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loading .308 Winchester with the Hornady 168 grain A-Max
@ 01:47 am (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterMy Hornady manual version 9, shows that your .308 Win article recommends muzzle velocities that seem to be a bit above maximum listed.My rifle is the Remington 700P LTR in .308 and I have been working up loads, so when I read your article about the A-Max bullets, I became quite interested. Can you perhaps post or email me the load that you used to obtain the 2700fps. I will start loading a few rounds in 2 grain increments closer to the max shown in the manual and see how it goes in the meantime. Due to the freebore in this rifle, I have been loading to maximum COAL as published in the Hornady manual. Have been getting well under .5 moa with the 155 gr A-Max bullets. Thanks in advance. |
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@ 02:11 am (GMT) |
Mike NeesonRe: loading .308 Winchester with the Hornady 168 grain A-MaxHi Bryan, see thread below.http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Resources/Discussion+Forums/x_forum/18/thread/4756.html Mike |
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@ 02:40 am (GMT) |
Mike NeesonRe: loading .308 Winchester with the Hornady 168 grain A-MaxSorry Bryan just a quick note, when you read the "COAL" article, you can probably just fast forward to the last two paragraphs - or there abouts.Hope this helps. Mike PS. in my SPS Tactical I was getting about 2670 FPS with this load. AS the barrel opened up (from getting rusty!) velocity went up to 2710 fps. I have a new barrel now and have to go through my load testing again. Good Luck! |
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@ 12:50 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: loading .308 Winchester with the Hornady 168 grain A-MaxThanks, and sorry for the time replying to your post.I resolved the issue with the Amax seating using a headspace gauge and set the overall length to what my magazine would allow making sure the bullet had enough in the case neck to be flsuh with the shoulder as a priority. It is doing 3/8 inch five shot concentric groups now, so am pleased with it. Loaded up some 200 grain Nosler partitions for close range bush work, and with the A-max sighted 3 inches high at 100 yards, these are close enough to the center of the bull to use with the same setting if an elk pops up at short range. |
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@ 01:37 am (GMT) |
Mike NeesonRe: loading .308 Winchester with the Hornady 168 grain A-MaxGreat news. |
@ 10:25 am (GMT) |
Alvaro Piqueras Alonso-LambertiRe: loading .308 Winchester with the Hornady 168 grain A-MaxWill be loading some 168 amaxes wit Vihtavuori N140 soon... Need to do some work with the rifle (rem 700 police)Will see how this perform... |
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