Re: 43.5g of varget with a 175g SMK
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CK_32</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Niles Coyote</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Work up to at least 44.5 of varget and a OAL 2.820-2.825 in that tactical. I and others have found that to be the sweet spot in the rem tac's w/ 175smk's. Velocity should be right near 2550fps and ammo will be mag friendly at that length. Itty bitty groups await... </div></div>
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: HotRod308</div><div class="ubbcode-body">+1 Niles. I am running 45.8 Varget, Lapua Brass, 175 smk. in my SPS 20". Getting 2610 fps. 2.85 oal, .010 jump. MAX Load. I went as high as 46 grains but started getting sticky bolt. This load shoots .5moa @ 200 yards. I am gonna stretch it out today to 800 yds to build my dope card.
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You guys dont think I should start my COAL at 2.800? I should just jump to around 2.820??
And what was the highiest you took your grain count to? Cause I dont go shooting often and I want to
Get as many as I can the first time but not go way over board.. And say I load up to the 45.5 grain but I
see really bad pressure signs at 44.5.. What do I do with those other 2 rounds? Do you scrap that round or is
there a way to break it down and re use that brass powder and save that whole round basically??
Or is scrapping the over powered rounds just part of this test??
And yea I used the winchester 147g crap factory ammo and I was almost hitting a bowling pin
at 675 yards out in the desert last time.. At around 300 I was still around .75 MOA.
Thats why I cant wait to work up a load for this rifle and see what she can really do
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First off I need to apologize... <span style="text-decoration: underline">44.5</span> is the load I and others are shooting in the rem tacts, sorry! my 168 load was 45.5 and that must have been what I was thinking of last night...
44.5 should yeild a velocity of ~2550fps out of the 20" tactical factory barrel.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Trapshooter12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The Hodgdon reloading data shows 45.0C as max the C stands for compressed. I run 45.2 in mine</div></div>
Thanks Trapshooter12
CK_32,
I have loaded up to 45.5 with out issue in my tact using Winchester brass and primers. But <span style="text-decoration: underline">44.5</span> was the charge I wanted to share with ya.
Due to the fact that Remington has long leads designed into their chamber I have always started my seating depth just shy of max mag length 2.825" with match bullets, hunting bullets are another story as there profile is different.
The 175 smk bullet still will have quite a jump to get to the rifling in a factory Remington 308 chamber. But it is good to find out where your rifling starts. Hornady (formerly stoney point) makes a good OAL case gauge if you wish to get one. Bullet pullers are available as well so you can take down loaded rounds and reuse. A collet type (hornady makes a good one)works well, skip the impact pullers for rifle cartridges. They will not work as well for most rifle cartridges.