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308 Recipe's
#2124706
05/28/17 04:52 PM
05/28/17 04:52 PM
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Northeast Florida
BamaGrad85
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10 point
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Anyone willing to share their recipe's for 308 caliber for 150 & 165 grain bullets? Thanks.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: BamaGrad85]
#2125104
05/29/17 11:27 AM
05/29/17 11:27 AM
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behind my Dillon
dave260rem!
Skinny’s Ex
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Skinny’s Ex
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Resize case or make cerrosafe chamber cast.Your on a good path but resize first cause your not gonna load an unresized case.
Only hits count.
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: BamaGrad85]
#2125346
05/29/17 03:58 PM
05/29/17 03:58 PM
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North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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My Favorite load:
Lapua Brass
Fed 210M primer
Hornady 168 gr. AMAX bullet
44.2 gr. Reloader 15 powder
COAL 2.830
Velocity - 2660 fps
Remington M700, 24 in. varmint contour barrel
Consistent 1/2", 5 shot groups at 100 yds
Tried Varget and its good but RL15 powder gives me slightly better groups. Kills deer quickly.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: BamaGrad85]
#2129738
06/04/17 03:38 PM
06/04/17 03:38 PM
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Northeast Florida
BamaGrad85
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I just loaded 10 rounds using Sierra 165 HPBT with 43.5 grains of IMR 4064. According to recipe it should shoot 2600 fps. We'll see next weekend at the range how it does. I've got IMR 4895, IMR 4064, IMR 4350, H414 and Winchester W760 powders at this time to use. I use them to load my 30:06 too. I've got to find some RL15 & Varget powder. I've read good things about them. Thanks for sharing your recipe's.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: BamaGrad85]
#2129883
06/04/17 05:47 PM
06/04/17 05:47 PM
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dave260rem!
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Varget will be awesome. H414&W760 may be a lil slow burning for your .308 not that they won't work...but tween the Varget the H4885 the 4064 you'll find your winner.
Only hits count.
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: BamaGrad85]
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06/05/17 04:43 AM
06/05/17 04:43 AM
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Elmore County
treemydog
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4064 and Varget are good, for sure, but... I have a 1/2 MOA load in my 308 that yall might laugh at.
Nosler 150 gr. Ballistic tips
47.0 Gr BL-C2
0.01" off lands.
This recipe, at 100 yards with a bipod and bag rests, will shoot right there with my 168 gr. TMK target bullets.
I've read that BL-C2 is supposed to be heat sensitive, but my test rounds were shot in the winter, in hunting weather temps. Caveat: I have not shot this round in the spring or summer, so I'm not sure what the heat would do to it, accuracy wise. The point of impact is almost identical to my target loads as well. I don't even have to adjust my scope to switch from target to hunting loads in that rifle.
Last edited by treemydog; 06/05/17 04:47 AM.
You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: treemydog]
#2134865
06/10/17 03:55 AM
06/10/17 03:55 AM
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BamaGrad85
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4064 and Varget are good, for sure, but... I have a 1/2 MOA load in my 308 that yall might laugh at.
Nosler 150 gr. Ballistic tips
47.0 Gr BL-C2
0.01" off lands.
This recipe, at 100 yards with a bipod and bag rests, will shoot right there with my 168 gr. TMK target bullets.
I've read that BL-C2 is supposed to be heat sensitive, but my test rounds were shot in the winter, in hunting weather temps. Caveat: I have not shot this round in the spring or summer, so I'm not sure what the heat would do to it, accuracy wise. The point of impact is almost identical to my target loads as well. I don't even have to adjust my scope to switch from target to hunting loads in that rifle. I saw this powder on sale at Academy yesterday., but no recipe's in any of my books using it. I have Nosler 7th edition, Hornady 10th and Lyman's 49th. Very few recipes utilizing same powders. Everybody suggests using different powders. I asked the Academy guy about Varget & RL-15 & 17 and he said he couldn't keep it stocked. They were 2 of his best sellers as well as IMR 4350.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: BamaGrad85]
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06/11/17 07:40 AM
06/11/17 07:40 AM
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Elmore County
treemydog
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BL-C2, as far as I read, is an old military-type ball powder. It may be old, and it's usually several dollars cheaper than all the other powders on the shelf, but it shoots well in every rifle I own!
I get a little aggravated at it though, due to it's a really fine ball powder that seeps out of the cracks in my trickler. I usually throw some of it away after charging.. I have to sweep the 'drippings' from the table.
You gonna pull them pistols, or whistle Dixie?
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Re: 308 Recipe's
[Re: treemydog]
#2139374
06/16/17 02:05 AM
06/16/17 02:05 AM
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Northeast Florida
BamaGrad85
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I bought a lb of this powder to try out. They have plenty of it @ Academy. I see plenty of recipe's in my manuals using this powder. Time will tell. I still want to try Varget or RL-15 or 17.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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