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Bullets for LR work w/ .308 Win
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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 22211" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Suggest buying a box of 168's and 175's Matchkings and find out which your rifle shoots best. No one can predict which will be better - your rifle will probably make that decision.</p><p></p><p>Moly might not make much difference for group size, will just let you shoot longer with a dirty barrel. There are a lot of serious shooters who have done a 180 about Moly, won't run it down their barrel. That's what makes the world go round, right! </p><p></p><p>The 175 has an advantage at longer ranges over the 168's but they are both real good out to 800. </p><p></p><p>Dave is having good luck with the 155's because they retain velocity out at the extreme range for a .308 - which is about 1000 yards.</p><p></p><p>Just to complicate your life, I would also try some Nosler 168 J4 Match bullets, some of our rifles show a preference for them.</p><p></p><p>My personal experience with Hornadays has been excellent, both with their HP match bullet and the A-Max. Also shoot a lot of Speer 168's which are a real sleeper in this discussion - they shoot extremely well also. If you have to have moly you can get them in boxes of 100.</p><p></p><p>Powder selection is easy - Varget or 4064 will do as good as anything out there.</p><p></p><p>The great thing about the .308 is that all the ballistic work has long been done - there ain't no secrets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 22211, member: 25"] Suggest buying a box of 168's and 175's Matchkings and find out which your rifle shoots best. No one can predict which will be better - your rifle will probably make that decision. Moly might not make much difference for group size, will just let you shoot longer with a dirty barrel. There are a lot of serious shooters who have done a 180 about Moly, won't run it down their barrel. That's what makes the world go round, right! The 175 has an advantage at longer ranges over the 168's but they are both real good out to 800. Dave is having good luck with the 155's because they retain velocity out at the extreme range for a .308 - which is about 1000 yards. Just to complicate your life, I would also try some Nosler 168 J4 Match bullets, some of our rifles show a preference for them. My personal experience with Hornadays has been excellent, both with their HP match bullet and the A-Max. Also shoot a lot of Speer 168's which are a real sleeper in this discussion - they shoot extremely well also. If you have to have moly you can get them in boxes of 100. Powder selection is easy - Varget or 4064 will do as good as anything out there. The great thing about the .308 is that all the ballistic work has long been done - there ain't no secrets. [/QUOTE]
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