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What bullet/powder recomendation? 308win, 1in9" twist, 22" barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 439221" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Hey Ultra,</p><p> </p><p>I'm guessing that you actually have a nominal 1x10" barrel, but Remington buttons their own barrels. It's not at all unusual for a buttoned barrel to vary by 1/2" or so in either direction from the stated twist rate, hence the 1x9" measurment you're coming up with. Not a problem in most cases, especially here. Just means you can use somewhat longer (heavier) bullets than if the twist had buttoned out on the slow side.</p><p> </p><p>What type of target shooting are you planning to do here? The barrel length is going to limit you to some degree in this, even though it'll make it far handier in the field. Give and take, all rifles are compromises of some sort. Given that your twist will allow the use of heavier bullets, I'd suggest trying some of the heavier offerings out there, say, 185 grains and above for the LR applications. IMR 4064 is a long time standard for LR loads in the 308, and I'd suggest this as a good place to start. You might also try Varget and RL-15, as these are very good choices for bullets anywhere from 150 to 180 grains. In fact, RL-15 is the powder used in Lake City's M118LR sniper/match ammunition. As for bullet selection, there's several the will serve quite well for target applications, and plenty of others that will do the job for hunting. There's a few that will do both. Berger would probably be my first choice for a dual-use bullet. Just depends on what you want to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 439221, member: 15748"] Hey Ultra, I'm guessing that you actually have a nominal 1x10" barrel, but Remington buttons their own barrels. It's not at all unusual for a buttoned barrel to vary by 1/2" or so in either direction from the stated twist rate, hence the 1x9" measurment you're coming up with. Not a problem in most cases, especially here. Just means you can use somewhat longer (heavier) bullets than if the twist had buttoned out on the slow side. What type of target shooting are you planning to do here? The barrel length is going to limit you to some degree in this, even though it'll make it far handier in the field. Give and take, all rifles are compromises of some sort. Given that your twist will allow the use of heavier bullets, I'd suggest trying some of the heavier offerings out there, say, 185 grains and above for the LR applications. IMR 4064 is a long time standard for LR loads in the 308, and I'd suggest this as a good place to start. You might also try Varget and RL-15, as these are very good choices for bullets anywhere from 150 to 180 grains. In fact, RL-15 is the powder used in Lake City's M118LR sniper/match ammunition. As for bullet selection, there's several the will serve quite well for target applications, and plenty of others that will do the job for hunting. There's a few that will do both. Berger would probably be my first choice for a dual-use bullet. Just depends on what you want to do. [/QUOTE]
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