IMR4895 & .308 178Gr Hornady ELD Match?

[HNemes]

Anyone have a good load using the above?

 

[cruze5]

Sierra reloading manual for a 175
id start at 38 grains and to up to 41.5 max 2600FPS with their test gun

Varget is my powder for that bullet right under 43 grains...

good luck!

 

[Baddog 0302]

H 178 data

Most data on a "google search" are for the 175 SMK, so look at the Hodgdon and Nosler data sites. The 178 has more bearing surface that a 175 so as usual, start low "Accurate shooter" That 178 load looks damn STOUT

 

[HNemes]

H 178 data

Most data on a "google search" are for the 175 SMK, so look at the Hodgdon and Nosler data sites. The 178 has more bearing surface that a 175 so as usual, start low "Accurate shooter" That 178 load looks damn STOUT

Loaded up some at 38.5 & 38.9, going to see how those shoot, doubt I’ll get any flat primers at those loads but who knows. I based them off of 175 SMK data so shouldn’t be to crazy.

 

[GhostFace]

When I started out loading in ‘06 I used 4895 and the 178 AMAX, I ended up at 41.8 grains. A good accurate load, I have 1k of those babies loaded up for a rainy day…

 

[bluejay75]

You could almost put the 178 ELDM on top of cornmeal and its going to shoot! I have two sub half MOA loads worked with this bullet. One with Varget ([email protected]) and one with Ramshot TAC ([email protected]). Crazy thing is Ramshot TAC has been a little more consistent with this bullet than Varget but both are solidly sub half MOA with SDs of less than 5 everytime I pull the trigger.

The 178 ELDm is now my everything 30 caliber bullet as Im usually picking bullets to serve double duty.