Hello all,
Now that I am getting into reloading I want to tap your info on choice of some components as I try to be as cost effective as can be.
Up to this point I have been using Federal Gold Medal 175gr with pretty good results across the board for factory ammo in .308/7.62 NATO realm. I am trying to mirror that universality in my reloading.
I have multiple rifles in each caliber, which include .308 and 7.62 NATO, 7.62x54r, 8mm JS, .30-06, .303 (wish I still had the 7.5 swiss). They are mostly stock, sniper, or DMR variants that may have undergone minor additional accurizing. The rifles will easily do well inside of 1 MOA if I do my part. I shoot for fun, not extreme accuracy. The rounds will be at the bench and in the woods for hunting.
My goal; stock a single powder for all the above calibers, a single bullet weight for each caliber, and standardize my primers and brass.
In the powders my research so far has turned up Varget, Vhitavouri, RL-15 most of the time. I have heard Varget gives better temp uniformity, but I have also heard the RL-15 may have improved on that realm as well. I have seen Vhitavouri do nice things, but it is very expensive and hard to find (like most everything else these days).
Brass is Norma or lapua
Bullet is Sierra Match Kings 175, 174, and 200gr.
Primers I have heard CCI bench rest, M34, Federal Gold Medal Match, and assorted other CCI's.
I like the idea of the reliability of the m34 since I will take it out in the woods, and depending on my schedule rounds might sit for a year or so before being shot. Most of the rifles are military so light taps on the primer aren't an issue. But would that have too much of a detrimental effect on accuracy?
What do you recommend and why?
Now that I am getting into reloading I want to tap your info on choice of some components as I try to be as cost effective as can be.
Up to this point I have been using Federal Gold Medal 175gr with pretty good results across the board for factory ammo in .308/7.62 NATO realm. I am trying to mirror that universality in my reloading.
I have multiple rifles in each caliber, which include .308 and 7.62 NATO, 7.62x54r, 8mm JS, .30-06, .303 (wish I still had the 7.5 swiss). They are mostly stock, sniper, or DMR variants that may have undergone minor additional accurizing. The rifles will easily do well inside of 1 MOA if I do my part. I shoot for fun, not extreme accuracy. The rounds will be at the bench and in the woods for hunting.
My goal; stock a single powder for all the above calibers, a single bullet weight for each caliber, and standardize my primers and brass.
In the powders my research so far has turned up Varget, Vhitavouri, RL-15 most of the time. I have heard Varget gives better temp uniformity, but I have also heard the RL-15 may have improved on that realm as well. I have seen Vhitavouri do nice things, but it is very expensive and hard to find (like most everything else these days).
Brass is Norma or lapua
Bullet is Sierra Match Kings 175, 174, and 200gr.
Primers I have heard CCI bench rest, M34, Federal Gold Medal Match, and assorted other CCI's.
I like the idea of the reliability of the m34 since I will take it out in the woods, and depending on my schedule rounds might sit for a year or so before being shot. Most of the rifles are military so light taps on the primer aren't an issue. But would that have too much of a detrimental effect on accuracy?
What do you recommend and why?
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