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Nice setup.

Welcome. Look forward to your pics.

Welcome.

Welcome from Northern Wisconsin. You came to the right place. Some very knowledgeable people on this forum. Look forward to hearing about your build progress and range report when your done.

Good points MM and 98. Where did you get the brass? I am guessing it might have been loaded more than once, and maybe to near max loads. You mentioned loading to a lighter load, but as you used a different powder, that is comparing apples to oranges. Can't really compare the two charges. Interesting that 98's data on starting loads from the Hornady Manuals for CFE223 were tremendously different from what I found on Hodgdon's web page. Were the primer pockets swaged of their crimps when you got the brass? If it was once fired military, the primer crimp would be intact, but if it had already been reloaded, they would have had to swage out the crimp to put a second primer in. If that is the case, it has been loaded at least twice. All my older military brass I lighten the powder charge a little and use for range plinking. I save my once fired newer brass for when I want to seriously shoot.

I went on Hodgdon's website looking at starting loads for 308 as I couldn't find 7.62. Their starting load was 48.4 grains of CFE 223 with a maximum of 51.5 gr. I thought it was a high charge myself, as I am used to 41-42 grains of the powders I use for 308. Primers look good. I might suggest trying a different powder.

Saw the second one, believe it is the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Incredible country!

That looks to me like a flaw in the brass. Your load is the recommended starting load for CFE 223 and 44,000 pounds of pressure should be ok. You might take the head stamp on the brass and do an internet search to see if there are any other reports on this issue with that lot of brass.

Congrats Man, great writing! I got six more months to go!

Has it happened since you first got or built the rifle? If yes, have you had a gun smith check the specs on your chamber? If reloads, what powder charge and bullets are you using?

^^^Yep My next scope.

We want to hear a follow up report on how it shoots, and if it makes a difference. Good luck, and remember, only one cup of coffee!

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Welcome from Wisconsin. Have some really nice country in Oregon

Very similar to one I am working up.

I was saying it in a nice way. Trolls live under the bridge. Yuppers above. For the rest of you. And the Mackinac is the bridge. I am west of the UP I like cheese with my Kromer.

Welcome Doodle. If your a Yupper your not far away. Or are you on the south side of the Mighty Mac?

Doodle, welcome to the Forum. I am guessing your DPMS is a 1 in 10 barrel twist. That is optimised for 168 or 175 grain bullets. I woud buy a couple of boxes of each, forego the morning coffee, or at least keep it to one cup, and see what works best. Matt is giving you good advice. Good ammo does make a difference. A lot of the mil surp is destined for machine guns, where precision isn't that important. If you can find some Lake City M118LR, that is military sniper rifle ammo, and roughly equivalent to Federal 175 gr Gold Medal Match. Good stuff. Good groups are a combination of good equipment, good ammo, and most importantly, good consistent technique. If and when you start reloading, you can build a "ladder" where you fine tune a load to your particular rifles nuances. That is when really good accuracy begins.

Naw, "Wendy".

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Great Price!

I hunted with a 30-06 Remington pump for many years after I bought it in 1977. Hunt with that until the legislature gets their act together. Enjoy your AR308 for everything else.

First, Conneticut made their own problem with their knee jerk reaction a few years ago. Kudos for Colt making them pay for it. I have my Colt HBAR that is enough. Now time for a short thread Hi Jack. Hemi, I know you are a 1911 lover, what are your favorite manufacturers right now? I have heard good things locally about the Ruger 1911's. (Where is the old "Thread Hi Jacked" emoticon?)