Suppressors need help new gun with suppressor

[deer shooter]

Got a new gun on the way. Armalite AR10, 308. Gonna use my Thunder Trap suppressor on it. Anyone have suggestions on starting or good load with Varget and 168gr. A-Max
Thanks in advance. Shoot straight and shoot alot.

 

[normbal]

Lapua brass, 46 grains of H-varget for 168 grains usually does it. Careful of blown primers in hand loads. The can causes a pressure spike. You'll have to use a COAL gauge bullet seating, or go with max mag length. YMMV.

 

[supercorndogs]

i believe the starting load for varget with 168s is around 42g. i had one 308 that shot 168s good at 46g and one that would show pressure signs "extractor swipes" before i got to 46g. start low and work up. get a manual or go to the bullet or powder manufacturer to get starting loads. there is no short cut to getting the perfect load for your gun. a load that shoots good unsuppressed may not shot good suppressed. so work up your load with the suppressor. some of my loads suppressed will go 4 moa and 1 moa unsuppressed. some have poi shift some do not. some shoot great suppressed or not. a suppressor is a different animal in my experience with my yhm ss qd 556

 

[normbal]

Of COURSE it goes without saying one should ALWAYS download suggested loads and work up to safe and accurate loads for your own gun. OCW/ladder tests/round robin all that, yeah.

I made the non-lawerly assumption that the denizens of Snipershide exercised uncommon sense in such matters.