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I can't believe how effective this load is out to a mile! I'll put together an actual thread with pics after I go through my notes (tomorrow), but had to bump this for anyone following along. Shane has made the 308 my favorite cartridge with this.

I worked up a copy of Shane's load & love it. 208 amax's over 48.5 gr R17 in CBC brass (it was free!), br2's, 3.000" (revised to 3.004") COAL, no moly (maybe later), and 2640 fps with occasional primer pressure on hot days/long strings. i've shot it to 1200 with big grins, and will hopefully be...

Thank you Shane- oddly humbling & confidence inspiring at the same time to shoot with you & Jeff. Hope to see you when I come up for speedies. Rob

We had so much fun last month we decided to do it again. Details- LR Matches - Demaray Rifle Works

Sounds crazy, but it works for me I can't claim to know as much as most of these guys, but I recently picked up a Tikka 308. My load development has been pretty darned short, so likely of no help. I loaded a ladder of 208 amaxes over reloader 17 (48gr- 50 gr on half grain increases) seated at...

i feel for ya ;) , but i haven't proven if it actually does work for me at 1k- looks promising so far. i'm guessing thesheepdog's twist rate is 1 in 10" (seems to be the most common for Savage .308 barrels), and i haven't a clue where he lives, but JBM gives it a green light at sea level...

ar loads get seated to mag length, handgun loads- if it feeds, and goes out the front of the barrel somewhat predictably i'm happy. i don't push hot loads through a handgun, though. everything else goes through powder type, charge weight, & seating depth testing

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i don't have a Savage, but i've been playing around with 208 amax's for a month or two now in my Tikka. i haven't had the opportunity to test at 1k+, but the 208's are staying under .7 moa out to 430 yards at my elevation (DA has ranged from 4200-8500). now that i've modified my bolt stop to mag...

I drank the koolaid After picking up a Tikka 308 varmint last week I decided to give this a try since mag length will not be a problem ;). Just like previously mentioned, I saw big changes in mv with each .5 grain increase until it plateaued at 49 grains- just under 2700fps & the...

Re: 338 Federal I've been doing research on this for a few months too. The quick pro/con list I've generated is: Pro- Great terminal performance at close range (338 is kind of a magic number for elk) Most 338 fed bullets ar better in the wind than standard hunting weight 308 bullets (that's...

Re: SS scope on a .22? Mine likes to wear the 5-20 when the 338 doesn't need it, but in all honesty I plan to get a 10x for it eventually

Re: thoughts on 110 TTSX out of 308win http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/.308+Winchester+7.62+NATO.html Some good reading...

Re: Archery question bow for 10 yr old Mathews genesis. http://m.mathewsinc.com/product/genesis/?subpage=specs If he likes it, you can get him into a hunting bow later

Re: short range kill with long range gun... A lot of the old timers talk about calibers that kill critters better than paper. 30-30's are devastating at the right range- that's what got me interested in the 338 federal. Partitions will open up at 1600 fps, so why the obsession with pushing...