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    Though I'd check out the subsonic 308s again on a...

    Though I'd check out the subsonic 308s again on a recent trip. Did some drop tests to set up a new scope with BDC reticle.

    What I've found with the reloading is that a final crimp makes a massive...
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    Handy info!

    Handy info!
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    Cooper I assume it is a .308? If so, then...

    Cooper I assume it is a .308?

    If so, then sounds like the 1:11” twist is not fast enough to stabilise the longer 200gr bullet.
    shooternz’s 151gr bullets are specifically designed for .308.
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    No problem shooternz. I’ve got another short...

    No problem shooternz. I’ve got another short video of the bullet coming out of the milk bottle too but the GoPro went flat and one of my fool sons had hidden the charger and usb cables. But I watched...
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    Sorry Clubbie for hijacking your thread. Too late...

    Sorry Clubbie for hijacking your thread. Too late now :thumbsup:.

    Nothing else for it, it was time to kill some plastic and water and do a little test. So having learnt lots from YouTube, we set...
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    I got hold of some of Robert's (@shooternz) 151gr...

    I got hold of some of Robert's (@shooternz) 151gr cast lead bullets and gave them a whirl this morning. Here's the outcome.

    I started at 9gr of Trail Boss and was at 1200fps. So I dropped the...
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    Yeah scratch that Hornady bullet off the list,...

    Yeah scratch that Hornady bullet off the list, contacted the seller and he told me they got down to very low powder charges (Trail Boss) to get them subsonic, too low, and they didn’t like it, so...
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    Probably a completely daft question, but has...

    Probably a completely daft question, but has anyone considered or even tried these bullets in a subsonic Blackout / .308 Win?
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    I have about as much chance getting my dog to...

    I have about as much chance getting my dog to wear that, as he does getting me to wear a tweed Deer Stalker hat and plus fours.
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    So thanks to @Clubbie...

    So thanks to @Clubbie for the motivation to get onto this...8gr of Trail Boss, 165gr Sierra Gameking. ES of 9fps, average velocity of 1010fps, into a 0.6" group at 50m. I've run out of projectiles so...
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    An enjoyable watch. I’d actually found you and...

    An enjoyable watch.

    I’d actually found you and subscribed before you pitched up here cos I was searching 308 subsonic recently, as it is my next project. A suggestion that would be helpful for me...
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