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Which hammer bullet to chose for 18in 308?
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<blockquote data-quote="budlight" data-source="post: 2728933" data-attributes="member: 2939"><p>Every chamber is different. I have a 20 inch AR-10. I tried working up to this max loaded 61,500 psi round and I was hurting the primer pockets on some cases. So I actually seated the rounds deeper so I wouldn't have to pull a bunch of bullets. I settled in on the 48gr. of TAC and started making some clover leafs at 100 yards using a lead sled. The 124 hammers and 125 noslers shoot the same and kind of indicate the same pressure levels. It has to do with the copper mailability. The Barnes X line up is harder copper and in the reloading books they decrease the amount of powder. I've used the X bullets for 30+ years in all kinds of calibers. The hammers are just a new option.</p><p></p><p>I am very pro to using slower powders. So I have actually started using CFE 223 and LeverRevolution in 308 with good results. Look at the powder burn rate charts.</p><p></p><p>My actual pig round for many years is the Speer TNT 125 HP varmint round. They were sold in 500 round packs for cheap. I had a Oklahoma game warden tell me to kill as many as you can because he had been out on previous days doing helicopter hunting. I ask him for a Job! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Out of the Hodgdon website</strong></p><p></p><p>BULLET WEIGHT</p><p>125 GR. NOS BT</p><p>CASE</p><p>WINCHESTER</p><p>PRIMER</p><p>WINCHESTER LR, LARGE RIFLE</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Starting Load</td><td></td><td>Maximum Loads</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th></th><th>Manufacturer</th><th>Powder</th><th></th><th>Bullet Diam.</th><th>C.O.L</th><th></th><th>Grs.</th><th>Vel. (ft/s)</th><th>Pressure</th><th></th><th>Grs.</th><th>Vel. (ft/s)</th><th>Pressure</th></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ramshot</td><td>TAC</td><td><a href="https://shop.hodgdon.com/Ramshot-tac" target="_blank">BUY NOW</a></td><td>0.308"</td><td>2.750"</td><td></td><td>46.1</td><td>2,998</td><td>55,400 PSI</td><td></td><td>51.2</td><td>3,269</td><td>61,500 PSI</td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="budlight, post: 2728933, member: 2939"] Every chamber is different. I have a 20 inch AR-10. I tried working up to this max loaded 61,500 psi round and I was hurting the primer pockets on some cases. So I actually seated the rounds deeper so I wouldn't have to pull a bunch of bullets. I settled in on the 48gr. of TAC and started making some clover leafs at 100 yards using a lead sled. The 124 hammers and 125 noslers shoot the same and kind of indicate the same pressure levels. It has to do with the copper mailability. The Barnes X line up is harder copper and in the reloading books they decrease the amount of powder. I've used the X bullets for 30+ years in all kinds of calibers. The hammers are just a new option. I am very pro to using slower powders. So I have actually started using CFE 223 and LeverRevolution in 308 with good results. Look at the powder burn rate charts. My actual pig round for many years is the Speer TNT 125 HP varmint round. They were sold in 500 round packs for cheap. I had a Oklahoma game warden tell me to kill as many as you can because he had been out on previous days doing helicopter hunting. I ask him for a Job! :) [B]Out of the Hodgdon website[/B] BULLET WEIGHT 125 GR. NOS BT CASE WINCHESTER PRIMER WINCHESTER LR, LARGE RIFLE [TABLE] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Starting Load[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]Maximum Loads[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH][/TH] [TH]Manufacturer[/TH] [TH]Powder[/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH]Bullet Diam.[/TH] [TH]C.O.L[/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH]Grs.[/TH] [TH]Vel. (ft/s)[/TH] [TH]Pressure[/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH]Grs.[/TH] [TH]Vel. (ft/s)[/TH] [TH]Pressure[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Ramshot[/TD] [TD]TAC[/TD] [TD][URL='https://shop.hodgdon.com/Ramshot-tac']BUY NOW[/URL][/TD] [TD]0.308"[/TD] [TD]2.750"[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]46.1[/TD] [TD]2,998[/TD] [TD]55,400 PSI[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]51.2[/TD] [TD]3,269[/TD] [TD]61,500 PSI[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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