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AR15/10 Rifles
DPMS LR-.308 loads
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<blockquote data-quote="436" data-source="post: 585862" data-attributes="member: 16609"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Kevin,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">For some reason; on my end'.., I didn't pick up your comment as too the load. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">When RL-15 powder first came out, I was under the understanding the Army was looking at the powder very hard, testing it with the 168gr and then newer 175gr Sierra MK bullets. I was lucky enough too reverse engineer an early M118LR cartridge the first time I got my hands on one. Over all... the RL-15 powder got better and so did the loads, both theirs and mine. I used mine allot in F-Class Tactical rifle matches both here and in Canada having very good results with the load in all manner of temperatures and elevations. I started using the load for 1k Long Range matches later on, never looked back. I have gotten some amazing groups {five shot} over the years with this load, both from bolt & semi auto rifles. When I say semi autos, I'm referring to AR10's, and the FN FAL's. I'm not big on putting this load through my M1A </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">For me the primer was a no brainier in the gas guns CCI #34, however I had to beef {firing pin} up a little for reliability in my bolt rifle… an early M24. My other option was to use Russian KVB-7 large primer for the bolt rifles... They "work great" I can't even tell I made any load change in the load, but the Russian stuff a little hard to come by…. I stock piled them and glad I did. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As it stands, it's still my number one go to load for my .308's.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Cheers</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">436</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="436, post: 585862, member: 16609"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Kevin,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]For some reason; on my end'.., I didn't pick up your comment as too the load. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]When RL-15 powder first came out, I was under the understanding the Army was looking at the powder very hard, testing it with the 168gr and then newer 175gr Sierra MK bullets. I was lucky enough too reverse engineer an early M118LR cartridge the first time I got my hands on one. Over all... the RL-15 powder got better and so did the loads, both theirs and mine. I used mine allot in F-Class Tactical rifle matches both here and in Canada having very good results with the load in all manner of temperatures and elevations. I started using the load for 1k Long Range matches later on, never looked back. I have gotten some amazing groups {five shot} over the years with this load, both from bolt & semi auto rifles. When I say semi autos, I’m referring to AR10's, and the FN FAL's. I'm not big on putting this load through my M1A [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]For me the primer was a no brainier in the gas guns CCI #34, however I had to beef {firing pin} up a little for reliability in my bolt rifle… an early M24. My other option was to use Russian KVB-7 large primer for the bolt rifles... They “work great” I can't even tell I made any load change in the load, but the Russian stuff a little hard to come by…. I stock piled them and glad I did. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]As it stands, it's still my number one go to load for my .308's.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Cheers[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]436[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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