Hondo64d
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I’ve recently been playing with the .308 again. The cartridge has enough great qualities to have its own thread, so post away!
My most recent .308 consist of an Aero Precision Solus action (which I’m really diggin’ so far), 20” Bartlein 3B 1:10 twist, AG Composite Adjustable Hunter, and Triggertech Special. All ‘smithing was done by Jon Beanland, and there is none better.
Here is a picture of my most recent “group.” It is five shots with five different charges of StaBall Match pushing 168gr TMKs. The intent was to find max charge. I never expected it to do this.
Here’s a ten shot group with no load development. A previous .308 really liked the Berger 185gr Classic Hunter pushed by 44gr Varget. With this rifle, I didn’t have any 185gr CHs on hand to try so just substituted the 185gr HVLD loaded to 2.85” OAL and this is what it produced.
Here’s a series of charges with N150 and Berger’s 168gr Classic Hunter. All are ten shots groups. As you can see, any one of those charges provides more than adequate precision so with this bullet, I just chose 45gr and rocked on.
Here’s a pretty decent sized boar taken with a 178gr ELD-x from the same rifle at 410 yards. DRT…
My 6.5 Creedmoors are 7mph guns with the 147gr ELD and my .22GTs are 6mph guns with the 88gr ELD-m, but my .308 doesn’t lag far behind, being a 5mph gun with almost any botailed bullet, and a 6mph gun with the most slippery offerings. When going with shorter barrel lengths for suppressor use, the .308 suffers less velocity loss than most. Recoil isn’t bad, and barrel life is absolutely amazing.
There’s a lot to love about the .308, and I’m really enjoying mine.
John
My most recent .308 consist of an Aero Precision Solus action (which I’m really diggin’ so far), 20” Bartlein 3B 1:10 twist, AG Composite Adjustable Hunter, and Triggertech Special. All ‘smithing was done by Jon Beanland, and there is none better.
Here is a picture of my most recent “group.” It is five shots with five different charges of StaBall Match pushing 168gr TMKs. The intent was to find max charge. I never expected it to do this.
Here’s a ten shot group with no load development. A previous .308 really liked the Berger 185gr Classic Hunter pushed by 44gr Varget. With this rifle, I didn’t have any 185gr CHs on hand to try so just substituted the 185gr HVLD loaded to 2.85” OAL and this is what it produced.
Here’s a series of charges with N150 and Berger’s 168gr Classic Hunter. All are ten shots groups. As you can see, any one of those charges provides more than adequate precision so with this bullet, I just chose 45gr and rocked on.
Here’s a pretty decent sized boar taken with a 178gr ELD-x from the same rifle at 410 yards. DRT…
My 6.5 Creedmoors are 7mph guns with the 147gr ELD and my .22GTs are 6mph guns with the 88gr ELD-m, but my .308 doesn’t lag far behind, being a 5mph gun with almost any botailed bullet, and a 6mph gun with the most slippery offerings. When going with shorter barrel lengths for suppressor use, the .308 suffers less velocity loss than most. Recoil isn’t bad, and barrel life is absolutely amazing.
There’s a lot to love about the .308, and I’m really enjoying mine.
John
