Humbly looking for advice.

[dfuller81]

Basically out of lack of knowledge, i had a custom rifle built in 308 with a 308 carbon proof barrel.

My optic is a Leupold LRT 8.5-25x50

Shooting nexus match grade ammo.

Would anyone be willing to share data or briefly educate me on proper data, etc?

 

[stello1001]

Are you looking like for ballistic data, drops, windage, etc???

 

[Jackalope]

There isn’t anything wrong with the rifle you had built. .308 is a fantastic cartridge and is, arguably, better to learn on than many others. As far as data is concerned, you really need to shoot the rifle and figure it out.

 

[Mordamer]

Basically out of lack of knowledge, i had a custom rifle built in 308 with a 308 carbon proof barrel.

My optic is a Leupold LRT 8.5-25x50

Shooting nexus match grade ammo.

Would anyone be willing to share data or briefly educate me on proper data, etc?

Sounds like a sweet rifle. If you are asking for ballistic data I suggest you download an app on your phone and start learning what every single input means. You need to know velocity and ballistic coefficient of your round as a starting point. Then all your calculator inputs need to be correct.

 

[tree man]

There’s nothing wrong in the decision you made with a 308, there’s tons of data out there for them and also take the advice from above

 

[Deleted member 113831]

Basically out of lack of knowledge, i had a custom rifle built in 308 with a 308 carbon proof barrel.

My optic is a Leupold LRT 8.5-25x50

Shooting nexus match grade ammo.

Would anyone be willing to share data or briefly educate me on proper data, etc?

Try this from a 100 yard zero:
0.5 mils at 200 yards
1.2 mils at 300 yards
2.2 mils at 400 yards
3.2 mils at 500 yards
4.2 mils at 600 yards

That is a basic 308 trajectory to 600 yards for pretty much every standard load. It won't vary by much. Beyond that, it starts to diverge pretty quickly.

 

[dfuller81]

Are you looking like for ballistic data, drops, windage, etc???

Yes sir. I'm running an 18" barrel as well.

Basically, I need to learn how to shoot this rifle with the optic I already have. Any input is very much appreciated

 

[dfuller81]

Try this from a 100 yard zero:
0.5 mils at 200 yards
1.2 mils at 300 yards
2.2 mils at 400 yards
3.2 mils at 500 yards
4.2 mils at 600 yards

That is a basic 308 trajectory to 600 yards for pretty much every standard load. It won't vary by much. Beyond that, it starts to diverge pretty quickly.

thank you for the info! I will give it a go and post my results.