.308 ammo question

[565fitter]

I recently bought a rem 700 aac-sd and have been practicing with the 168gr rounds. haven't had any real good luck with them but they were factory loads. now that I have built up a little brass i'm going to start loading. should I stick with the 168 or bump up to the 175gr bullets? shooting from 100-600yds

 

[TAF070]

I have had really good luck with 175 smk's and the 178 amax and hpbt. I have also had good luck with the 155 gr lapua they will all work well 600 and beyond. I would try them all and see what works best for you. Good luck!

 

[MrOneEyedBoh]

I pushed 175gr SMKs out to 1061yds. w/o problems. I dont know if its :ideal: but it worked.

 

[Bear24]

I stay away from the 168 class bullets because I want my loads to perform at any distance from 100-1200 if I need to take that shot. The 155's (berger hybrids especially) and the 175/178's all will do just that. Just find the one that shoots the best be it Hornady, Sierra, Berger, Nosler ect.

what am I thinking? Scratch that... buy the 168's and leave the others for me.

 

[kd185]

to OP
what twist & length barrel are you using?

 

[565fitter]

its the 20" 1in10

to OP
what twist & length barrel are you using?

 

[McSweep]

I voted 168 because there are great 168 grain loads that your rifle will likely love. That said, I only shoot 178 Amax's.

 

[qkieler]

168 if you are only going to shoot 600 and under

 

[1lnbrdg]

The 175's make it to 1K. Since I have the barrel legnth, 155's for me though or a 185 / 190gr bullet. 1/10 twist would be good to go with the heavier bullets.