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178 hornady match hpbt loads.

hillbillydelux

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Hey just bought some 178 hornady match hpbt bullets and was hoping someone could share the load data out of the hornady manual for loads with imr 4895 and the velocities the book gives for .308 I appreciate the help!
 
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For the 178HPBT with IMR-4895
33.8gr=2000fps
35.7gr=2100
37.5gr=2200
39.3gr=2300
41.1gr=2400 =MAX LOAD

Hope that's what you needed.
David
 
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Go to Hodgdon's reloading data center and look there for data. You can use 175 SMK data. Hodgdon site has data for Hodgdon, IMR and Winchester powders.

Hodgdon Data Center

175 GR. SIE HPBT IMR IMR 4895
.308" 2.800"

Minimum 41.0 2463 42,800 PSI

Maximum 45.0C 2704 57,800 PSI
 
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41.5-42.4 in a Winchester sized case is going to be magic. Don't over look 4064 either, it's what I now use with this bullet. I doubt I will using anything else...
 
Hit up the range today and these 178 bthp hornady march are awesome! Pulled my groups in about half inch from 168 Smk. Thx again for the info everyone!
 
For what it's worth, I use Reloader 17 for the 178 A-Max (can't get the 178 match). At 47.5 gn with match prepped Winchester brass and a Fed 210(M) I get 2,678fps and regularly shoot in the 3's at 100 yards
I shot this group today. It may look like 2, but that is 4 shots!
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Nice! I don't know how fast I'm shooting I don't have a chronograph yet but it's in the very near future! I might start shooting the a-max because I want a hunting round that I shoot well accurately.
 
I had no problem with them in my SPS 1:12

That's precisely what I shot that group, and many others like it, with. Just an SPS Varmint in an adjustable McMillan A5 with a Timney trigger, NighForce 20 MOA base, and a Nikon Monarch 4-16x50. They are amazingly accurate rifles for the money.

HillBilly, may i suggest that you not make the same mistake I did when I bought my chrono. I did not do much research, and bought a Shooting Chrony Beta Master. it works well enough now, but it's been back to the factory twice to get it that way. If I had to do it all over again I would get the CED Millenium II, and fuhgetaboutit. I've used 2 of them and they're hands down the best you can get this side of Oehler or Neco. They cost about $60 more than the Beta Master. A buddy just got the MagnetoSpeed chrono that straps to the end of your bbl. It's quite the trick piece of kit.