308 bullet choice

[Steve Williams]

185 Berger juggernaut w/ 43.5gr IMR 4064 using a 24" rock creek 1/10 twist I get 2750fps .5moa.

Awesome shooting @1425 Levi !

I get 2743 from a 24" 1-10" Savage & IMR 8208XBR.

185's @ 2700+ is an incredible combination of downrange energy and wind bucking for the .308.

 

[BoilerUP]

I get 2743 from a 24" 1-10" Savage & IMR 8208XBR.

2740+ from a 185 Jug...and 8208XBR?

I would have thought it a little fast burning for that velocity from that heavy a 30cal bullet.

 

[nashlaw]

I run the 155 Nosler Customs, 155 SMKs and the rest of the midweights in 1/10 tubes. I do have a 1/13 Krieger built by Howard Pitts that does amazingly well with them and 168s.

 

[Steve Williams]

2740+ from a 185 Jug...and 8208XBR?

I would have thought it a little fast burning for that velocity from that heavy a 30cal bullet.

I was told that also, but it's similar to Ramshot TAC and H4895 in burn rate, but the Berger manual
has both listed for the 185's.

 

[ThreeOhh8]

What type of 180s?? on the savages with the 1:10 twist they say 180 and above are supposed to be the go to load but ive yet to meet anyone shooting them. Ive been leaning towards trying the Berger tacticals that are up in that range on up to the 200s. the Savage FCP-SR is a newer stick ive picked up and im gonna start with the Berger 168gr VLDs and see how they run and possibly the Hornady 178gr HPBT down the road since the Sierra 175gr are so hard to find out here.

I don't reload and I hunt with mine, But it loves factory 180gr federal trophy bonded tips

 

[TwentyFiveTwenty]

155 Berger Hybrid......takes the poor .308 to a whole new level.

I'm shooting them right at 2,900fps from 25" barrel which puts them right up there close to my 6.5mm's ballistically.

8.7 Mils to 1000yds (313.8" drop) at 1,500 Denisty Altitude.

What's your load?

 

[Notso]

I've tried the whole gamut of bullets in my 20" rem 700 SPS 1:12, from 155 Scenars and Palma SMKs to 185 Bergers. THE most accurate bullet has been the 168 AMAX, followed closely by the 175 SMK and 178 AMAX. The 168 SMKs did fine at 500m and in, but I never bothered with them much since I wanted a single round that would be good out to 1K. I settled on the 175 SMK for great performance from 100-1000 yds. The 168 AMAX was a hammer at anything inside of 800 but seemed to open up a bit more than I cared for beyond while the 175/178s could hold on.

I REALLY tried to make the 155s Scenars work, but they just never shot well in my gun. I think my issue was I could never get them fast enough out of the short tube to make the lighter bullets work. Most folks are talking 2900+. I was lucky to get in the high 2700s to low 2800s before getting pressure signs. And accuracy was really poor compared to the heavier bullets. So I finally gave up on them. I think they are great out of a longer barrel where you can push them hard enough without overcooking your load.

The 185 Bergers were ok, but honestly I never saw any difference to justify the extra cost over the 175 SMKs.

 

[PBR-XP FAN]

Anybody out there have any experience with Hornady .308 155gr OTM's?