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<blockquote data-quote="johnlittletree" data-source="post: 1532524" data-attributes="member: 105653"><p>I am sure it will be with the Navy Issued Mk 248 Mod 1. Funny enough 20 years ago I was loading Siera 190gr. .308 bullets with compressed loads of IMR4350. Not because IMR4350 was the best powder for the job but because I had 8lbs. of it and was a poor college student. Guess what I was hunting? Elk in Colorado and Moose and Caribou in Canada. For Deer I was using Barnes Solid X-Bullets I think 168gr. and those where compressed loads too. For the record I had kept working up looking for pressure signs but I started with loads from my Sierra Reloading Manual from that time. That said I had everything Sierra, Barnes, and Swift made from 150gr. to 190gr.</p><p></p><p>The Rifle was a Browning A-Bolt with Boss in 300Win Mag. </p><p></p><p>I always thought that the Army made the best choice by using a long action even for use with 7,62 NATO and all the "Match" ammo and the like since they could also go up to any larger magnum down the road is they wanted too. I thought it was kind of silly to limit yourself to a short action the way the Marines did. </p><p></p><p>I also liked the 30/338 Win Mag that they played around with too. I like having options and the second you limit the action length you limit seating depth too which is a huge problem today for people wanting to load VLD 6mm, 6.5mm and 7mm projectiles. You end having to make a huge jump to engage the rifling because of mag box limitations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnlittletree, post: 1532524, member: 105653"] I am sure it will be with the Navy Issued Mk 248 Mod 1. Funny enough 20 years ago I was loading Siera 190gr. .308 bullets with compressed loads of IMR4350. Not because IMR4350 was the best powder for the job but because I had 8lbs. of it and was a poor college student. Guess what I was hunting? Elk in Colorado and Moose and Caribou in Canada. For Deer I was using Barnes Solid X-Bullets I think 168gr. and those where compressed loads too. For the record I had kept working up looking for pressure signs but I started with loads from my Sierra Reloading Manual from that time. That said I had everything Sierra, Barnes, and Swift made from 150gr. to 190gr. The Rifle was a Browning A-Bolt with Boss in 300Win Mag. I always thought that the Army made the best choice by using a long action even for use with 7,62 NATO and all the "Match" ammo and the like since they could also go up to any larger magnum down the road is they wanted too. I thought it was kind of silly to limit yourself to a short action the way the Marines did. I also liked the 30/338 Win Mag that they played around with too. I like having options and the second you limit the action length you limit seating depth too which is a huge problem today for people wanting to load VLD 6mm, 6.5mm and 7mm projectiles. You end having to make a huge jump to engage the rifling because of mag box limitations. [/QUOTE]
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