Thread: 308 Loads

After a load for a 308 with a 155 amax using ADI 2208.
18-20" barrel

Originally Posted by Shootm

After a load for a 308 with a 155 amax using ADI 2208.
18-20" barrel

This is what worked very well in my wby vanguard with barrel at 21'', 45.5g of 2208, 155 a max, cci large rifle primers, COAL set at 2.840. good luck its not a hot load just mild and I didn't go any hotter when I was getting round 1/2'' groups at 100m

Same load in my rem 700 does 2680 fps and shoots 3/4 moa rather have good consistent groups than faster speed

Originally Posted by Shootm

After a load for a 308 with a 155 amax using ADI 2208.
18-20" barrel

Well, if you want a free lunch, just go to H&F and buy some ready made.

Or you could learn a useful skill and get the best out of YOUR rifle.

What is "not hot" in someone else's rifle could be disastrous in yours. Guess it depends on what you want to get out of reloading....

In fact, you've selected a powder, you know the projectile. All you need to do is load a ladder starting at the bottom and work your way up. Don't understand threads like this....

I agree with ebf.
I had 3 different 308 rifles and none used or shot well with the same load. One of. My loads shot like shit in another rifle identical to the other one I had.

Its load the best for your rifle not someone else's.

My thoughts a.yway

Anything above 45gr 2208 is a bit hot IMHO. I use Fed210 (M's if available), lapua match Brass, 155gr HBCs and 2208. I suggest you start at the min and go up 0.5gr to 45gr watching very carefully for primers burning through and getting squished. I really, really would not go above 45.5gr and there is no need to really IMHO. The only time you want to be in the 45gr range is when you want to be supersonic at 1000yds and have a 28/30inch barrel to do it with.

What are you bullet seating with? The amax has a secant ogive? if so you may ring the projectile if using say a Lee seating die, get the hornady seating die with the amax / secant bushing.

45 gr too hot behind a 155?!??
I ran 47gr behind a 168 in lapua brass with fed 215 primer and had good brass life.

Shows the importance of doing your own ladder for pressure in your own rifle.

Ah I see it is not a amax so sort of irrelevant in a amax load thread

ADI/Hodgdon data lists the max for 155 & 2208 as 47.

I would start at 46 & go up in halves from there, until you are comfortable with the performance & it isn't overloaded.

Chuck a Fed 215 in it & away you go or just use what ever primers you use in your 7-375, keeps it simple & the magnum primer may give you some more velocity

Obviously accuracy trumps velocity, every rifle is different, brass & powder batch also make a difference as does throat length etc etc etc

[QUOTE=Kiwi Greg;360742]ADI/Hodgdon data lists the max for 155 & 2208 as 47.

Yeah thats what is in my ADI manual and I started at 44 and went up to 46 in .5grain increments found that it grouped very good at 45.5 and then just played around with seating depths.

Thanks to the guy's that actually wanted to help.

@Shootm, you don't get it do you ?

Asking for load recipes on the internet is not only dumb, it is dangerous...

You have guys on here that think the pressure for an amax would be the same as some other (very different shape and length) projectile, simply because it weighs the same... for fuck sake !!!

Then the 47.0 gr max is thrown about. That little red C next to it means "potentially compressed load". Maybe you are shooting a massively strong action and wear safety glasses when shooting, or maybe you shoot a 40year old rifle that can not take anywhere near those types of pressures...

It is not rocket science, begin at the start load, work your way up and see where you get pressure signs in YOUR rifle. All it takes is about 20 rounds to figure this shit out.

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Settle down mate.
Only getting a gauge as to where guy's end up at with this combo. I know it's not one load for everyone.

Yet again I agree with ebf. Nothing greater than trying to open an action with a mallet and having your ears ringing even after wearing earmuffs.
Each rifle is different.

The cautions on the sites such as ADI are there to take blame away from them for the loaders potential stupidity of overloading. Better to be cautious than damage the rifle or your head/eyes.

But its your head that will get taken off not mine.