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308 load development?
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<blockquote data-quote="lotech" data-source="post: 2259359" data-attributes="member: 63141"><p>I've tried many powders in .308s with many bullets in the 150 - 180 grain weight range. Lots of good powders, but I prefer H4895 for best overall accuracy and velocity. Varget, IMR-4064, and Reloder 15, and TAC are often very close seconds and in some select loads may actually improve on H4895 results, but differences are often small. As for hunting bullets, I've found Barnes very easy to develop loads with. They're generally very accurate and have always worked well for me on game (bull elk), but other bullets may do as well; not a point I'd argue. </p><p></p><p>"Deep cleaning" is a popular, overused term these days and you can certainly overdo a bore cleaning, depending on the barrel. Cleaning to bare metal may require up to a dozen or more shots to bring back accuracy in some situations. I clean after shooting, but generally, I've found no harm in leaving slight copper and carbon fouling in the bore. I don't go to bare metal anymore, but there are always exceptions and experimenting may be in order.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lotech, post: 2259359, member: 63141"] I've tried many powders in .308s with many bullets in the 150 - 180 grain weight range. Lots of good powders, but I prefer H4895 for best overall accuracy and velocity. Varget, IMR-4064, and Reloder 15, and TAC are often very close seconds and in some select loads may actually improve on H4895 results, but differences are often small. As for hunting bullets, I've found Barnes very easy to develop loads with. They're generally very accurate and have always worked well for me on game (bull elk), but other bullets may do as well; not a point I'd argue. "Deep cleaning" is a popular, overused term these days and you can certainly overdo a bore cleaning, depending on the barrel. Cleaning to bare metal may require up to a dozen or more shots to bring back accuracy in some situations. I clean after shooting, but generally, I've found no harm in leaving slight copper and carbon fouling in the bore. I don't go to bare metal anymore, but there are always exceptions and experimenting may be in order. [/QUOTE]
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