308 165NAB loads

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This load works great in my 700 5r (24" 11.25twist) but I dont have any velocities for it. Anybody have a velocity or pressure estimate?

FGMM brass
CCI BR2
165 Nosler Accubond
45g Varget, recent lot
2.81 OAL

This was in the .2s at 100 developed from an OCW round robin work up so should be forgiving theoretically. From range data I'm guessing around 2700 but I'm not sure. I shot up to 46.4 grains in the test without the first pressure sign...anyone else loading that hot? Seemed like another accuracy node there and was wondering if the velcity gain would be worth it. Since I dont have a chrono right now I am sticking with 45 grains.

BTW the NAB had more consistent weights when I was sorting bullets than the 175 SMKs I have and shot very consistently. I think Nosler is doing something right with these!
 
Re: 308 165NAB loads

Did some last fall with the 165gr nab ended up with
Federal cases, 210m, 44gr varget shot out of two rifles
one a savage 99 and the other a 98 rebuild to a 308..
Both shot a little less than an inch off a bench..