Hi Guys,
Hope im not digging the grave and posting something much talked about, or posting in the wrong section.
I figure this question relates more to handloaders than it does to just AICS owners using factory loads.
I have recently purchase a box of Berger hunting VLD's in 185gr for my 1:12" remington 700P.
After doing a bit of reading up on this projectile I have discovered that one should begin testing OAL with the following distances jumping these VLD projectiles from the lands 0.010, 0.050, 0.09 and 0.130. Ok easy enough, however I have just measured OAL for this projectile in my rifle and it seems that the ogive meets the lands with an overall cartridge length of about 2.95" or somewhere there abouts. I havnt got my caliper handy to give a precise amount but this is what im getting with a few rulers.
I was excited about purchasing these rounds as im looking for a decent one shot system for paper punching and hunting... Now im not so sure because the only way il be able to fit these rounds into my AICS mags is if they like to shoot well with a decent jump of .130 which puts me right on the edge AICS .308 magazine max internal length.
So i guess the question I would like to ask is, for those of you with AICS .308 rifles, what are your favorite handload projectiles that fit into your AICS magazines and for what purpose do you use these projectiles.
Hope im not digging the grave and posting something much talked about, or posting in the wrong section.
I figure this question relates more to handloaders than it does to just AICS owners using factory loads.
I have recently purchase a box of Berger hunting VLD's in 185gr for my 1:12" remington 700P.
After doing a bit of reading up on this projectile I have discovered that one should begin testing OAL with the following distances jumping these VLD projectiles from the lands 0.010, 0.050, 0.09 and 0.130. Ok easy enough, however I have just measured OAL for this projectile in my rifle and it seems that the ogive meets the lands with an overall cartridge length of about 2.95" or somewhere there abouts. I havnt got my caliper handy to give a precise amount but this is what im getting with a few rulers.
I was excited about purchasing these rounds as im looking for a decent one shot system for paper punching and hunting... Now im not so sure because the only way il be able to fit these rounds into my AICS mags is if they like to shoot well with a decent jump of .130 which puts me right on the edge AICS .308 magazine max internal length.
So i guess the question I would like to ask is, for those of you with AICS .308 rifles, what are your favorite handload projectiles that fit into your AICS magazines and for what purpose do you use these projectiles.
