308 loads

[Ghurka]

Hi all,

just put in for my .308 variation, its going to be my dedicated deer rifle(mainly roe/Fallow) so I am after any tips for bullet/powder choice.
I have had good results with sierra bullets for my .223, so has anyone got any recipes for these?

[deershooter]

45 grains of varget with any 150grain bullet works well with mine

Deershooter

[GAZZAR15]

45 grains vit 540 sierra 155g palma match very accurate!!

[flims]

what rifle will you be loading for?

[dpile1]

Have a wee look through these mate

[zigliss]

43gr N140; 167gr Lapua Scenars - seems to work reasonably well in my 308s

[Danger Mouse]

I have just had my first dabble at homeloading .308 rounds, the thing that I wanted to achieve was better grouping than I was getting with the factory loads. I was at one of the farms that we shoot, and I had taken the .308 with me. I went into a field where it was safe and put a few shots through the Howa at 100 yards.. Conditions were bright but a blustery wind, 1 shot slightly wayward but in the conditions I was very pleased. The squares are 1 cm.

This is the group. Job just about done..




The rounds are running at 2700 feet per second, using 150 grain Sierra Pro-Hunter soft point, 43.1 grains of Viht N140 powder, Fedral cases and Magtech primers. Rifle is a Howa 1500 .308 with a P8 moderator and a Nikko Gold 9 x scope. . Hope that this helps.

[foxshooter]

Try some 168gr AMax

Mark

[vincy]

44.5 g varget 150 horndy

[Skany]

I use 44.5g of vit 140 @2.8" with fed match primmers & 155g Amax

its stupid acurate at any range ive tried it!

2740 ish fps


cheers Andy

[urx]

my pet .308 is
lapua case
fed match primer
48gn n140
125gn nosler ballistic

runs just shy of 3000fps

[jamesf]

49.5gr of Varget behind a 125gr Nosler Ballistic tip.Great flat shooting round that holds together well.

[russian sniper]

I use VARGET with 150grain Hornady SST bullets.

Seems to work very well on roe/red

ATB
Daz

[Nelly64]

43gr N140; 167gr Lapua Scenars - seems to work reasonably well in my 308s

+1 for this load. I get great results with it; I'm a paper puncher

[mick400]

45gr N140 with sierra matchkings.