Sorry, it's a Howa bolt rifle with 24" barrel. It will mostly be used for both range, and hunting.hounddawg said:The load depends on the gun and objective which determines what bullet, powder, length restrictions due to magazine length etc etc. gas gun, bolt, hunter or target or maybe something in between
One half inch at two hundred yards equates to one quarter minute of angle. Good shooting!cw308 said:I benchrest only 308 caliber , my rifle is setup for benchrest only meaning very light trigger press , in ounces not pounds which does make a difference in group size . My shooting friend has your rifle , he shoots the Hornady 168gr. A-Max Match and the Federal 168gr Sierra MK both shoot very well in his rifle at 200 yards
I get all his brass he's not a reloader so it works well for me . What I found at the low end of the scale . I full size only with the expander , minimum case headspace . Using IMR 4064 40.8gr. under a Sierra 168gr MK bullet with a .002 jump , shoots 1/2 groups at 200 yards on the average. I'm keeping my loads there until things change . Hope I Helped .
Unclenick, by copper solids, are you referring Barnes lead free bullets?
Using IMR 4064 40.8gr. under a Sierra 168gr MK bullet with a .002 jump , shoots 1/2 groups at 200 yards on the average.
Thanks, this is the type of information I'm looking for.HiBC said:A bunch of experimentation led me to choose Varget behind 168 to 165 gr bullets.You'll have to research and workup your own charge.
Right after we did that,Handloader mag had some "ultimate 308 Accuracy load"article.
This guy went all out,and really did an extensive,reasonably scientific study.
His conclusion was that I was right. Varget.
It seems to be easy to get the 168 gr MK and the Nosler Comp to shoot.They are not temperamental. They are known to go a bit wobbly a they transition to subsonic.
No testing on my part,but from what I've heard the 175 MKis better at over 800 yds.