Thread: 308 reloading

The 178gr ELD-X shoot really well in my 1:12 twist 24" 308. 42.5gr of AR2208 gives me 2560fps.

cigar? The 178gr ELD-X shoot really well in my 1:12 twist 24" 308. 42.5gr of AR2208 gives me 2560fps. what barrel length do you have?

I'm only getting that speed with 44g but it's a 1/11 twist and a 22 inch barrel.(Sako 85 so similar to a finnlite) Shoots bloody well sub quarter inch groups with easy. Haven't used a decent chrony / labador
so wondering if my speeds are wrong.

Originally Posted by flock

cigar? The 178gr ELD-X shoot really well in my 1:12 twist 24" 308. 42.5gr of AR2208 gives me 2560fps. what barrel length do you have?

I'm only getting that speed with 44g but it's a 1/11 twist and a 22 inch barrel.(Sako 85 so similar to a finnlite) Shoots bloody well sub quarter inch groups with easy. Haven't used a decent chrony / labador
so wondering if my speeds are wrong.

It's a 24 inch barrel, speeds were measured with a magnetospeed and a Prochrono on several occasions.
If I was shooting sub quarter inch groups I wouldn't care what speed they were doing!