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Long range hunting FACTORY load?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 692715" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>Folks giving factory ammo a thumbs down should check out what the best of its history is. Good commercial .308 Win. match ammo's shot under 4 inches all day long in 7.62 NATO M14NM's and Garands at 600 yards. Hornady's match stuff with 178-gr. AMax bullets has been very accurate at the longer ranges in bolt guns these days. Most reloaders (that's over 50.1% of all reloaders) don't make .308 Win. ammo that shoots as accurate as some of the good commercial stuff.</p><p></p><p>I've no idea why Savage puts a 1:10 twist in their .308 Model 10FP. That's good for 200 grain bullets but too fast for lighter ones unless they're shot with reduced loads. Therefore, I suggest one use ammo with at least 175-grain bullets. For .308's, a 1:12 twist's much better for 150 to 180-gr. bullets from a 24 inch barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 692715, member: 5302"] Folks giving factory ammo a thumbs down should check out what the best of its history is. Good commercial .308 Win. match ammo's shot under 4 inches all day long in 7.62 NATO M14NM's and Garands at 600 yards. Hornady's match stuff with 178-gr. AMax bullets has been very accurate at the longer ranges in bolt guns these days. Most reloaders (that's over 50.1% of all reloaders) don't make .308 Win. ammo that shoots as accurate as some of the good commercial stuff. I've no idea why Savage puts a 1:10 twist in their .308 Model 10FP. That's good for 200 grain bullets but too fast for lighter ones unless they're shot with reduced loads. Therefore, I suggest one use ammo with at least 175-grain bullets. For .308's, a 1:12 twist's much better for 150 to 180-gr. bullets from a 24 inch barrel. [/QUOTE]
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