Range Report Looking for suggestions please

[NoahbodyImportant]

The rifle: Savage 12 F T/R .308 1:12 30" barrel

I plan to start reloading this winter and looking for alternatives for the 175smk for 1,000 yard shooting.

I am hoping to find a round that will shoot better in the wind than the 175smk.

What are my choices for the 1:12 twist?

 

[Anvil]

Re: Looking for suggestions please

155 grain Scenars are a good substitute. I will say that the 308 gets beat up by the wind pretty bad no matter what your using. But if I was going to pick one round to shoot it would be the 175 smk. I don't know if you can get much better than that.

 

[smrkovsky]

Re: Looking for suggestions please

You could also try the 175 Hunting VLD from Berger. It has a slight BC advantage over the 175smk, which would help fight the wind a little more. The only problem I have experienced with them are they are hard to fine tune IMHO. They like to be close, if not slightly touching the lands, which may or may not be an option for you and your needs. Good luck with your reloading.

 

[wireheadsfx]

Re: Looking for suggestions please

I really like the 208 grain Hornady A Max loaded with Varget powder, you can load high without exceeding pressures and the 208 grain bullet has a BC of .64 because it is so long. I shoot it in a .308 and it is great.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

Re: Looking for suggestions please

My suggestion is to work with the 175SMK.

There are probably better bullets out there; but the SMK is reliably available and acceptably consistent, and all bullets will generate both drop and drift. The relative variance is really rather small, and certainly not something worth getting panties in a twist or emptying pocketbooks. With a 1:12" twist, the 175 is at right about the ideal bullet length already.

The key to consistent LR shooting is not about maximizing your options, but about getting good at employing the ones you have. The more your ammo costs the more expensive those lessons will be, but as long as your options (at any price) remain consistent, the costs and the BCs are not the issues.

The best shooters are not worrying about what's running down the next guy's barrel. They are worrying about how well their own skill set with their own bullet is matched to their current shooting conditions.

Put it another way, it ain't about the arrow, it's about the Indian.

Greg

 

[NoahbodyImportant]

Re: Looking for suggestions please

Thank you for all your replies.