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I never thought that I would get into the 308 cal but I did. Love shooting the 5.56 cal and with cheap ammo years ago that was fun. I have a SA M1A and would shoot that but not as fun as the 5.56. One day my son bought a DPMS Tac 20 rifle and we both had a 308 and started having a better time with that cal than 5.56. Now I just bought a DPMS AP4 16 inch barrel and will put a picannity rail and scope on it. The 308 is fun to shoot and love the power. So much fun!!!

Bought from: ssnengineer- .308 cal 155 gr Laupa. Very clean and little if any marks as stated in his post. Man of his word!! Glenn

TIM (USMC_0317_SS) Bought tourniquets from him and received them three days after he emailed me that they were on the way. Brand new in the wrapper, Man of his word!!!

Well you were not lost to long, you got out of there.

Checking to see if there are any gun nuts like me in the St. Louis area?? Would like to get together and talk about our 308's(and maybe other guns we might have) and learn from each other. Look forward to it!!

Thanks for the info Dusty44. That is my plans to shoot bullets that are around 150 grains (147 to 155). I have just found out that my rifle is a 16 inch barrel, not 18 inch. The extra two inch is the flash hider. It looks like the Phantom flash hider, which I do like. So I will keep the 16 inch and work from there.

I really appreciate the info on the loads for my new rifle. My gun range goes out to 200 yds, so that is my max for now. My reason for 147 to 155 gr is price. I am shooting paper only so looking to learn shooting and reloading. I will try the 168 gr but nothing larger. So thanks again for the info, will be writing soon to let everyone know how I did with rifle.

So how is using 147 to 155 going to affect my accuracy. If I use powder that on the low end with the lighter bullets, will I still have a issue with the barrel heating up? I wanted to use the 147 to 155 grain since they are abundant and cheaper than the 168 grain. Any suggestions? Thanks

Yea I hope so. Had a socom and could not hit my target past 75 yd. I traded it for the DPMS, so I am looking forward to see what it can do. My son has a DPMS Tac 20 and it is a sweet shooting rifle. Accurate with Federals 150 gr SP. Fair with 147 gr military. So this rifle should be fun. It has a free float handguard that's aluminum and will replace it with a picannity rail.

LocoGringo, I have a 18" DPMS so I will be interested in hoe your rifle shoots and what you are using so that I have a starting point. I am really interested in bullet weight with an 18" to get my best grouping, so anyone out there that has info, I'm interested. Thanks to all that reply!!

308 brothers, need help. I just bought a DPMS 308 with a 18" barrel with 1x10 twist (?) and I am looking for some load info for that rifle. I see load info for 16 " and 20 to 24 " rifles, but nothing for 18" so far, I am new here. Had a socom got rid of it, traded for DPMS. I reload and what I am seeing here is that a lot of ya'll are using 168 gr bullet for reloading. Does anyone know how the 147-155 gr shoot from an 18" DPMS? I am thinking that 168 gr to much for 18 " barrel and that a lighter bullet is better, if not please enlighten me, love to learn more about reloading. Looking to pick the brains from those that have been reloading for awhile. Look forward to the info, thanks to all that reply.

Are they for 5.56 or 308 cal? Also what length please? Thank You

What length is the handguard and is it for a 308 or 5.56? Bought a new DPMS 308 and looking for new handguard.

Yes Sir, MR. unforgiven you are soo RIGHT!!!! I can take care of myself with family like you, sir. Don't need big gov telling me what I need!!! PERIOD!!!

I found this website by accident and glad I did. Looks like I will be able to get quality info from here. I have a ar in 5.56 and now I just bought a DPMS 18 inch 308. Looking forward to reading many articles on some good loads for the 18 in rifle and talking those that have one like mine and get some good insight on the rifle. God bless everyone and keep working on saving our 2nd amendment. If not then we lose our freedom and the fun of shooting our big bore rifles.

I found the website when I was looking for rails for a DPMS rifle. I am looking to buy a DPMS 18 inch in 308cal. Selling my socom, no accuracy past 75 yards. My son has a DPMS 20 inch tach 20 he bought years ago and loves it. So I will buy me a 18 inch when I get rid of the socom. Looking forward to getting assistance from the member here and learn a thing or two, maybe three. Live in Missouri for past 28 years. So looking forward to the forum.