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.308 175 SMK over Varget
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1078880" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Of course this is rifle specific, but in the several 308 's I have owned, I'm usually at 42-43gr with Varget, IMR 4895, or R15 using the 175 SMK's for competitive work and loaded to an OAL of 2.81". This I'd pretty much the spec for Federal Gold Medal Match. Too much more powder has generally resulted in short brass life and loose primer pockets in my rifles. My loads produce 2600-2650 FPS out of my 24" barrels. You can use a grain or two more powder and keep pressures under control by seating the bullets further out, so you may not be at excessive pressure. The SMK's can take quite a bit of jump and still hold accuracy to sub .5MOA which is one of the attributes for keeping OAL sufficient for magazine feeding needed for some forms of competition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1078880, member: 10291"] Of course this is rifle specific, but in the several 308 's I have owned, I'm usually at 42-43gr with Varget, IMR 4895, or R15 using the 175 SMK's for competitive work and loaded to an OAL of 2.81". This I'd pretty much the spec for Federal Gold Medal Match. Too much more powder has generally resulted in short brass life and loose primer pockets in my rifles. My loads produce 2600-2650 FPS out of my 24" barrels. You can use a grain or two more powder and keep pressures under control by seating the bullets further out, so you may not be at excessive pressure. The SMK's can take quite a bit of jump and still hold accuracy to sub .5MOA which is one of the attributes for keeping OAL sufficient for magazine feeding needed for some forms of competition. [/QUOTE]
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