Beginner .308 reloading - where to go next

[Caseknife]

VLD reamer in the case mouth makes a huge difference in seating monos

 

[Saluki91]

I plugged your 24" barrel, 2.800" COAL and 150gr CX into QuickLoad... If you are willing to consider alternatives to the Winchester powder you mentioned, and want a highly efficient load with as much speed as possible (ie. monolithic bullets), I'd look at these three powders first:
VV N530 (may be difficult to find)
AA2520 (aka "Camp Perry Powder")
IMR 8208XBR

-OR-

Follow the advice of the guys at Hornady: "If you can shoot Varget, shoot Varget."

Re. seating depth and a load for shooting game at typical distances... not a rabbit hole worth exploring IMO, especially in .308. Seat your bullet of choice 5 thou under your lands and look your node. It won't take long to find what you are looking for.

Have fun!

 

[Fireflyfishing]

As others have mentioned, 130 TTSX is the way to go for a mono in a .308 Win.

 

[whoami-72]

Thanks for the input guys. After my last loading session I realized how much I hate measuring powder was about ready to stop reloading again.

Sooooooo, I designed up a couple different auto dispensers that use any beam scale and your existing trickler to dispense powders for you and stop when you hit the desired weight. Once I get that running I'll start testing again.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Thanks for the input guys. After my last loading session I realized how much I hate measuring powder was about ready to stop reloading again.

Sooooooo, I designed up a couple different auto dispensers that use any beam scale and your existing trickler to dispense powders for you and stop when you hit the desired weight. Once I get that running I'll start testing again.

What issues are you having measuring powder?

 

[whoami-72]

What issues are you having measuring powder?

It takes forever..........

 

[Fireflyfishing]

It takes forever..........

What’s your setup? What’s the issue?

 

[whoami-72]

What’s your setup? What’s the issue?

In the beginning, Lee safety scale and a literal spoon. Now, rcbs 505 made in USA version and bulk drop with trickle finish. I just hate spending time weighing the powder. I find it very tedious and more importantly excesively time consuming.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

In the beginning, Lee safety scale and a literal spoon. Now, rcbs 505 made in USA version and bulk drop with trickle finish. I just hate spending time weighing the powder. I find it very tedious and more importantly excesively time consuming.

So using a beam scale? That would drive anyone nuts past 5 rounds. I’ve been running a chargemaster 1500 for years and life is great. I dreading the day it dies.

Have you looked at despenser/scale combos?

 

[bullmtn]

In the beginning, Lee safety scale and a literal spoon. Now, rcbs 505 made in USA version and bulk drop with trickle finish. I just hate spending time weighing the powder. I find it very tedious and more importantly excesively time consuming.

With a beam scale, I find if I can get the scale up even with my eyes, so I do not have to bend down to read the scale it's much more comfortable, still not great but much more tolerable.