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.308 175 gr sierra matchking with imr 4895

I use 44.0 in Win brass lit off by Fed 210, not M, COAL 2.810, 2620 out of my Rock barrel with 9000 rounds down it
 
I use 45.0 Lapua Brass CCI 200 primers.
I don't have a chronograph but book says 2,704 FPS?
Per the ballistics calculator with that speed it tells me to dial up 11.8 Mils at a 1,000 yards which is wrong.
My dope at 1,000 is 9.4 Mils.
I must be faster than the book says?
24" stock HS Savage.


PSE EVO 60 Lbs.
Blacked out
 
I'd think that anything over 43gr IMR-4895 with a 175 would be very hot but there might be some rifles it would be safe in. 45gr would be in the zone of please don't shoot beside me.

I shoot 42.5 with the 168's and get warm results with them at 43.0 and above. This has been common thru several rifles with that powder.
 
Federal Case
210m
42.0 grains
2.800 OAL
2660 FPS
24'' Bbl (M40A3 Hart barrel- not 25'')
1-10'' twist
.25 group
29.97 bar
70*
1000 ft above sea level
 
My load settled in at 41.8 imr 4895, LC LR brass on top of a federal 210m primer seated to 2.800 through a 1:12
 
I'd think that anything over 43gr IMR-4895 with a 175 would be very hot but there might be some rifles it would be safe in. 45gr would be in the zone of please don't shoot beside me.

I shoot 42.5 with the 168's and get warm results with them at 43.0 and above. This has been common thru several rifles with that powder.

42.5 under a 168 SMK is pretty mild in the 2 rifles I've used that combo in; book data goes up to 45.4 gr and I've run it all the way up there.
Neither has a very tight chamber (shallow throat) though.

To the OP, you're going to have to run a ladder or OCW to find what works in your rifle.
A good load in another rifle may not shoot worth a $hit in yours.

I'm running 43.5 gr I4895 under a 168 SMK in my AAC-SD.
Just got my 175s so I haven't spent any time developing for them yet.

Joe