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Has anyone tried h4350 or imr 4350 with the 208g amax.
my load was with 47.0 gr. at 3.070 COL win. brass, cci # 200 primer. I have a match PTG chamber.I hear that N550 is particularly good with heavier bullets but when I look at Lapua Reloading Data they only give charge weights up to 190gr Sierra HBPT. Does anyone know or suggest start loads for N550 with the 208gr Amax ?
You need RL22 or the new Alliant 4000 MR.I wonder how RL17 would work in a 300wsm with the 208Amax?
47 grain of n550 behind a 208? Thats impressive.
I started with 45 grain, but that gave me not enough speed. I ended with 46 but this starts to give light pressure signs. I could go to 46.1 but 46 is already a light compressed load. The 46gr gives me 810mps out of a 32inch barrel with 1-10 twist, more than enough for me. 47 will not fit in my chamber, the bullits are already almost touching the lands.
About the n150 question.
I doubt that n150 will do anything good with bullits heavier (longer) than 175gr tips, especially from a "short" barrel like a 26. And 1-12 is a bit slow for heavies...
Has anyone tried h4350 or imr 4350 with the 208g amax.
So, finnally got to try the 208amax on some long range shootin.
Like mentioned before, shootin a trg22 308w with a 32inch barrel, givin me 2650fps
If it would not give me any advantage, i promissed myself, i would have the barrel shortend back to 20 inch and go back to lighter bullits....however, they surprised me quite happily.
We went to a privatly owned hunting ground, where you can shoot long range when it is off hunting season.
The owner has one rule, before he will let you shoot long range, you must first hit a 10inch round steel target at 580yards. I laserd the target, used the kestrel for barometrics and windage, put in the data in a pda with FFS and with some luck my first round connected with the steel, just a 2 inch high of center.
At 699.9 yards ( cant help it, range was 640m) i shot a 5 shot group of 4.7 inch
Hitting a steel target at 1046 yards i connected those heavy amax tips quite easily at a target of 16 by 24 inch. Elevation was dead on, windage was off within 2 mill the first 2 rounds.
But what amazed me the most was hitting the same sized steel target at a whopping 1430yards; the first round hit steel, so my spotter called me a lucky SOB. To use the same wind i reloaded fast and the second impacted almost on the same spot. Then i got cocky so my third and fourth just missed to the right, since i missed that the wind had picked up a bit. However the fifth round again connected putting those 3 rounds in a 6.7 inch group. With the 2 nearmisses the group was roughly 20 inch big.
Later in the afternoon i also shoot a 10 shot group on paper at 1430 yards, 7 out of 10 i got on paper, 3 rounds went to the right. However, those 7 round group had an height of no more than 4 inch. The width was 29 inches, due to my lack of wind reading capabilities...but still, not bad for a 308w at that range.
At the last day we also got to shoot at the same sized steel target, but now on a freakin long range of 1756 yards.
It took me some rounds to find the right windage, the elevation was deadon (it was constantly deadon, i am very happy with FFS capabilities, after trueing only once). However, windage was off by 1.5 mill and the wind was doing funny things throwing rounds from left to right, albeit not that far from the target.
Once i had found the right numbers, i was able to connect 3 out of 5 rounds, and later that day another 3 out of 6.
All in all, i am pretty happy with these results and for now will leave the barrel as it is, just will have to get used to the length and weight of this beast for now.
I shot H4350 and a 215 Berger this past weekend at 100 and 300 yards. Had two distinct nodes at 46.3 and 47.5. 46.3 was running 2550 and 47.5 was 2605. Didn't see any pressure in either one using some test brass with 7 hot firings on them. Would somebody with Quickloads run the numbers on that and see what pressure it gives at a 3.100 Coal and Lapua brass. It was slightly compressed at 46.3 and really compressed at 47.5. 46.3 was one hole at 100 and 3/4" at 300 for 4 shots only though. 29.5" tube also.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the venerable .308, but I see a lot of embellishment in this thread...
So your telling me that you can run a 215 out of a 308win with h4350 faster than I can run a 208 out of my 06 with the same powder? I would like to see that in person!!!
LOL, I always ask if I need to keep a lid on anything, the train has left the station, I have not disclosed anything I was told not to ; ) Like the new synthetic jacket material that's light weight and can withstand DA H E A T!
My GF just made the Tampa Bay NFL cheerleader squad during draft day, so I been BUSY! Will try n get to those 5.56 85gr black tips soon n post pics.
QL backs up his claim within 25 fps.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the venerable .308, but I see a lot of embellishment in this thread...
For my high wind days in 308 I have run RL17@43grs in MIL brass over ruski primers and the 208 AMAX. The tips didnt melt into pixie tears and 2780fps+ without any stress or pressure signs ASL. Chamber is M852 NATO in an AIAW . Bullet is 175 Scenar L and drives well to 1200yrds.Barrel is 27" poly rifled.
Cool. I thought these old threads were gone forever.
Shane
I think your right about the Pixies tears, poor Pixies!!!!!!!