Thread: .308 reloading starting point

Originally Posted by John Duxbury

For what it's worth I use 47 grains of 2208 for 2810 fps, using a 150 grain Interlock; from a 22 inch barrel. This is a general duties load, basically doing what the standard factory ammo claims they do. Shoots into an inch and does everything I want from a .308. An SST has never polluted it's bore.

I dont get the line about how reloading takes forever to pay for itself - a box of normal ammo from the shop costs around $90 to $100 now. If I didnt reload I couldnt afford to shoot much.

It depends on your mindset and why you want to reload. I'm in a similar mindset to you, I like shooting and it makes shooting way cheaper to do than buying box ammo (especially of you're shooting a magnum).

At the other end of the scale, if you only shoot your rifle 5 times a year then it will take a very long time to pay for itself.

Nothing wrong with either, just two very different ways of thinking.