What is your match .308 load?

[turnandshoot4]

I am going to be working up a match .308 load soon and I was wondering what everyone else was using.

This will be coming out of my gasser with 1 in 12 twist.

Thanks!

 

[MtnBiker6510]

I just buy mine off the shelf; 175gr Fed Gold Medal Match. Handloads for me have not been any more accurate.

 

[turnandshoot4]

Hand loads are cheaper than the shelf. I can't afford to shoot for $2 per round right now.

 

[indyjohn]

I have recipies for 155, 168, & 175gr match projectiles for that type of firearm. Send me a pm for further info.

 

[Broom_jm]

My son's 308 likes 155gr A-Max bullets with H4895 powder, pushed to within a grain or so of MAX. It's shooting 1/3 MOA groups out to nearly 300 yards.

 

[straight-shooter]

Shot from a Savage FCP

Winchester Brass
2.010 trim length
41.4gr H4895
Winchester LR Primer
168gr Hornady Amax
2.810 OAL

 

[ViperJock]

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[DocIndy]

My 20" Howa 1500 Heavy barrel likes 168 gr AMAX with CCI BR-2 primers and 44.0 gr. of Varget. Very accurate load and it burns pretty clean.

 

[Mike Elzinga]

My Savage 308 also likes 168gr AMAX on top of 44 gr of Varget. I've found that the 168 Matchkings shoot identical in the same load. I've always used Winchester brass and primers for no other reason than that they were cheapest and easiest to find.

 

[teddy12b]

This is a load I worked up for a DPMS 308B that shot just shy of 1/2" at 100 yards and I was able to make hits out to 800 yards with.

Brass: Remington
Primer: Winchester
Powder: Varget 43.0
Bullet: Sierra Matchking 168gr

The varget and the matchking are a beautiful combination.

 

[bwframe]

Great info here guys!
Anyone found trends that separate good from better in the bolt guns vs semi-auto's, 1/10 vs 1/12?

 

[teddy12b]

I've got nothing but love for the 1 in 10" twist. I have no desire to try a 1 in 12".

 

[flashpuppy]

Savage with a custom barrel for my "match" shooting.

Lapua Brass, Redding neck sizer (fire formed if new) to .307", 2.008" case length, weight selected cases when new
175gr Sierra HPBT, moly coated
2.211" length @ ogive for .017" jump
Federal 210M primer
Varget, for this time of year and this time of day, with 65° and 70ish% humidity it'll take somewhere around 43.2gr
Concencentricity must be 0.000" runout to be accepted and put into use, I have to use a custom seater die I made and an arbor press to achieve this.

On a sled, you will be hard pressed to note the holes at 100yd. At 1000yd, I can comfortably hit a 5" plate 95% of the time. At 1500yd, I'm on a 12" plate at least 80% but definetly out of glass at that point.

 

[ckcollins2003]

Winchester Brass
168gr Moly coated A-Max bullets
43.0 gns of H4895
OAL of 2.815

 

[buzz815]

Rem 700 VLS
Fed match brass
168 grain Sierra match king
42.5 Gr IMR 4064
Fed match primers

 

[kludge]

^ that recipe about exactly duplicates FGGM ammo, my rifle likes it a tad slower, but you can't go wrong there.

But I prefer Winchester brass and CCI 200, but not because the have better accuracy.

 

[jjacobs]

My Cooper prefers 168gr Sierras. I have found more of a difference with the powder I use and COL. My cooper prefers about 0.010" from the lands.