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Reloading
308 185gr Berger VLD reloading
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 809094" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>I used RL-17 with the 185g Hybrids. The Berger manual showed a max of 44.5g @ 2.810 COAL. Alliant shows a max charge of 48.7g @ 2.8 COAL with similar weight bullets. Curiously, bot sets of data show similar muzzle velocities, despite the discrepancy in powder charges. </p><p> </p><p>With a COAL of 2.890, my accuracy node came in at 45g of RL-17, which was the highest charge I tested. Like you, I didn't realize that I could have gone higher in my testing until after I was done. There is enough room to increase my charge that it's possible there is a higher node at safe pressures. I haven't chronoed the load, so I don't really know what velocity I was getting. However, I am getting such fantastic accuracy with this load that I am reluctant to mess with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 809094, member: 22069"] I used RL-17 with the 185g Hybrids. The Berger manual showed a max of 44.5g @ 2.810 COAL. Alliant shows a max charge of 48.7g @ 2.8 COAL with similar weight bullets. Curiously, bot sets of data show similar muzzle velocities, despite the discrepancy in powder charges. With a COAL of 2.890, my accuracy node came in at 45g of RL-17, which was the highest charge I tested. Like you, I didn't realize that I could have gone higher in my testing until after I was done. There is enough room to increase my charge that it's possible there is a higher node at safe pressures. I haven't chronoed the load, so I don't really know what velocity I was getting. However, I am getting such fantastic accuracy with this load that I am reluctant to mess with it. [/QUOTE]
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