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Hi there,
just wondering if anyone has worked up any loads for a 16.5" Bergara 308 takedown. I have just bought one and would be keen to hear if anyone has done any reloading for one of these and what powders and projectiles they have used before I start buying any reloading components.
Thanks
look at it from the other end bud...
decide what you intend to do with it....that tells you what you need projectile to do. no point in making up a super duper long range specialty load if you are a bush hobbit at heart and will be shooting reds in scrub at 50 yards.
my bush hobbit load is hornady 180 grn round nose trundling along at 2 grns below book max...it kills job done.
Thats good advice MD
Good point. Im after something that will get me out to 250-300 at the absolute max.
Cheers
heck pretty much any 125-165grn cup n core soft point will do that.....personally I like to run two loads,a bush hobbit thumper and something flasher incase see long shot in the offing. if you need to build up brass,pick up some winchester 180grn power points to get you going...they are a fantastic bush load that dont kick the user around,the deer on receiving end cop the lot.
I’m about to start loading for my 16” .308. I’m going to use H335 and 125gr accubonds. Nosler reloading says 46.5gr is max load.
50 of 2206h will see you right. Cautiously work up to thatQuote:
Originally Posted by stug
For 250 to 300 easily with reliable terminal performance.......
Sierra 150g Gamekings
Any velocity above 2700fps
Hornady 150g interlock,Remington 150g Cor loct,my go to Bullets in 16in .308, I run them pretty slow with 42.5g 2206h,kill well and not to much recoil.
This was my load for my 18” 308 I got 2830fps I have now cut to 16” still doing around 2750ish. I did run the 125 accubond still only doing 2800 fps and didnt noticed any change/difference on the recoil side!Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Be interested to hear how you get on @stug, that combo (at 3000fps) is the most disappointing load i've used in the 16" 308. Good accuracy but terrible terminal performance. Small sample size admittedly, I know others rated them. I went back to 150gr BTs and nothing has walked away... Used on bull tahr and reds out to 375m.Quote:
Originally Posted by stug
Out of my 16" 308 I'm running around 42gr of ar2206h behind a 178gr ELD-x Should still be doing 1800fps at over 450 and 1000ft-lbs to over 600 not that I will ever shoot it that far.
I've looked at the lighter bullet setups but I'll take over 40% more bullet weight vs 20% more speed.
The light weight bullets also bleed off speed quickly and run out of puff.
Would go 150sgk, 150 interlocks or 165s in the same. Epic killers
2206H is a great powder for short 308.
Used to use TSX 130 to good effect on Reds in the Bush.
And 125NBT on roof's and fallow.
Short but fast.
Why were you shooting the roof's?
@Cooper I'd be interested to know what the COAL of your cartridge is please?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooper
I'm re-doing my .308 loads with 178gr ELD-X today. Looking at 42gr of 2206H at the SAAMI max COAL of 2.800", that load of yours would be above the pMax of 62,000psi if it's seated to 2.800". Not by a lot, just sayin'.
My first go round with the 178gr ELD-X, I got the groups down to an inch at best. This arvo I tested some with a hottish load of 2208 / Varget and got much closer to the magic half inch, and way lower ES. This is with an 18" barrel. I have found in recent times with the heavier .308 bullets that the slower 2208 seems to work a bit better in my T3.
I don't have quick load but it's close to max. Adi book has 42.7 for a 180, loaded to 73.5coal with a .5 jump, shooting them out of a Tikka with a M+ mag, only shot one group, was around an inch 5 shot group shooting cold to hot, 3 shots in half inch and the other 2 just higher. I have done minimal load testing with them. I mainly just bush hunt with it 10-60m but want to be able to stretch it out to 400ishQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
Out of my head (if i am correct) 46.5gr of 2208 @2.770" or 2.800" C.O.A.L., work slowly as from a rifle to another pressures show quickly, about 0.5gr bellow maximum ...Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Jased81 i have the same gun for my 14year old daughter and are in the find a load stage ....have a good looking load of 49g 2206H with 130 woodlees PP
still working on it .....
2206 is a great powder...you could drop that load back quite a bit and still have a useful killing velocity without much recoil....we did similar with 748 and ballistic tip 125s and or 130grn speer hps...... worked fine at 7.62x39mm velocities from wee rifle and just as good /even better at slightly higher speeds from .308.
Micky Duck that was the only load that was sub MOA i went from 47 in .5 untill 49.5 and the 49 was a great group ....found speer 125TNT was the same 49g of 2206H was the best .....these loads are a max load Thanks Shane
Yep that works for me as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
I had the same load with the 125tnt and man did they rocket. 2984fps avg from a 16.5" bblQuote:
Originally Posted by ozzyshane
superdiver not shaw of fps but mine has the 20inch bbl.....did you kill much with them i had them in a 300BLK and my daughter killed a fallow buck with them great killer at BLK speed to much at 308 for deer good cheap practice loads for her .
No deer, stuck with sgk for actual hunting. Probably terrible at that speed as it is a varmint pill
sounds like wallaby medicine ...really good wallaby medicine...hmmmmm
I used 48grn of 2206h in 16" 308 with 150 game kings. Mint killers, 2820 fps
I use 165gn sst. 44gn 2208. Getting 2569fps.
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Got any 2206H? I'm running 45 behind 165 BT for 2750 in 16". just a thought if you like to tutuQuote:
Originally Posted by Manu
Hey Gibo. Happy with the load thanks. It kills shit and I use the same load in my Tikka as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
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Book max on that is 45.5gr so would no doubt be dangerous in some rifles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pongo12
Did some shooting today.
.308 Interarms Mark X 16” barrel gunworks 41mm 9” suppressor
125gr interbond loaded to 2.810”, base to tip,
46.5gr H335
2650fps.
Sighted for 1.5” high at 100yds.
Then shooternz’s 151gr hp cast projectile
7.7gr trailboss 1020 FPS
Need 6 now comeup to be deadon at 25 yds ended up being slightly at 50yd as well.