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    Rra lar8 var.a4

    My LAR-8 A4 with 26" barrel is ridiculously accurate. I use 41 gr Varget, Lapua brass and 168 SMK. I just topped a Chicago police sniper with his GAP bolt-action I'm a 5-shot group at 100 yards. I fantasize about cooler rifles but I'd like to see one that outshoots my LAR8 first.
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? I didn't use the shades on my chrony and it wax a sunny day. As long as the velocity readings are showing consistently it shouldn't be a problem, right?
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    Rifle Scopes Sightron 10-50x60mm Target Dot Reticle SIII LR

    Re: Sightron 10-50x60mm Target Dot Reticle SIII LR That's good. I thought about getting the 10-50 for my LAR-8 .308. I didn't think I would get much range out of it. I like to keep my scopes mounted low so I don't have to put my chin on top of the butt stock to shoot.
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? Nope. Not out in the sun. 47.2 is probably too hot. The Hodgkin manual had 45.1 as the Max load for the 180 gr bullet. Don't remember which bullet exactly. Bore is clean. Not sure how tight the bullets are in the brass. I'm using my...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? Oal is 2.8 so it will fit in the mag. I have never trimmed the brass but last I checked it was still within spec.
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    Rifle Scopes Sightron 10-50x60mm Target Dot Reticle SIII LR

    Re: Sightron 10-50x60mm Target Dot Reticle SIII LR At what yardage do you run out of drop for your 6BR?
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    Rifle Scopes Sightron 10-50x60mm Target Dot Reticle SIII LR

    Re: Sightron 10-50x60mm Target Dot Reticle SIII LR I've been thinking about the 8x32 for P-dogging and F-class competition. It concerns me that more retailers don't carry them. Any idea why that is?
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? That's pretty good velocity from that load from a 20". I do appear to have chunks of brass removed from the rims from the ejector.
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? There must be something wrong with my chronograph. I'm getting 300 win mag velocities ou f a .308. Even Hornady's superformance .308 with 178 bthpHornady only gets 2775. Is 10 ft in front of the muzzle far enough? Could I be measuring...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? I'll have to try another chronograph. Maybe it isn't right. I'm also getting as high as 4,000 fps readings on my 22-250 with 26" barrel with 53 gr vmax and 38.1 gr of CFE.
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? I just realized my LOS Angle was set to move with my iPhone. That screwed up my numbers some but even when I recalculate the number of clicks in the real world is still off by 25. So, do chronographs give over-rated velocities? (mine is an...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? Yeah I meant 47.2. It's a 26" barrel. 2890 was what my chrono said at 10 ft away.
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? Just shot my 178 bthp loads with 42.7 gr cfe 223. Unbelievable consistent velocity. 2,890fps. I'm very confused in that I was zeroed at 100 yards with my Leupold. According to my Ballistic app I should have done 40 .25moa clicks but I needed...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? Any particular brands smaller?
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    Best AR Platform for the $

    Re: Best AR Platform for the $ I have both the RRA LAR-15 and LAR-8 A4's. I would say they are both very accurate. In fact, I do very well competing in F-class with the .223 though the bolt action guys usually edge me out. I can't say I don't ever have malfunctions but they suit my needs...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? I didn't realize certain primers would be more likely to pop out. I know that the primers sure go in easy on the Lapua brass. My once-fired Winchester brass seemed a lot tighter. I tried 178 amax before but the red plastic tips get bunged up...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? Yeah. I don't get it. I just fired some with 47.2 gr of CFE 223 and 178 hpbts with no problems. The other day I shot 45.5 gr of cfe 223 and 168 gr smk's and a primer came out. I don't get it. Shouldn't the highest pressures always be with a...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Re: good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223? I use Lapua brass but find that I pop an occasional primer while shooting even low pressure loads. Is popping primers always a sign of high pressure? Or is it stretched primer pockets? How many times should I be able to load them. I'm...
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    good load for .308 178 hpbt's with CFE 223?

    Anybody have a pet load for 178 hpbt's? I'm shooting a LAR-8 with 26 in 1x10 twist barrel. I notice according to the Hodgdon guide the max load on CFE goes down from 47.5 gr to 45.1 when moving from the 175 smk to the 180 gr bullets. varget and many of the other max loads remain the same.
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