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Powder/bullets for .308 WIN?
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<blockquote data-quote="skipperbrown" data-source="post: 5253196" data-attributes="member: 22371"><p>Your barrel twist will dictate to a certain extent the bullets it will like. Do you know your barrels twist? My 308s are 11.25 and 10.75, geared towards heavier bullets. The Sierra match kings are generally the best bang for the buck. Lapula, Barnes, and Berger make some fine match bullets too albeit more $$$. Someone here was selling imr 4895 for a decent price if you are having trouble finding powder. It's very much like H 4895 but more temperature sensitive.</p><p></p><p>Remington is notorious for lonnnnnng throats. You will likely be limited in overall length by what you can reliably feed through your magazine unless you want to single load. That said, smk's generally don't mind a long jump. Most Rems are 1:12 twist which should like 150 to 168, but often you get good groups way outside this range.</p><p></p><p>I deer hunt with 168g Nosler BP with excellent results, but they are now very difficult to find. If I run out, I will likely move to a Barnes 168 or 175. They are more expensive, but available and the reliable expansion is impressive. My target loads are 175g smk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skipperbrown, post: 5253196, member: 22371"] Your barrel twist will dictate to a certain extent the bullets it will like. Do you know your barrels twist? My 308s are 11.25 and 10.75, geared towards heavier bullets. The Sierra match kings are generally the best bang for the buck. Lapula, Barnes, and Berger make some fine match bullets too albeit more $$$. Someone here was selling imr 4895 for a decent price if you are having trouble finding powder. It's very much like H 4895 but more temperature sensitive. Remington is notorious for lonnnnnng throats. You will likely be limited in overall length by what you can reliably feed through your magazine unless you want to single load. That said, smk's generally don't mind a long jump. Most Rems are 1:12 twist which should like 150 to 168, but often you get good groups way outside this range. I deer hunt with 168g Nosler BP with excellent results, but they are now very difficult to find. If I run out, I will likely move to a Barnes 168 or 175. They are more expensive, but available and the reliable expansion is impressive. My target loads are 175g smk. [/QUOTE]
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