Hi my son just bought a ruger precision rifle in 308 does anyone here have a good load they are willing to share this might belong in the reloading section if so let me know and I will move it
Gramps
Gramps
Load for 308 precision rifle ?
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b1buddy
Single-Sixer
41.5 gr. IMR 4895 with Sierra 168 gr. MKHP very closely duplicates the military white box match ammo. Picked this up from my hipower comp days. It normally will shoot good in just about any 308. All of mine like it.
HOWEVER, I didn't get my Precision in 308. I got the Creedmoor. Factory Hornady ammo - first group fired with no break-in, three shots fired for zero on scope - group was roughly 5/8" for 5 shots at a hundred. All the hype on the Ruger website as per the good groups pretty darned close in my book.
I would bet that the 308 load above will shoot pretty good. It may not be your best, but worth a first try. Or, see if you can locate a box of the Military White Box match ammo and try that.
Buddy
HOWEVER, I didn't get my Precision in 308. I got the Creedmoor. Factory Hornady ammo - first group fired with no break-in, three shots fired for zero on scope - group was roughly 5/8" for 5 shots at a hundred. All the hype on the Ruger website as per the good groups pretty darned close in my book.
I would bet that the 308 load above will shoot pretty good. It may not be your best, but worth a first try. Or, see if you can locate a box of the Military White Box match ammo and try that.
Buddy
What gives one-hole groups with one rifle may not shoot worth a darn in another. For the best accuracy, fire-form any old load with match quality brass, and neck size from then on. Choose a bullet, a prime, and a powder. Then load 5 rounds at the starting load, 5 more 1/2 grain above that, 5 more another 1/2 grain higher, and so on until you reach max load.
Fire for group - don't worry about zero - you only need to be on the paper to compare group size, and the POI will be different with each load. As you're working toward max, if you encounter primer flow or cratering, or sticky extraction, QUIT and pull all the remaining bullets. Any load above that is not safe.
Choose the load with the tightest group, and record it. If it's not tight enough to satisfy you, try a different powder, different bullet, or different primer. Clever folks only change one thing at a time - if you change everything all at once, you have no idea which change made the load better (or worse). One other thing that usually (but not always) improves a rifle's performance is running a set of Tubb's Final Finish bullets through it.
Fire for group - don't worry about zero - you only need to be on the paper to compare group size, and the POI will be different with each load. As you're working toward max, if you encounter primer flow or cratering, or sticky extraction, QUIT and pull all the remaining bullets. Any load above that is not safe.
Choose the load with the tightest group, and record it. If it's not tight enough to satisfy you, try a different powder, different bullet, or different primer. Clever folks only change one thing at a time - if you change everything all at once, you have no idea which change made the load better (or worse). One other thing that usually (but not always) improves a rifle's performance is running a set of Tubb's Final Finish bullets through it.
OP
Hi Thanks for the responses I use imr 4895 in most of my rifles so I will start with that
Thanks Again
Gramps
Thanks Again
Gramps
Quattroclick
Single-Sixer
That load (+ or - a bit) with 165 gr. bullets shoots well in every 308 I have tried it in.
If you need anymore info gramps you might want to look at 6mmbr.com sometime. On the left hand side of their home page is a menu, click on 308 info page. Considering all the new powders & bullets that have been introduced lately, the info is not complete, but still really great stuff there IMO.
