First off, thanks to all who helped me pick out the Remington 700 5R as a birthday present to myself. It is truly a fantastic rifle and easily outshoots me. Which brings me to my question.
I have about 200 rounds of 168gr FGMM. Plus I've received 500 pieces of brass from a friend that no longer owns a .308 and doesn't reload. So I'm looking to develop a load for my rifle to practice with and get some real trigger time on.
I'm looking at a 1000 box of Nosler 155gr Competition .308, BR2 primers, but still looking for a powder (all to be done on a Rockchucker).
Perusing the reloading data here, seems most everyone uses Varget, though we all know it doesn't drop well. Is there a modern, maybe spherical powder, that is as good as Varget for precision shooting? Or is it just the defacto "best" for this application?
With this being an election year, I don't want to be caught out of powder with empty shelves at my favorite online stores. So I figure I'll buy an 8# of something now...but I was hoping for something other than Varget.
Thanks in advance.
I have about 200 rounds of 168gr FGMM. Plus I've received 500 pieces of brass from a friend that no longer owns a .308 and doesn't reload. So I'm looking to develop a load for my rifle to practice with and get some real trigger time on.
I'm looking at a 1000 box of Nosler 155gr Competition .308, BR2 primers, but still looking for a powder (all to be done on a Rockchucker).
Perusing the reloading data here, seems most everyone uses Varget, though we all know it doesn't drop well. Is there a modern, maybe spherical powder, that is as good as Varget for precision shooting? Or is it just the defacto "best" for this application?
With this being an election year, I don't want to be caught out of powder with empty shelves at my favorite online stores. So I figure I'll buy an 8# of something now...but I was hoping for something other than Varget.
Thanks in advance.