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Kickboxer
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DoD contract doesn't mean it's the best or most suitable... just "adequate"...
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Mike McDonald
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I run 175's in my M-21 at 2500 fps ( sierra accuracy load is 2485 pfs ) and they run quite well at 1K.
Better in fact than I'd admit on the internet :) Also have run 190's in the bolt gun at 2450 with pretty fair results at distance. I can't explain the Re-15 thing, but have experienced it on NRA ranges; all the flags are pointing same direction and the bullet goes way out into the wind, or goes way high or way low. And this is from weighed charges. No idea on why; guess that's why it's called shooting and not hitting. BTW, DOD accuracy for the 118 load is only 10 shots into a 10 wide by 14 tall area at 600 meters. Not all that impressive, and having shot a metric ton of the stuff, that's about all it will do most days. |
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MZ5
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I'm more a 223 person, but my brother loves his 10FP in 308. He shoots the 175 SMK over W-748 to 1200 yards. Rings that gong with rather annoying regularity... :)
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BeltFed
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I'll be the odd guy here.
I'm using Win. cases, Fed 210M primers, 43.0 gr.s of Win 748, and 175gr SMK, in a Savage FP 10 with a Bell and Carlson stock.
Here's a 200yd group I shot about a month ago with this load. 20 rounds as fast as I could hit. Oh, and they were pulled military 175gr SMKs.
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Stevey Ducks
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During the great component shortage a few years ago when I could not buy Varget I used IMR 4320 with great success in both .308 w 155's & 168's and the .30-06 w 150's. The short IMR 4320 powder grains measured well thru my powder measure without weighing and velocities were slightly higher with a grain or two more than Varget.
I have not bought any Re15 for many years because I get better results with Varget. Except for 165 gr. hunting bullets used in the .30-06, I use 155's for most of my shooting 600 yds and under and recently bought some 175 gr. Barnes Match Burners that I plan to use in the .308 w Varget for longer ranges.
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Mike McDonald
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BF,
You know that's the handloaders exact duplicate of federal Gold Medal Match doncha?? Nice shooting!
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BeltFed
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No I didn't know that.
I did a lot of experimenting, using different components, to come up with this load. I even used Varget, and had better luck with 748; go figure.
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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MZ5
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Yep, 43 is the load!
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jonoMT
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I recommend the Berger 175 gr. OTM hybrids. They're designed to be loaded to mag length yet remain stable through trans-sonic flight. I've been running them out of an 11.25 twist. You can go heavier but recoil increases as well. Shooter fatigue will screw you up just as much as wind can.
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Reaction time is a factor...
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