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.308 168gr AMAX performance on prairie dogs?
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<blockquote data-quote=".30 CAL" data-source="post: 457539" data-attributes="member: 12385"><p>3/4 to 1 MOA groups at 100, depending if they are 3 or 5 shot groups. That load is good to about 850 in my rifle. I only shoot that far with it because the group carries the 1 MOA accuracy with it so I have an 8, 8.5 inch group at 800 and when you shoot at 8 inch plates it's really easy to miss. If I could seat the bullets into the lands then I think that load would work really well. The rifle I have now won't even hold a 175 SMK in the case if the bullet is far enough to engage the lands. I have used a similar load with 175 bergers and get the same type of accuracy, but they are way more finicky when it comes to seating depth and any inconsistency in your handloading from day to day shows up real quick on paper. Sorry it took so long to reply I was looking for pics but I guess I didn't take any because I didn't plan on keeping that same load for this rifle. I've used a 110 V-MAX in this gun and it did really well you may want to consider that bullet accuracy was phenominal. I used:</p><p>110 V-MAX</p><p>47 Gr. RL 15</p><p>Nosler Case (neck sized after 1st firing)</p><p>Fed 210M Primer</p><p>Velocity 3060</p><p> </p><p>This load gave me the best accuracy but you can push the bullet up to 3200 in the 308 case. I have a 1-12 twist barrel. With this load I could consistently hit clay pigeons at 830 yards the wind call is what will make or break you with this load but its a good learning tool if you want to improve your wind calling ability. Every shot needs its own wind call where the 175 load I have i usually get away with being lazy and firing 3 or 4 rounds with the same wind even though it has slightly changed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".30 CAL, post: 457539, member: 12385"] 3/4 to 1 MOA groups at 100, depending if they are 3 or 5 shot groups. That load is good to about 850 in my rifle. I only shoot that far with it because the group carries the 1 MOA accuracy with it so I have an 8, 8.5 inch group at 800 and when you shoot at 8 inch plates it's really easy to miss. If I could seat the bullets into the lands then I think that load would work really well. The rifle I have now won't even hold a 175 SMK in the case if the bullet is far enough to engage the lands. I have used a similar load with 175 bergers and get the same type of accuracy, but they are way more finicky when it comes to seating depth and any inconsistency in your handloading from day to day shows up real quick on paper. Sorry it took so long to reply I was looking for pics but I guess I didn't take any because I didn't plan on keeping that same load for this rifle. I've used a 110 V-MAX in this gun and it did really well you may want to consider that bullet accuracy was phenominal. I used: 110 V-MAX 47 Gr. RL 15 Nosler Case (neck sized after 1st firing) Fed 210M Primer Velocity 3060 This load gave me the best accuracy but you can push the bullet up to 3200 in the 308 case. I have a 1-12 twist barrel. With this load I could consistently hit clay pigeons at 830 yards the wind call is what will make or break you with this load but its a good learning tool if you want to improve your wind calling ability. Every shot needs its own wind call where the 175 load I have i usually get away with being lazy and firing 3 or 4 rounds with the same wind even though it has slightly changed. [/QUOTE]
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