.308 - TSX 130gr

[Havard]

Picked up some of these to try; anyone have a load they could share? Thanks.

 

[shortmagshooter]

308 Winchester I've had good results with ramshot tac. 3006 varget has been great in my son's new barrel and my daughter's 300 wsm uses imr 4064 with awesome results.

 

[okie man]

If you can find some ramshot tac try that along with varget or h335. 3200 FPS is possible with those powders

 

[the444shooter]

https://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/308WinchesterForWeb.pdf

 

[Havard]

Thanks. I have access to several ".308 powders" but no TAC. I will try to find some. otherwise it will be Varget, 4895, or CFE223

 

[okie man]

I shot them out of my 308. Pretty wicked deer round!

 

[Varmint Hunter]

46.5gr of Benchmark produces sub .5moa at 400yds in my .308. I'm using Lapua cases and Fed 210M primers.
Velocity is 3,130 ft/sec.
FWIW - I am loading the 130 TTSX .165 off the rifling.

 

[hunter67wa]

I used Varget around 49-50gr. Work up to it. They shot great

 

[Varmint Hunter]

46.5gr of Benchmark produces sub .5moa at 400yds in my .308. I'm using Lapua cases and Fed 210M primers.
Velocity is 3,130 ft/sec.
FWIW - I am loading the 130 TTSX .165 off the rifling.

I should add that my previous experience with Barnes X bullets revealed that animals often just walked away after a broadside lung shot but were always found dead a short distance away. Reactions to the shot were rare. I never shot them ON the shoulder.

However, I shot an 8 pt buck as it walked directly towards me at 150yds or so and it pole axed him. The big buck looked like something slammed him to the ground and he never moved again. Without a doubt, the fastest kill I have ever seen.

 

[coop2564]

I shoot them in 30-06 at 3210 with varget, group really good in my Ruger No.1.

 

[sturner]

I have worked up loads for 5 different 308s all shot best with Varget

 

[Creoleboy]

Have shot 50.0 varget out of my savage model 10 with 130 tipped x bullet, very accurate, deer very dead

 

[Jonoton]

Shall be working up a load for a new 16.5" Model 7 in .308, starting out with Varget.

 

[Benman73]

130 TTSX
55 grains Win 748 (using drop tube)
GM210M or Win WLR
2.855"

Velocity = 3048 FPS out of my 16" Ruger Gunsight Scout.
Warm load but smooth bolt lift.

56 grains yielded 3086 FPS but decided on 55 grains.