Interested to see what opinions rise from this...
I've been shooting the following load for almost 1K rounds:
308 Win
175 SMK
Lapua Brass
Varget Powder
Federal 210 primer
44.5 grain charge
2.800 OAL
2580 FPS
Because of recent times I've been forced to switch primers. I now have 5000 Remington 9.5's.
In changing only the primer I got 2601 FPS. After changing to 44.3g I got 2577 FPS with a SD of 8 fps.
The original load was found for this rifle using the OCW method. I'd thought that I might go down to 44.3g as that should maintain barrel time and thus keep me in my OCW node. I also like the fact that it should match my current data cards. However being a 20" barrel 308 shooter it seems worthwhile to want to keep the extra velocity.
I also suppose I could rerun a full up OCW but thats kind of a pain I'd rather be shooting drills and longer ranges and need to get some major reloading done soonish.
What are your thoughts? Please vote in the poll.
I've been shooting the following load for almost 1K rounds:
308 Win
175 SMK
Lapua Brass
Varget Powder
Federal 210 primer
44.5 grain charge
2.800 OAL
2580 FPS
Because of recent times I've been forced to switch primers. I now have 5000 Remington 9.5's.
In changing only the primer I got 2601 FPS. After changing to 44.3g I got 2577 FPS with a SD of 8 fps.
The original load was found for this rifle using the OCW method. I'd thought that I might go down to 44.3g as that should maintain barrel time and thus keep me in my OCW node. I also like the fact that it should match my current data cards. However being a 20" barrel 308 shooter it seems worthwhile to want to keep the extra velocity.
I also suppose I could rerun a full up OCW but thats kind of a pain I'd rather be shooting drills and longer ranges and need to get some major reloading done soonish.
What are your thoughts? Please vote in the poll.