Thread: Bergara 308 takedown loads

As per title, looking for some good loads for this rifle. 16" barrel model. Would also be keen to hear of any subsonic loads too.

I have a Rossi in the same dimensions, I'm using 44gr of 2208 behind 150gr Nosler ballistic tip giving me 2581 on the chrony

Greetings.
From a 20" Bergara barrel 41 grains of AR2206H should produce around 2,500 fps with the 150 grain Norma semi pointed projectile. This is interpolated between 38 and 44 grain chronographed loads of the same powder in my M700 20" barrel. You should lose about 100 fps in the 16" barrel. One thing I have found is that the cartridge needs to chamber freely for best accuracy. My rifle has a DPT muzzle forward suppressor. Shoots well.
Regards Grandpamac,

45gr of 2208 behind a 165gr speer BTSP. Getting 2566 fps, ES of 14 fps over 10 shots. Photo attached from initial load development.

Bergara TD13 / 16 inch barrel , 1/08 twist
Red dot powder
151 cast projectile ( Roberts )
R.P brass
Whites primers

So started out at 8.5 gr and worked our way down in .5 lots till subsonic .
Got down to 5.5 gr before sub. Shot a x3 round group at 50 mts and got a half inch group
Tomorrow will chrony if wind drops,

16.5 inch barrel
150 grain pro hunter
44.8 gr 2206H
2740fps

20 inch barrel
DPT suppressor.
150 grn Nos BT 44.5 2206H Fed 210 COAL 2.805
150 grn Speer Hot Core 44 2206H Fed 210 COAL 2.6

Factory 150 Sako Gamehead.

Rifle shot all three sub MOA 3 shot groups consistently.

No chrono.