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Load Advise For 308 Win
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<blockquote data-quote="John Klingenberg" data-source="post: 1858390" data-attributes="member: 107749"><p>The new 165 game kings behind 4895 is hard to beat. The 1-12 could be a handicap to a degree. The 308 is so versatile. The SST is a great deer bullet. Speer hot cores are a great bullet but they're a flat base so 600yds and under. For light white tails even an A-max will work. You have a million options in .308. I would use what you have or can find for powder and bullet combos and work it up. Darn near anything will give you a good load once you find the sweet spot. The research is done for you already. If you use milsurp brass reduce your loads to compensate for the heavier brass. The 11 and 12 twists were ideal for 155gr bullets. I had a 12 twist that shot 180s in an 18" barrel just fine. You'll just have to experiment some. Any powder that works in standard barrels is fine in the shorter. You will notice a heck of a fireball with the older standbys. The newer stuff not so much. Varget has been an amazing powder and versatile for so many cartridges but the shelves are getting slim for it because of that. I recommend it as well. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Klingenberg, post: 1858390, member: 107749"] The new 165 game kings behind 4895 is hard to beat. The 1-12 could be a handicap to a degree. The 308 is so versatile. The SST is a great deer bullet. Speer hot cores are a great bullet but they're a flat base so 600yds and under. For light white tails even an A-max will work. You have a million options in .308. I would use what you have or can find for powder and bullet combos and work it up. Darn near anything will give you a good load once you find the sweet spot. The research is done for you already. If you use milsurp brass reduce your loads to compensate for the heavier brass. The 11 and 12 twists were ideal for 155gr bullets. I had a 12 twist that shot 180s in an 18" barrel just fine. You'll just have to experiment some. Any powder that works in standard barrels is fine in the shorter. You will notice a heck of a fireball with the older standbys. The newer stuff not so much. Varget has been an amazing powder and versatile for so many cartridges but the shelves are getting slim for it because of that. I recommend it as well. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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