.308 SPS Tactical on the Chrony

[dustinlotz]

I ran into my buddy yesterday at the range, and he had his chrony there. I thought I would share the data I collected. This is with my SPS Tactical (20" barrel, 1/12 twist).

Temp was 85 degrees, at sea level with about 75% humidity.

168gr. Hornady A-Max
44gr IMR 4895
2.820" OAL

MAX: 2634 fps
MIN: 2560 fps (bad load I think)
AVG: 2606 fps
SD: 40.14


155gr Lapua Scenar (Moly) BTHP
44gr IMR 4895
2.820" OAL

MAX:2865 fps
MIN:2818 fps
AVG:2846 fps
SD:24.93 fps

MAX:2817 fps
MIN:2798 fps
AVG:2809 fps
SD:9.69 fps


175gr. SMK BTHP
44gr IMR 4895
2.820" OAL
MAX:2641 fps
MIN:2624 fps
AVG:2631 fps
SD:8.71 fps

We shot three shots (I know not enough) for each load. We also shot his 5R as well. Here is the data I took:

168gr. Hornady A-Max
44gr IMR 4895
2.820" OAL
MAX: 2736 fps
MIN: 2706 fps
AVG: 2717 fps
SD: 16.52


175gr. SMK BTHP
44gr IMR 4895
2.820" OAL
MAX:2751 fps
MIN:2715 fps
AVG:2735 fps
SD:18.22 fps