5, 175 grain SMK, 2.820" COAL 43.0 Varget through the remmy R5 (5 shots) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/moregunstuff7.jpg 42.5 Varget through the LR308 (10 shots) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ARsR4ME/moregunstuff11.jpg What velocity are you getting from the Varget out of the 5R? I average 2550 FPS with my crony. That's also what I use on my ballistic charts and it's dead on. |
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I have about worn out my Ar10T searching for a good load, now I just rebarreled to a Noveske so i get to start over, so I am looking to shorten up the process a little. How many rounds were through the AR10T barrel? I exaggerated, there was not that many through it, but I could not get it to work very well. |
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After much dorking around with different bullets, different weights, and differents powders and charges of powder I settled on one powder and one bullet and worked it!
I went for 168AMAX because it seemed to be working a hair better than the Lapuas and SMKs. I settled on Varget because I had some and it seems to work well for everyone. I looked in the reloading manual I have and it showed the most accurate load for 168 grain AMAX was at XXXXfps. I then referenced that speed with Varget and tested. I came up with 43.2 of Varget with 168AMAX at 2.850" out of my 308VS in an A4 stock. I then threw out all variables and concentrated on technique and I am finally a consistent half inch or less shooter. I think my problems during load development were that I was trying to test all of my combos and did not have the patience to thoroughly test the tons of combos I had. For example there were many tests that consisted of 5 shots, eval group and then go to the next. If I sucked that day I would not go back and investigate the load because the group was too big. |
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Here is a good link to some very good loads http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html This should help. This link won't work for me? |
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Here is a good link to some very good loads http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html This should help. This link won't work for me? Try this http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html |
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Here is a good link to some very good loads http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html This should help. This link won't work for me? Try this http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html Thanks, I did end up getting there today just by searching what was in the red link thing. thanks though. |
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