good load combo for .308?

[ttf909]

looking for a good load for a .308 for deer hunting . looking at sierra gameking 165gr hpbt or nosler partition 165 or 168.
what powder and gr wt would you use and which bullet?

 

[Kimberman]

With a 165 gr:
46 gr of Varget
45.5 of RL15


Work up to these loads, but they should do 2700-2750 FPS. My Kimber Montana really likes the RL15 load with a 165 Accubond.

 

[mr.big]

165-168 anything

45 grs Varget,RL15,IMR4064

pretty much interchangeable in the 4-5 308`s I have owned

 

[sneakboxer]

I have been seeing good results with:
44.5gr of Reloader-15
Nosler 165gr BTs.
COL 2.804in
Neck sized win brass
Lee factory crimp
CCI standard primer
I just chronographed a 5 shot string at 2,525fps (23FPS max spread) out of a 22in tube. I could go faster but the sub .5min groups is fine by me.

I hear that 168 A-Maxes and 45gr of RL-15 is a good load. I started to work up to that load but the weather has kept me from sending any of them down range.

Safety Statement: Start low and work up to the charges listed, they are on the warm side in some publications.
Best of luck, let us know what you settle on.

Oh, deer don't like them one bit!

 

[Model70Man]

46 grains of Varget and a 165 gr. bullet. All you need.

 

[firefox]

Each of my 4 7.62X51mm's like 41.5 grains of IMR 4064 under a 165gr Nosler Partition lit by a CCI 200 in a Winchester .308 case.
My best .308 shoots this load into 1/2" at 100 and the worst prints it at 1.75 inches
Velocity ranges between 2518-2786 average of five shots through four different rifles.