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Reloading
A bit of load testing .308 win
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<blockquote data-quote="Oliveralan" data-source="post: 363694" data-attributes="member: 20245"><p>Interesting results. From what I've tested with my 208gr and 178gr A-maxs, they like being close to the lands, im stilling tweaking the depth on my 208s but they seem to like about 5 thou off. A lot like Berger VLDs. </p><p> </p><p>Try loading some heavier charges to see if that brings down your ES. 26 is the upper edge of an OK spread IMO, once you get over 25, the load isnt too good for LR hunting, where you have about a 10-20" target (depending on the animal). </p><p> </p><p>Your ES may be caused by having too much empty space in your casings, how long were your "15 thou off the lands" loads? if they are significantly longer than the SAAMI case, that could explain it. Sort of like powder bridging but much less extreme, just causing non-uniform burning from case to case.</p><p> </p><p>But looks like you got a shooter, very nice repeatable groups, now just need to cut a few fps off the ES and your good to go. </p><p> </p><p>Oliver</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oliveralan, post: 363694, member: 20245"] Interesting results. From what I've tested with my 208gr and 178gr A-maxs, they like being close to the lands, im stilling tweaking the depth on my 208s but they seem to like about 5 thou off. A lot like Berger VLDs. Try loading some heavier charges to see if that brings down your ES. 26 is the upper edge of an OK spread IMO, once you get over 25, the load isnt too good for LR hunting, where you have about a 10-20" target (depending on the animal). Your ES may be caused by having too much empty space in your casings, how long were your "15 thou off the lands" loads? if they are significantly longer than the SAAMI case, that could explain it. Sort of like powder bridging but much less extreme, just causing non-uniform burning from case to case. But looks like you got a shooter, very nice repeatable groups, now just need to cut a few fps off the ES and your good to go. Oliver [/QUOTE]
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